Pleasurable productivity for writers
Through one-one-one coaching, somatic movement techniques and targeted teaching tools, you'll learn how to move through writer's block, get more daring with your writing, fall in love with the writing process again, and build a writing practice that actually works in your busy life.
It's time to find your voice and tell your story.
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COST: $1,800
or: 3 Monthly payments of $600 PER MONTH
A one-one-one coaching container
Make meaningful progress on your passion project by falling in love with creative writing
You're ready for your voice to be heard, but it's shaking right now.
You’ve always been creative, visionary and resourceful - and pretty good at writing, or at least very much drawn to it - yet now, every time you sit down to write, it’s like everything inside you is blocking the words and you’re left staring at a blank screen.
The good news is: You don't have to clean the entire house before you sit down to write. Procrastination patterns are our body's way of telling us something.
YES, PLEASE!
90 Days to a joyful,
sustainable writing practice
To get over writer's block and find your story, you've tried it all:
Time management techniques like the pomodoro method. Only to find yourself staring at a blinking cursor. annoyed by the ticking sound of that angry tomato.
Popular mindset strategies for 'beating' or ‘destroying' writer's block. But your mind ended up beating YOU - telling you you'll never finish a manuscript, or you're not a writer anyway.
Writing courses aimed at refining your technique or plotting out your story - save the cat, show don't tell. But it just sucked the joy and creativity out of your writing.
Following famous writers' routines, but you fell asleep because 5 o' clock in the morning is just too damn early and besides, most of them had a Mrs Writer in the background to look after the household & kids while they wrote in bed all day.
Writing prompts. And they got your creative juices flowing for a bit, but what you wrote felt disconnected from a larger project that you're actually passionate about.
As an embodied writing coach, I see brilliant, visionary creatives who are good at writing - freeze up all the time when it's time to sit down and write something.
Because when we have the audacity to start expressing ourselves, our nervous systems tend to go a little haywire. That's as normal as it is really freaking annoying.
It's not just you!
But first, you need to feel safe and supported. Your body needs to feel at ease. Your lizard brain needs to curl up and hibernate for a bit, so you can start doing the true-to-you writing that comes from deep within.
As an embodied writing coach, I adore helping writers, the creatively curious and those who want to write for self-exploration, like you, untangle the feelings of fear, worry and 'not enoughness' that lead us to being stuck in our head and unable to connect with the words deep within our true selves.
And I also love to help you embrace the joy of writing again, and build a sustainable writing practice, so you can source that expressive magic wherever you are.
Yes! You totally are a writer!
So take a deep breath and feel the earth beneath your feet...
MONTH 1:
Start strong
Come home to your body, your most important writing instrument, and:
Set yourself up for success with a writing routine that works with your innate productivity & fits into your busy life
Learn how to 'tune' your body to calm your nervous system, move through creative blocks and your go-to resistance patterns, and into that delicious writing flow you're craving
Start constitenly moving into that space of imagination, ideas and consistent creativity, so you can make a strong start on your writing project
Explore finding greater depth and more authentic self-expression in your writing
Connect to your writing in a way you can feel in your body, so writing becomes a natural part of your life (you're no longer dreaming about being a writer - you're acting like one!)
Tenderly tend to those writer's wounds & limiting beliefs keeping you stuck in 'freeze' mode, without getting engulfed by difficult emotions
Move through resistance & learn to write intuitively
Learn to write from a place of pleasure
Stop waiting for the muse to show up - learn how to source creative inspiration from within, wherever you are.
Find those those characters, scenes or plotlines that are eluding you.
Keep your writing momentum and interest going throughout your writing project
MONTH 2:
Navigate the messy & mundane middle with ease
Fall in love with writing & magnetise the muse
MONTH 3: Dare to share
I don't just want you to write your story - I want you to be able to share that story with confidence and ease. That's why this part of the programme is aimed at helping you:
Recognise on a cellular-wisdom level that yes, you totally ARE a writer!
Define what being a writer means to you
Hold boundaries around your writing time, space, topics and in other relevant areas of your life.
Learn to trust your own creative authority
Identify which stories are ready for sharing
Step into your own creative authority
01.
Bi-weekly coaching sessions
What's included
02.
Detailed coaching notes with practical next steps & teaching resources
It might be from my 20-year career as a feature writer, but clients always remark on how much they love my coaching notes.
I see these as love letters to my clients and a wonderful intuitive writing project in its own right. So I definitely don't use bloody AI for them!
Because when we work together one-one-one, there's this beautiful connection between me as a coach and you as a client - and I want to connect with you in a personal way through my coaching notes as well.
That's why I make sure to curate everything you need to keep writing momentum for exactly where you are in your Embodied Writing journey - and send it straight to your inbox. That way, I know you're set up for success in between our bi-weekly one-on-one coaching sessions.
What's included
03.
Somatic movement practices
Learn how to get into writing flow with various movement practices, each with a distinct goal, like:
- Getting in tune with your body and inner world of imagination
- Unravelling resistance & procrastination patterns
- Writing from a place of pleasure
- Holding boundaries
- Magnetising the muse
I'll send you these to match what you need on your Embodied Writing journey, as audio files.
What's included
04.
Email access to me
If you have any questions, are feeling stuck or if the messy middle of your manuscript is getting you down and you need some words of inspiration, you're welcome to email me any time during our time together.
I aim to reply within 48 hours. I'm in a New Zealand time zone (aka the future), so sometimes I might be sleeping when you're wide awake.
What's included
05.
My eyes on your work
Daring to share your work for the first time, or when you've had negative experiences sharing in the past, can be daunting. That's why you're welcome (but not obligated) to send me any creative writing you're working on in the time that we're together.
Think of me as a kind first reader who's cheering you on to succeed.
I am not an editor or a manuscript developer - I believe in-depth editing like that is best done once your manuscript or written work is completely finished (otherwise you'll be censoring yourself as you go along).
Because this 90-day programme is aimed at helping you start and make significant progress on writing that is meaningful to you, I restrict my feedback to these three areas:
- Praising what I found evocative, moving, meaningful and generally wonderful about your writing
- Pointing out any areas where I felt a bit confused, so you can clarify your meaning
- Pointing out any passages or areas that I'd like to see you expand on.
What's included
01.
Get it done
Make tangible progress on a meaningful writing project
Identify the wiritn project you want to work on and gain the tools & accountability to take action on your writing goals. In 90 days time, you can feel proud for making great strides on your passion project. You can decided befroehand, or through coaching what you want to work on , e.g. a novel, memoir. poetry anthology short story collection or something else.
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02.
Move through writer's block
Identify your blocks & restistance patterns to find writing flow
dreaming about being a writer - you live like one!)
- Tenderly tend to those writer's wounds keeping you stuck in 'freeze' mode
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03.
Coming home to your body
Find your flow through befriending your physical body
Being an entrepreneur can be socially isolating at times, especially if you mostly work online.
In our private Facebook group, you’ll meet like-minded dreamers who are building their businesses, just like you.
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Week 3
Unravel your procrastination patterns
Moving beyond writer's block
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Week 1
Coming home to your body
Find your flow through befriending your physical body
Our coaching businesses and services evolve over time, and sometimes they change radically. With lifetime access to the courses and recipe books that come with this coaching programme, you’ll be able to write your business copy from scratch, whenever you need to.
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Week 4
Tend to your writer's wound
Tenderly heal the trampled creative parts of you
During our time together, we get laser clear on your unique message. So yes, you’ll be able to write about it very well. But also: next time someone invites you on a podcast or asks what you do for a living, you might find you’re also able to talk about your work with more ease, clarity and confidence.
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Week 5
Get out of freeze mode
Learn how to gently move through fear by loving yourself
During our time together, we get laser clear on your unique message. So yes, you’ll be able to write about it very well. But also: next time someone invites you on a podcast or asks what you do for a living, you might find you’re also able to talk about your work with more ease, clarity and confidence.
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Week 6
Fall in love with wriitng
Learn to write from a place of pleasure
Keep writing momentum going through the 'messy middle' by breaking up with masochistic writing practices and harnessing your sensual aliveness instead.
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Week 6
Fall in love with wriitng
Learn to write from a place of pleasure
Keep writing momentum going through the 'messy middle' by breaking up with masochistic writing practices and harnessing your sensual aliveness instead.
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The Embodied Writing Self-Paced Course is probably not for you if...
You prefer a traditional, craft-focused approach to creative writing..
Are only comfortable with a linear, head-based approach to one-on-one coaching. We do plenty of goal setting (and meeting!) but we also delve into the rich insights your body and feelings have to offer.
You don't have at least 5 hours a week to dedicate to your writing project and practice for the next 90 days.
Are looking for a publisher, editor or manuscript developer. This progarmme is aimed at getting you to do significant work on your
Testimonials
In others'
words...
- Jenna Ward, founder of The School of Embodied Arts
"Danielle is a skilled practitioner in the realms of embodied expression & creative writing. If you're seeking an Embodiment Coach to help you express your most potent self while relaxing any resistance that might (inevitably) arise along the way, I'd highly recommend working with Danielle."
- Jessica Brunner, Australia
"Danielle is a master at her craft. Although opening myself up for critique to my website copy was extremely vulnerable, Danielle lovingly gave feedback that strengthened and aligned my content. I would highly recommend working with her if you are looking for guidance without sacrificing your unique expressive flair."
WRITE DEEPER WORDS THAT CONNECT ON A GUT LEVEL WITH YOUR DREAM readers
It's time to find your words - and the courage to share them
Let's do this! Sign me up for Pleasurable Productivity for Writers
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