The Write Habit

Dr Nicole Janz
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Hosted by Dr. Nicole Janz, book coach, automatic writing guide, and creative  mentor. This podcast is for writers ready to transform their creative lives—whether you’re an academic, an author, or someone journaling to heal and grow. Discover how to use writing not just to get published, but to change your life. Through guided meditations, mindset shifts, and proven tools, this is your sanctuary for writing with purpose, confidence, and joy. For more: www.nicolejanz.com

  1. JAN 23

    15 Minute Meditation for Writers: The Inner Door Your Writing Has Been Waiting For

    This guided meditation is for writers who feel stuck, restless, or subtly blocked - because something beneath the surface is asking to be seen. In this 15-minute session, which comes from a live program I ran recently, I guide you through: A calming breath practice to settle your nervous systemA gentle transition into a trance-like pause, beyond thinking and effortA visualisation that leads you to an inner door - a blind spot that’s been quietly calling for your attention5 minutes of spacious time (with music) to write down what you seeAfter the 5 minutes, you can jump off and keep journaling, or debrief with me and get writing tipsThis meditation creates conditions where insights can arrive through images, sensations, and inner wisdom instead of thinking. Come back to this practice whenever you feel 'off' in your writing or life.  Sometimes the next step isn’t more effort - it’s opening the right door. ✨ Want more access to this kind of subconscious insight? Inside The Awakened Author (Jan 26th - March 6th, 2026), we go even deeper to directly with the subconscious so your writing can move again. Join here: www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor Resources for you: Join "The Awakened Author" LIVE for experienced writers with stalled projects (Jan 26-March 6): https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor Learn automatic writing with my FREE guide: https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/startautomaticwriting Join my £33 self-paced program "Start Your Book With Automatic Writing": https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book Order "The Write Habit Planner" - your 52-week goal setting planner https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/

    16 min

  2. JAN 22

    The Four Thresholds You Must Cross When Your Writing Stalls

    This episode is for experienced writers whose projects have stalled. I introduce what I call the "4 authorship thresholds": the moment when beginner strategies stop working because your authorship has evolved. I unpack: • Why over-planning, fake deadlines, and accountability hacks backfire at this stage • How subconscious evolution creates friction with outdated writing habits • The four thresholds every experienced writer must cross to return to flow • Why this moment isn’t a strategy problem, it’s an initiation This is a conversation about authorship becoming something deeper than productivity.  If your writing feels heavy, resistant, or blocked, listen closely. You may be closer to your next level than you think. 🔥 Need help with this? If this episode describes you, "The Awakened Author" (Jan 26th-March 6th) was created for exactly this moment. This isn’t a craft or productivity program. It’s an initiation into your next level of authorship — where the inner shift happens first, and the writing follows. We begin Jan 26th. Pre-sale ends soon. Step inside here: 👉 https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor Resources for you: Join "The Awakened Author" LIVE for experienced writers with stalled projects (Jan 26-March 6): https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor Learn automatic writing with my FREE guide: https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/startautomaticwriting Join my £33 self-paced program "Start Your Book With Automatic Writing": https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book Order "The Write Habit Planner" - your 52-week goal setting planner https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/

    12 min

  3. JAN 11

    Why I Haven’t Planned My Year (and Why That’s Okay)

    It’s January 11 - and I haven’t planned my year. Instead of forcing 12-month goals or rigid structures, I’m learning to trust a more embodied, aligned way of moving forward. And that feels hard for me.  Let's talk about: How not having your year figured out can be a good thingThe perceived "tension" between safety and inner truthLetting go of rigid planning without giving up responsibilityIf you’re entering this year as slow as I have, this episode will help you to listen inward.  Resources for you: Join "The Awakened Author" LIVE for experienced writers with stalled projects (Jan 26-March 6): https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor Learn automatic writing with my FREE guide: https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/startautomaticwriting Join my £33 self-paced program "Start Your Book With Automatic Writing": https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book Order "The Write Habit Planner" - your 52-week goal setting planner https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/

    11 min

  4. 11/23/2025

    Why 2026 Is Your Year to Write a Book

    It’s time to stop dreaming about “someday” — and start creating the book that could change your life and the lives of others in 2026. In this episode, I’m not just talking about writing a book.  I’m talking about your mission — the one that keeps nudging you, whispering that you’re meant to lead, to disrupt, to wake people up with your work. And November is the moment to say yes to that mission. I open up about: My own story of burnout, awakening, and breaking free — and how it became You Are Already Free, a book I wrote because I knew someone out there needed itWhy your book is not about the writing — it’s about the transformation you feel called to shareHow turning your lived experience, research, or healing into a book becomes a path for others to followHow to recognize the call to write — and actually answer it, instead of postponing it another yearIf you feel even a flicker of “this is for me,” that spark matters.  Your story, your research, your message has the power to shake someone awake.  And writing your book is the most direct, powerful way to step into that leadership. Resources for you: Join "The Awakened Author" LIVE for experienced writers with stalled projects (Jan 26-March 6): https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor Learn automatic writing with my FREE guide: https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/startautomaticwriting Join my £33 self-paced program "Start Your Book With Automatic Writing": https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book Order "The Write Habit Planner" - your 52-week goal setting planner https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/

    8 min

  5. 11/20/2025

    Why Intuition is Crucial for Writers: Interview With Intuitive Coach Andrea Leigh

    If you have ever gotten stuck with your writing - or in life - intuitive coach Andrea Leigh has solutions that you've probably not tried before. Listen in to hear: How to hone your own intuition to write your bookWhy perimenopause is the best time for women to write books and change their livesHow Andrea approaches her clients' subconscious and spiritual wisdom with her Sacred Audit methodHear Andrea and I riffing about the creative process from idea to outline to bookA truly aligned conversation that any coach, healer, author, and academic should listen to before they plan their 2026! Find Andrea on Instagram: @iamandrealeigh Resources for you: Join "The Awakened Author" LIVE for experienced writers with stalled projects (Jan 26-March 6): https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor Learn automatic writing with my FREE guide: https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/startautomaticwriting Join my £33 self-paced program "Start Your Book With Automatic Writing": https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book Order "The Write Habit Planner" - your 52-week goal setting planner https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/

    43 min

  6. 10/29/2025

    Debut Novelist Johanna Kirwan Reveals How a Life in Global Aid Became Seven Lives

    What happens when a life spent in international development turns into fiction? In this episode, debut novelist Johanna Kirwan joins me to talk about her stunning book Seven Lives — seven interconnected stories of women navigating love, loss, and purpose across the globe. We dive into: How Johanna transformed decades of field experience into layered, human storiesThe line between autofiction and memoir — and why she chose fictionThe creative freedom that comes with writing later in lifeHer choice to publish with small press Fire & Feather, instead of chasing an agentIt’s a conversation about purpose, legacy, and writing the stories that stay with you — even after the work ends. 📖 Buy your copy of Seven Lives by Johanna Kirwan — available now on Amazon! Resources for you: Join "The Awakened Author" LIVE for experienced writers with stalled projects (Jan 26-March 6): https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor Learn automatic writing with my FREE guide: https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/startautomaticwriting Join my £33 self-paced program "Start Your Book With Automatic Writing": https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book Order "The Write Habit Planner" - your 52-week goal setting planner https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/

    25 min

  7. 10/16/2025

    Butterfly Moments: The Book I Didn’t Want to Write

    Sometimes the stories that want to be told… don’t wait for our permission. In this episode, I share how Butterfly Moments—a book I never meant to write—came pouring through me in just five days. No plan, no time, no readiness… just a flood of words that refused to wait. You’ll hear how I tried to resist it, what finally cracked me open, and why surrendering to your creative timing might be the most sacred writing act of all. If you’ve been holding back your next project, this is your nudge to trust what’s trying to come through you. ✨ Join the Sacred Writing Circle (starting October 20) to channel your book with me: https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/offers/zp8ofQ5z?coupon_code=CIRCL-333 Resources for you: Join "The Awakened Author" LIVE for experienced writers with stalled projects (Jan 26-March 6): https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor Learn automatic writing with my FREE guide: https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/startautomaticwriting Join my £33 self-paced program "Start Your Book With Automatic Writing": https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book Order "The Write Habit Planner" - your 52-week goal setting planner https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/

    18 min

  8. 10/06/2025

    How to Tell If Your Writing Is Ready for Submission — Without Chasing Perfection

    In today’s Write Walk episode, I'll take you to a nature reserve as I reflect on: How automatic writing unlocked a story I didn’t know I was tellingWhat “ready to submit” really feels like (it’s not about perfection)Why pausing in nature can teach you more about writing than any craft bookIf you’ve been circling a project, unsure when to let it go into the world, this walk is your reminder that readiness is an energy, not a checklist. Resources for you: Join "The Awakened Author" LIVE for experienced writers with stalled projects (Jan 26-March 6): https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor Learn automatic writing with my FREE guide: https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/startautomaticwriting Join my £33 self-paced program "Start Your Book With Automatic Writing": https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book Order "The Write Habit Planner" - your 52-week goal setting planner https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/

    14 min
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Hosted by Dr. Nicole Janz, book coach, automatic writing guide, and creative  mentor. This podcast is for writers ready to transform their creative lives—whether you’re an academic, an author, or someone journaling to heal and grow. Discover how to use writing not just to get published, but to change your life. Through guided meditations, mindset shifts, and proven tools, this is your sanctuary for writing with purpose, confidence, and joy. For more: www.nicolejanz.com

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  • Creator
    Dr Nicole Janz
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    45
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Dr Nicole Janz
  • Show Website
    The Write Habit