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In this episode I’m sharing the experience of seeing the light at the end of the first draft tunnel and writing those last 20,000 words to reach The End. It was a relief, an “oh my gosh, I’m almost there!” moment. I braced myself. I still had to keep doing exactly what I’d already done for almost two years and 130,000 words. It got closer. And yet, I still had to show up and write 1000 words each day, letting the days pass and the words add up. It became bittersweet. I didn’t want it to end. And then, inevitably, I wrote the last words. Thank you so much for listening.I would love to know what you thought of the episode, what it brought up for you, and what it helped you with. Send me a message over on Instagram @kerryn.trisha. If you would like to support the podcast the easiest way is to share this or any episode on Instagram (tag me so I can share too!), send an episode to a friend, or recommend the podcast to your community. You can also donate to support the show here. If you’re looking for more writing support you’re welcome to message me on Instagram @kerryn.trisha or email me at kerryn@kerryntrisha.com to share what you’re looking for. There is information about my WRITING COACHING and BOOK EDITING on my website, www.kerryntrisha.com. That’s also where you can sign up for my FREE WRITING WORKSHOP and send me chapters from your work-in-progress for a FREE CHAPTER REVIEW and sample edit. FREE WRITING WORKSHOP From Idea to Flow: How to Start & Keep Writing Your Book is an inspiring and practical online, on demand workshop that speaks to writing habits, just enough structure, doing it your way, inner critic, writer’s block, and sharing your story with detail and emotion. FREE CHAPTER REVIEW & SAMPLE EDIT You’re welcome to send me three chapters from your work-in-progress for a free chapter review and sample edit. No pressure. No obligation. Excited support only. You’ll get encouragement, a pep talk, constructive feedback, and ideas for next steps. Reach out for more information or visit www.kerryntrisha.com.

Not the A to Z, linear process you’ve been taught. We still have a beginning, middle, and an end, but we also have a break after the end. That makes the four seasons of the creative process that we’re more familiar with as Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Our creative energy follows the same cycles and rhythm of the seasons. Learn how to recognise where you are in the creative process and how to support yourself through all of the ups and downs using these seasonal rhythms. Welcome to The Creative Midwife Show! I’m your host, Kerryn Trisha, creative midwife, organiser of ideas, writer, editor, and writing coach. On the show I take you behind the scenes of writing my book and bring you guests to share their experience writing, editing, and publishing their book babies. Donate to support the show here: https://buymeacoffee.com/kerryntrisha SHOW NOTES:- The Seasons Membership: https://buymeacoffee.com/kerryntrisha/the-seasons-membership Episode 37 – The Purpose of An Idea Isn’t Always the Execution: https://youtu.be/G1UaqR4KvYQ Writing Workshop: https://buymeacoffee.com/kerryntrisha/e/382689 Episode 72 - How To Stop Getting Lost In Research https://youtu.be/_avNy3ewW7c If you found this episode helpful please give it a like. Subscribe to the channel to stay notified of new episodes. You can further support the show by sharing this episode even just with one friend, on your socials, or with your community. If you share on Instagram tag me @kerryn.trisha so I can give spread the love! WRITING COACHING & EDITING SERVICES You have a story to share, experience and expertise to help others, a message to deliver, and a vision to bring to life. The journey of writing your book is a new exciting adventure often full of the unknown. It can feel overwhelming at times—like you’re navigating a maze of ideas, emotions, and self-doubt all on your own. You don’t have to do it on your own. You might want a pep talk and some problem solving to get you back in your writing rhythm, someone to walk alongside and support you as you navigate writing your book, or an editor to polish and present your ideas exactly how you always envisioned. I can help. Your book can feel inspiring, joyful, and empowering for you throughout the creation process as well as for your readers when it’s their turn to experience it. Learn more about my writing coaching and editing services here: https://buymeacoffee.com/kerryntrisha/looking-editor-writing-coach

Your writer’s block is simply pointing you in a different direction. Do you need to write into your book from a different place? Do you need to adjust or revise the structure so you feel grounded when you’re writing the detail? Do you need to express yourself in a way that wasn’t in your plan right now? Do you need to reflect and process the emotions that writing is bringing up for you? Learn how to navigate writer’s block as the guide that it is. Welcome to The Creative Midwife Show! I’m your host, Kerryn Trisha, creative midwife, organiser of ideas, writer, editor, and writing coach. On the show I take you behind the scenes of writing my book and bring you guests to share their experience writing, editing, and publishing their book babies. Donate to support the show here: https://buymeacoffee.com/kerryntrisha SHOW NOTES:- Episode 75 – Get Unstuck: Clear Those Sneaky Expectations: https://youtu.be/pjOVtIt3lew Episode 76 – That DAM(N) Writer’s Block: https://youtu.be/V9YnpZLqSc0 Episode 68 – How To Come Back To Writing After A Break: https://youtu.be/AY5iSXmfFVE Episode 23 – From Side Hustle Fiction Writer to Online Business: https://youtu.be/KSrkDcnKjQ4 The Blooming Wound by Francesca Satta: https://francescasatta.art/the-blooming-wound-book When Life Gives You Lessons by Tash Leam: https://amzn.to/4huReVG Rest: When You Get More Done When You Work Less by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang: https://amzn.to/42cscpH If you found this episode helpful please give it a like. Subscribe to the channel to stay notified of new episodes. You can further support the show by sharing this episode even just with one friend, on your socials, or with your community. If you share on Instagram tag me @kerryn.trisha so I can give spread the love! WRITING COACHING & EDITING SERVICES You have a story to share, experience and expertise to help others, a message to deliver, and a vision to bring to life. The journey of writing your book is a new exciting adventure often full of the unknown. It can feel overwhelming at times—like you’re navigating a maze of ideas, emotions, and self-doubt all on your own. You don’t have to do it on your own. You might want a pep talk and some problem solving to get you back in your writing rhythm, someone to walk alongside and support you as you navigate writing your book, or an editor to polish and present your ideas exactly how you always envisioned. I can help. Your book can feel inspiring, joyful, and empowering for you throughout the creation process as well as for your readers when it’s their turn to experience it. Learn more about my writing coaching and editing services here: https://buymeacoffee.com/kerryntrisha/looking-editor-writing-coach

A 25-minute guided meditation with all of my favourite energetic alignments including calling our power back, expanding our power, clearing our space of negative energies, cord cutting with Archangel Michael, connecting to earth energy, and connecting to Source energy. Meditation starts at 02:06 You can access a 15-minute version of this meditation within The Seasons Membership... https://buymeacoffee.com/kerryntrisha Welcome to The Creative Midwife Show! I’m your host, Kerryn Trisha, creative midwife, organiser of ideas, writer, editor, and writing coach. On the show I take you behind the scenes of writing my book and bring you guests to share their experience writing, editing, and publishing their book babies. Donate to support the show here: https://buymeacoffee.com/kerryntrisha If you found this episode helpful please give it a like. Subscribe to the channel to stay notified of new episodes. You can further support the show by sharing this episode even just with one friend, on your socials, or with your community. If you share on Instagram tag me @kerryn.trisha so I can give spread the love! WRITING COACHING If you're looking for a writing coach to support you in starting or finishing your writing project including everything from emotional & mindset support to technical structure & habit building as well as support with the actual writing... I'd love to hear from you and learn about your project. My coaching packages start at $1000 NZD for one month of coaching support through Whatsapp voice and text messages. If that's a little out of your price range, I am putting together a group coaching program with a waitlist coming soon. EDITING PACKAGES If you're looking for an editor who champions women's stories, honours your creative choices, works to divine timing (not deadlines), and supports your style of working... I'd love to meet you and hear about your project. We start with a $500 NZD Editorial Review where I can look at your first 3 chapters to give you feedback and directions on how to develop your book further. The cost of this review can be put towards the price of any of my editing packages. A full three pass editing package is $5000 NZD including a structural edit, copy edit, line edit of your formatted-for-publishing manuscript, and full access to me on Whatsapp for coaching and support throughout the editing process. If you don’t want a full three pass edit then we can put together a custom package with one or two editing passes to suit your needs from $1000-2000 per editing pass. Email me at kerryn@kerrynhewson.com or DM me Instagram @kerryn.trisha for more information about working together.

Let’s stop glorifying writer’s block the same way we’ve stopped glorifying being busy. There is a root cause of your writer’s block. You can identify it and move through it with relative ease and action. If you have multiple ideas vying for your attention, you’re afraid of running out of ideas, or you don’t know what form your ideas are supposed to take... this episode is for you! Welcome to The Creative Midwife Show! I’m your host, Kerryn Trisha, creative midwife, organiser of ideas, writer, editor, and writing coach. On the show I take you behind the scenes of writing my book and bring you guests to share their experience writing, editing, and publishing their book babies. Donate to support the show here: https://buymeacoffee.com/kerryntrisha SHOW NOTES:- Kelley Webb, Spiritual Mentor: https://www.thegypsymumma.com/ Whispers of the Angels by Kelley Webb: https://www.amazon.com.au/Whispers-Angels-Messages-Angelic-Realms/dp/1982293721/ Amanda Frances: https://www.youtube.com/@xoAmandaFrances Ghosts TV Series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11379026/ Episode 8 – Emotional Intelligence and raising our awareness to make different choices: https://youtu.be/nu_KiGRqeks Amanda Petra Episode: https://youtu.be/MIKjYqkxgX0 Writing Workshop in the Amplify Collective: https://nas.io/the-amplify-collective/events/how-to-start-and-keep-writing Episode 72 - How To Stop Getting Lost In Research: https://youtu.be/_avNy3ewW7c Episode 75 – Get Unstuck: Clear Those Sneaky Expectations: https://youtu.be/pjOVtIt3lew Episode 37 – The Purpose of an Idea Isn’t Always the Execution: https://youtu.be/G1UaqR4KvYQ Episode 70 – What A 1000 Word Writing Session Looks Like (Part One): https://youtu.be/RQ4n2fvBKH0 If you found this episode helpful please give it a like. Subscribe to the channel to stay notified of new episodes. You can further support the show by sharing this episode even just with one friend, on your socials, or with your community. If you share on Instagram tag me @kerryn.trisha so I can give spread the love! WRITING COACHING If you're looking for a writing coach to support you in starting or finishing your writing project including everything from emotional & mindset support to technical structure & habit building as well as support with the actual writing... I'd love to hear from you and learn about your project. My coaching packages start at $1000 NZD for one month of coaching support through Whatsapp voice and text messages. If that's a little out of your price range, I am putting together a group coaching program with a waitlist coming soon. EDITING PACKAGES If you're looking for an editor who champions women's stories, honours your creative choices, works to divine timing (not deadlines), and supports your style of working... I'd love to meet you and hear about your project. We start with a $500 NZD Editorial Review where I can look at your first 3 chapters to give you feedback and directions on how to develop your book further. The cost of this review can be put towards the price of any of my editing packages. A full three pass editing package is $5000 NZD including a structural edit, copy edit, line edit of your formatted-for-publishing manuscript, and full access to me on Whatsapp for coaching and support throughout the editing process. If you don’t want a full three pass edit then we can put together a custom package with one or two editing passes to suit your needs from $1000-2000 per editing pass. Email me at kerryn@kerrynhewson.com or DM me Instagram @kerryn.trisha for more information about working together.

A passing thought can become a sneaky expectation that creates emotional turmoil, friction, stress, and that feeling of being stuck. Let alone if you’ve intentionally created a fully-fledged plan and become consciously attached to those expectations, to things working out a certain way. I share how I’ve cleared these sneaky expectations to get back in flow in writing my book, creating this podcast, and in my daily routine. Welcome to The Creative Midwife Show! I’m your host, Kerryn Trisha, creative midwife, organiser of ideas, writer, editor, and writing coach. On the show I take you behind the scenes of writing my book and bring you guests to share their experience writing, editing, and publishing their book babies. Donate to support the show here: https://buymeacoffee.com/kerryntrisha SHOW NOTES:- Episode 74 – Excitement After An Unplanned Hiatus From Writing https://youtu.be/b9wJnbSL4bs Episode 72 - How To Stop Getting Lost In Research https://youtu.be/_avNy3ewW7c My Human Design: https://www.myhumandesign.com/ Aisling, Inner Vibrance: https://www.instagram.com/inner.vibrance/ EMKFit: https://www.youtube.com/@emkfit Fast Like A Girl by Dr. Mindy Pelz: https://amzn.to/3XcSKnS Episode 76 - That DAM Writer’s Block: Coming Next Week! Menstrual Cycle Seasons: Inner Spring, Follicular Phase, Maiden Inner Summer, Ovulation, Queen Inner Autumn, Luteal Phase, Enchantress Inner Winter, Menstruation, Crone If you found this episode helpful please give it a like. Subscribe to the channel to stay notified of new episodes. You can further support the show by sharing this episode even just with one friend, on your socials, or with your community. If you share on Instagram tag me @kerryn.trisha so I can give spread the love! WRITING COACHING If you're looking for a writing coach to support you in starting or finishing your writing project including everything from emotional & mindset support to technical structure & habit building as well as support with the actual writing... I'd love to hear from you and learn about your project. My coaching packages start at $1000 NZD for one month of coaching support through Whatsapp voice and text messages. If that's a little out of your price range, I am putting together a group coaching program with a waitlist coming soon. EDITING PACKAGES If you're looking for an editor who champions women's stories, honours your creative choices, works to divine timing (not deadlines), and supports your style of working... I'd love to meet you and hear about your project. We start with a $500 NZD Editorial Review where I can look at your first 3 chapters to give you feedback and directions on how to develop your book further. The cost of this review can be put towards the price of any of my editing packages. A full three pass editing package is $5000 NZD including a structural edit, copy edit, line edit of your formatted-for-publishing manuscript, and full access to me on Whatsapp for coaching and support throughout the editing process. If you don’t want a full three pass edit then we can put together a custom package with one or two editing passes to suit your needs from $1000-2000 per editing pass. Email me at kerryn@kerrynhewson.com or DM me Instagram @kerryn.trisha for more information about working together.

Trusting that I would have time to write over the past two months of summer holidays with the family turned into just two frustrating writing sessions. Instead, I took an unintentional hiatus and the Universe taught me how to honour the tension and build the excitement for when I could get back to my creative work. How long we think our book will take to write is so often a made up, sneaky expectation that doesn’t reflect the incredible growth journey we’ve been invited on. Welcome to The Creative Midwife Show! I’m your host, Kerryn Trisha, creative midwife, organiser of ideas, writer, editor, and writing coach. On the show I take you behind the scenes of writing my book and bring you guests to share their experience writing, editing, and publishing their book babies. Donate to support the show here: https://buymeacoffee.com/kerryntrisha SHOW NOTES:- Feminine Productivity Fundamentals FREE Course - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6dhLl_ZXpLM7ydQqE0jDStD6wT3pk58h Episode 73 with Tash Leam - https://youtu.be/nj9UaHY-G-U?si=OYDz0AbOQTyE2IgM Episode 67 with Amanda Petra - https://youtu.be/MIKjYqkxgX0?si=ymCqE0ttI16BbWqn Episode 75, Sneaky Expectations – OUT ON 26 FEBRUARY If you found this episode helpful please give it a like. Subscribe to the channel to stay notified of new episodes. You can further support the show by sharing this episode even just with one friend, on your socials, or with your community. If you share on Instagram tag me @kerryn.trisha so I can give spread the love! WRITING COACHING If you're looking for a writing coach to support you in starting or finishing your writing project including everything from emotional & mindset support to technical structure & habit building as well as support with the actual writing... I'd love to hear from you and learn about your project. My coaching packages start at $1000 NZD for one month of coaching support through Whatsapp voice and text messages. If that's a little out of your price range, I am putting together a group coaching program with a waitlist coming soon. EDITING PACKAGES If you're looking for an editor who champions women's stories, honours your creative choices, works to divine timing (not deadlines), and supports your style of working... I'd love to meet you and hear about your project. We start with a $500 NZD Editorial Review where I can look at your first 3 chapters to give you feedback and directions on how to develop your book further. The cost of this review can be put towards the price of any of my editing packages. A full three pass editing package is $5000 NZD including a structural edit, copy edit, line edit of your formatted-for-publishing manuscript, and full access to me on Whatsapp for coaching and support throughout the editing process. If you don’t want a full three pass edit then we can put together a custom package with one or two editing passes to suit your needs from $1000-2000 per editing pass. Email me at kerryn@kerrynhewson.com or DM me Instagram @kerryn.trisha for more information about working together.

Tash created and birthed her second book over two years amidst working a 9-5 job, moving house, and through 8 months of pregnancy. She shares the complete timeline of how the book unfolded, from embracing the idea back in 2023, writing most of it in transit on planes in 2024, and using deadlines to her advantage to bring the book through editing to publication in January 2025. Welcome to The Creative Midwife Show! I’m your host, Kerryn Trisha, creative midwife, organiser of ideas, writer, editor, and writing coach. On the show I take you behind the scenes of writing my book and bring you guests to share their experience writing, editing, and publishing their book babies. Donate to support the show here: https://buymeacoffee.com/kerryntrisha Tash Leam lives in Perth, Western Australia with her husband and is looking forward to welcoming their first child in 2025. Over the past decade she published her first book,From Human Doing to Human Being, lived in Canada, ran an MLM business, a candle business, has gotten married, and now works in administration for the federal government. All of these experiences and more are featured in her second book,When Life Gives You Lessons: A Guide to Navigating Lesson in Your Twenties and Beyond,out now. When Life Gives You Lessons by Tash Leam https://amzn.to/3BLTSXY Tash on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tash_leam/ SHOW NOTES:- What is Human Design?https://www.myhumandesign.com/ The Four Tendencies by Gretchin Rubin https://amzn.to/4gq253h Episode 67 – Amanda Petra: Saying Yes Even When You Don’t Know How:https://youtu.be/MIKjYqkxgX0 Book Cover Zone:https://bookcoverzone.com/ Ingram Spark:https://www.ingramspark.com/ Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP):https://kdp.amazon.com/ Reedsy:https://reedsy.com/studio/format-a-book If you found this episode helpful please give it a like. Subscribe to the channel to stay notified of new episodes. You can further support the show by sharing this episode even just with one friend, on your socials, or with your community. If you share on Instagram tag me @kerryn.trisha so I can give spread the love! You can also donate to support the show here:https://buymeacoffee.com/kerryntrisha WRITING COACHING If you're looking for a writing coach to support you in starting or finishing your writing project including everything from emotional & mindset support to technical structure & habit building as well as support with the actual writing... I'd love to hear from you and learn about your project. My coaching packages start at $1000 NZD for one month of coaching support through Whatsapp voice and text messages. If that's a little out of your price range, I am putting together a group coaching program with a waitlist coming soon. EDITING PACKAGES If you're looking for an editor who champions women's stories, honours your creative choices, works to divine timing (not deadlines), and supports your style of working... I'd love to meet you and hear about your project. We start with a $500 NZD Editorial Review where I can look at your first 3 chapters to give you feedback and directions on how to develop your book further. The cost of this review can be put towards the price of any of my editing packages. A full three pass editing package is $5000 NZD including a structural edit, copy edit, line edit of your formatted-for-publishing manuscript, and full access to me on Whatsapp for coaching and support throughout the editing process. If you don’t want a full three pass edit then we can put together a custom package with one or two editing passes to suit your needs from $1000-2000 per editing pass. Email me atkerryn@kerrynhewson.com or DM me Instagram @kerryn.trisha for more information about working together.

Research is super fun, but it can become a distraction from the actual writing of the actual book that you’re doing the actual research for. That’s when it’s time to commit to the first draft knowing that there will be the opportunity for further research and filling in the gaps after you have a first draft to work with. Revision and editing are coming up and you can trust your future self to handle it. Welcome to The Creative Midwife Show! I’m your host, Kerryn Trisha, creative midwife, organiser of ideas, writer, editor, and writing coach. On the show I take you behind the scenes of writing my book and bring you guests to share their experience writing, editing, and publishing their book babies. Donate to support the show here: https://buymeacoffee.com/kerryntrisha SHOW NOTES:- Write for Life by Julia Cameron:https://amzn.to/3Obv3Yi Scrivener, Desktop Writing Application:https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener Living Writer, Cloud-based Writing Application:https://livingwriter.com/ Wild Power by Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer & Alexandra Pope:https://amzn.to/4g4C4G9 Episode 66 - How I Wrote The First 10,000 Words Of My Book:https://youtu.be/7onEoamlmzI Episode 68 – How To Come Back To Writing After A Break:https://youtu.be/AY5iSXmfFVE Episode 70 – What A 1000 Word Writing Session Looks Like (Part One):https://youtu.be/RQ4n2fvBKH0 If you found this episode helpful please give it a like. Subscribe to the channel to stay notified of new episodes. You can further support the show by sharing this episode even just with one friend, on your socials, or with your community. If you share on Instagram tag me @kerryn.trisha so I can give spread the love! You can also donate to support the show here:https://buymeacoffee.com/kerryntrisha WRITING COACHING If you're looking for a writing coach to support you in starting or finishing your writing project including everything from emotional & mindset support to technical structure & habit building as well as support with the actual writing... I'd love to hear from you and learn about your project. My coaching packages start at $1000 NZD for one month of coaching support through Whatsapp voice and text messages. If that's a little out of your price range, I am putting together a group coaching program with a waitlist coming soon. EDITING PACKAGES If you're looking for an editor who champions women's stories, honours your creative choices, works to divine timing (not deadlines), and supports your style of working... I'd love to meet you and hear about your project. We start with a $500 NZD Editorial Review where I can look at your first 3 chapters to give you feedback and directions on how to develop your book further. The cost of this review can be put towards the price of any of my editing packages. A full three pass editing package is $5000 NZD including a structural edit, copy edit, line edit of your formatted-for-publishing manuscript, and full access to me on Whatsapp for coaching and support throughout the editing process. If you don’t want a full three pass edit then we can put together a custom package with one or two editing passes to suit your needs from $1000-2000 per editing pass. Email me atkerryn@kerrynhewson.com or DM me Instagram @kerryn.trisha for more information about working together.

What happens when you finish a chapter at the beginning of your writing session and you still have 700 words to write? What if writing straight into the next chapter feels like a struggle? What does it look like to be referencing research material as part of a writing session? And I share an update on where I’ve put that 7000-word podcast transcript. Welcome to The Creative Midwife Show! I’m your host, Kerryn Trisha, creative midwife, organiser of ideas, writer, editor, and writing coach. On the show I take you behind the scenes of writing my book and bring you guests to share their experience writing, editing, and publishing their book babies. Donate to support the show here: https://buymeacoffee.com/kerryntrishaSHOW NOTES:-Episode 70 – What A 1000 Word Writing Session Looks Like (Part One):https://youtu.be/RQ4n2fvBKH0 Scrivener, Desktop Writing Application:https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview About that 7000-Word Transcript... Episode 69 – Is It Cheating To Copy & Paste Words Into My Book:https://youtu.be/le0LiGCVhfM If you found this episode helpful please give it a like. Subscribe to the channel to stay notified of new episodes. You can further support the show by sharing this episode even just with one friend, on your socials, or with your community. If you share on Instagram tag me @kerryn.trisha so I can give spread the love! You can also donate to support the show here:https://buymeacoffee.com/kerryntrisha WRITING COACHING If you're looking for a writing coach to support you in starting or finishing your writing project including everything from emotional & mindset support to technical structure & habit building as well as support with the actual writing... I'd love to hear from you and learn about your project. My coaching packages start at $1000 NZD for one month of coaching support through Whatsapp voice and text messages. If that's a little out of your price range, I am putting together a group coaching program with a waitlist coming soon. EDITING PACKAGES If you're looking for an editor who champions women's stories, honours your creative choices, works to divine timing (not deadlines), and supports your style of working... I'd love to meet you and hear about your project. We start with a $500 NZD Editorial Review where I can look at your first 3 chapters to give you feedback and directions on how to develop your book further. The cost of this review can be put towards the price of any of my editing packages. A full three pass editing package is $5000 NZD including a structural edit, copy edit, line edit of your formatted-for-publishing manuscript, and full access to me on Whatsapp for coaching and support throughout the editing process. If you don’t want a full three pass edit then we can put together a custom package with one or two editing passes to suit your needs from $1000-2000 per editing pass. Email me atkerryn@kerrynhewson.com or DM me Instagram @kerryn.trisha for more information about working together.