The Stories Writers Tell Themselves

1. Episode 12 - When you can see the story

   Episode 12

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   Episode 12 - When you can see the story

   Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

   The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

   Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

   I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

   I also help other writers write their books.

   For more:

   • Join the waitlist to be the first to hear about ways to work with me when I open them up again
   • Follow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriter
   • Download my popular Story Threads resource
   • Check out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird

   Aug 13, 2026 3 min

2. Episode 11 - I thought success would feel different

   Episode 11

   Show notes

   Episode 11 - I thought success would feel different

   Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

   The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

   Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

   I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

   I also help other writers write their books.

   For more:

   • Join the waitlist to be the first to hear about ways to work with me when I open them up again
   • Follow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriter
   • Download my popular Story Threads resource
   • Check out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird

   Aug 13, 2026 7 min

3. Episode 10 - When I achieve this thing, then I can relax

   Episode 10

   Show notes

   Episode 10 - When I achieve this thing, then I can relax

   Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

   The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

   Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

   I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

   I also help other writers write their books.

   For more:

   • Join the waitlist to be the first to hear about ways to work with me when I open them up again
   • Follow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriter
   • Download my popular Story Threads resource
   • Check out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird

   Aug 13, 2026 5 min

4. Episode 9 - What's the point of writing?

   Episode 9

   Show notes

   Episode 9 - What's the point of writing?

   Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

   The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

   Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

   I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

   I also help other writers write their books.

   For more:

   • Join the waitlist to be the first to hear about ways to work with me when I open them up again
   • Follow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriter
   • Download my popular Story Threads resource
   • Check out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird

   Aug 13, 2026 6 min

5. Episode 8 - I'm tired of trying

   Episode 8

   Show notes

   Episode 8 - I'm tired of trying

   Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

   The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

   Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

   I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

   I also help other writers write their books.

   For more:

   • Join the waitlist to be the first to hear about ways to work with me when I open them up again
   • Follow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriter
   • Download my popular Story Threads resource
   • Check out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird

   Aug 13, 2026 5 min

6. Episode 7 - I need to hurry up

   Episode 7

   Show notes

   Episode 7 - I need to hurry up

   Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

   The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

   Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

   I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

   I also help other writers write their books.

   For more:

   • Join the waitlist to be the first to hear about ways to work with me when I open them up again
   • Follow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriter
   • Download my popular Story Threads resource
   • Check out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird

   Aug 13, 2026 5 min

7. Episode 6 - Everyone else is doing better than me

   Episode 6

   Show notes

   Episode 6 - Everyone else is doing better than me

   Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

   The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

   Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

   I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

   I also help other writers write their books.

   For more:

   • Join the waitlist to be the first to hear about ways to work with me when I open them up again
   • Follow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriter
   • Download my popular Story Threads resource
   • Check out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird

   Aug 13, 2026 5 min

8. Episode 5 - I never finish anything

   Episode 5

   Show notes

   Episode 5 - I never finish anything

   Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

   The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

   Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

   I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

   I also help other writers write their books.

   For more:

   • Join the waitlist to be the first to hear about ways to work with me when I open them up again
   • Follow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriter
   • Download my popular Story Threads resource
   • Check out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird

   Aug 13, 2026 6 min

Season 1

1. Episode 4 - I can't call myself a writer until...

   Episode 4

   Show notes

   Episode 4 - I can't call myself a writer until...

   Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

   The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

   Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

   I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

   I also help other writers write their books.

   For more:

   • Join the waitlist to be the first to hear about ways to work with me when I open them up again
   • Follow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriter
   • Download my popular Story Threads resource
   • Check out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird

   Aug 13, 2026 4 min

2. Episode 3 - Rejection means I'm not good enough

   Episode 3

   Show notes

   Episode 3 - Rejection means I'm not good enough

   Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

   The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

   Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

   I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

   I also help other writers write their books.

   For more:

   • Join the waitlist to be the first to hear about ways to work with me when I open them up again
   • Follow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriter
   • Download my popular Story Threads resource
   • Check out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird

   Aug 13, 2026 4 min

3. Episode 2 - What if everyone hates my work?

   Episode 2

   Show notes

   Episode 2 - What if everyone hates my work?

   Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

   The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

   Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

   I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

   I also help other writers write their books.

   For more:

   • Join the waitlist to be the first to hear about ways to work with me when I open them up again
   • Follow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriter
   • Download my popular Story Threads resource
   • Check out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird

   Aug 13, 2026 6 min

4. BONUS: Walking meditation - Possibility Bonus

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   BONUS - A walking meditation for writers: Possibility

   A walking meditation for writers and creative people who need to get out of their heads and back into a sense of possibility.

   Put your headphones on, head outside and walk. This meditation is about where you’re going, what you’re creating, and continuing to move towards it even when you can’t see exactly how everything will unfold.

   I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

   I also help other writers write their books.

   For more:

   • Join the waitlist to be the first to hear about ways to work with me when I open them up again
   • Follow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriter
   • Download my popular Story Threads resource
   • Check out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird

   Aug 13, 2026 8 min

5. Trailer - The Stories Writers Tell Themselves Trailer

   Show notes

   Trailer - The Stories Writers Tell Themselves

   Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

   The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

   Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

   I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

   I also help other writers write their books.

   For more:

   • Join the waitlist to be the first to hear about ways to work with me when I open them up again
   • Follow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriter
   • Download my popular Story Threads resource
   • Check out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird

   Aug 13, 2026 2 min

6. Episode 1 - The stories we tell ourselves

   Episode 1

   Show notes

   Episode 1- The Stories We Tell Themselves

   Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

   The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

   Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

   I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

   I also help other writers write their books.

   For more:

   • Join the waitlist to be the first to hear about ways to work with me when I open them up again
   • Follow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriter
   • Download my popular Story Threads resource
   • Check out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird

   Aug 13, 2026 4 min