Explore every episode of the podcast The Stories Writers Tell Themselves
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| Episode 12 - When you can see the story | 13 Aug 2026 | 00:03:13 | |
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:
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| Episode 11 - I thought success would feel different | 13 Aug 2026 | 00:06:37 | |
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:
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| Episode 2 - What if everyone hates my work? | 13 Aug 2026 | 00:06:20 | |
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:
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| BONUS: Walking meditation - Possibility | 13 Aug 2026 | 00:08:09 | |
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:
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| Trailer - The Stories Writers Tell Themselves | 13 Aug 2026 | 00:01:30 | |
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:
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| Episode 1 - The stories we tell ourselves | 13 Aug 2026 | 00:04:15 | |
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:
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| Episode 10 - When I achieve this thing, then I can relax | 13 Aug 2026 | 00:04:43 | |
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:
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| Episode 9 - What's the point of writing? | 13 Aug 2026 | 00:05:32 | |
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:
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| Episode 8 - I'm tired of trying | 13 Aug 2026 | 00:05:22 | |
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:
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| Episode 7 - I need to hurry up | 13 Aug 2026 | 00:05:17 | |
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:
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| Episode 6 - Everyone else is doing better than me | 13 Aug 2026 | 00:05:01 | |
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:
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| Episode 5 - I never finish anything | 13 Aug 2026 | 00:06:13 | |
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:
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| Episode 4 - I can't call myself a writer until... | 13 Aug 2026 | 00:04:05 | |
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:
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| Episode 3 - Rejection means I'm not good enough | 13 Aug 2026 | 00:03:55 | |
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:
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