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The Stories Writers Tell Themselves

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves

Writers are exceptionally good at telling stories, and not all of them end up in our books.The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a limited audio series by novelist Katherine Collette 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.Ten stories, plus a bonus walking meditation for writers. Listen from the beginning or start with the story that sounds most like yours.

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Episode 12 - When you can see the story

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 againFollow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriterDownload my popular Story Threads resourceCheck out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird
2026-08-14
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Episode 11 - I thought success would feel different

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 againFollow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriterDownload my popular Story Threads resourceCheck out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird
2026-08-14
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Episode 10 - When I achieve this thing, then I can relax

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 againFollow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriterDownload my popular Story Threads resourceCheck out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird
2026-08-14
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Episode 9 - What's the point of writing?

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 againFollow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriterDownload my popular Story Threads resourceCheck out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird
2026-08-14
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Episode 8 - I'm tired of trying

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 againFollow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriterDownload my popular Story Threads resourceCheck out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird
2026-08-14
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Episode 7 - I need to hurry up

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 againFollow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriterDownload my popular Story Threads resourceCheck out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird
2026-08-14
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Episode 6 - Everyone else is doing better than me

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 againFollow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriterDownload my popular Story Threads resourceCheck out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird
2026-08-14
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Episode 5 - I never finish anything

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 againFollow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriterDownload my popular Story Threads resourceCheck out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird
2026-08-14
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Episode 4 - I can't call myself a writer until...

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 againFollow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriterDownload my popular Story Threads resourceCheck out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird
2026-08-14
Link to episode

Episode 3 - Rejection means I'm not good enough

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 againFollow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriterDownload my popular Story Threads resourceCheck out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird
2026-08-14
Link to episode

Episode 2 - What if everyone hates my work?

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 againFollow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriterDownload my popular Story Threads resourceCheck out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird
2026-08-14
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BONUS: Walking meditation - Possibility

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 againFollow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriterDownload my popular Story Threads resourceCheck out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird
2026-08-14
Link to episode

Trailer - The Stories Writers Tell Themselves

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 againFollow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriterDownload my popular Story Threads resourceCheck out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird
2026-08-14
Link to episode

Episode 1 - The stories we tell ourselves

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 againFollow me on Instagram @katherinecollettewriterDownload my popular Story Threads resourceCheck out my latest book (it's for kids) The Girl Who Cried Bird
2026-08-14
Link to episode
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