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  • 28: Healing, Writing, and the Power of Penning Your Story with Monica Marks

    28: Healing, Writing, and the Power of Penning Your Story with Monica Marks
    Jul 28 2025

    As we went around the table at the Mexican restaurant that evening doing our 90-second introductions, when Monica shared that she had a candy business AND a book, my ears perked up.

    As soon as the women's networking meeting was done and I wiped the chips and salsa from my lips, I bee-lined for Monica, "I have a podcast for female writers, will you be a guest?"

    Clearly, she said yes, and our conversation was so inspiring that we could have gone on for hours.

    I devoured her first book, Do You Think This Is All There Really Is? On a recent trip, I dog-eared and made notes in the margins.

    It turned out that the woman I met at my second networking meeting and I had a lot in common. From living in Chicago to the meaning behind finding dimes, to mold (not a fun one), and so much more.

    Sitting and wondering, "Is this really all there is?" while in a corporate meeting after returning to work after my first maternity leave. I knew where she was coming from. It was this question that sparked so much for me.

    I think when we become moms, this question becomes urgent for many of us.

    Here are some juicy topics we cover:

    • How Monica left a good on-paper corporate career to become an author and business owner, driven by a sense of unfulfillment
    • Living a life led by God's Divine
    • Overcoming self-doubt as a writer using automatic writing, ignoring grammar rules, and trusting her intuition.
    • Overcoming all the many obstacles that stood between Monica's book draft and holding a published copy in her hands
    • Trusting God's timing (it was 10 years from idea to final book!)
    • How she used early negative experiences with teachers to fuel her writing, but not after totally pausing on reading and writing for years

    About Monica:

    Monica Marks is a speaker, author, and the owner of Yumbitz, a gummy company.

    Quick Links:

    • Monica's book, Do You Think This Is All There Really Is?
    • Monica's website
    • Yumbitz
    • Monica on Instagram
    • Monica on TikTok

    Connect with Jacqueline Fisch:

    • Writing Vitamins Newsletter

    • Work together

    • Instagram

    • Facebook

    • LinkedIn
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    48 min
  • 27: Pushing Through Chaos In Your Big Writing Project

    27: Pushing Through Chaos In Your Big Writing Project
    Jul 21 2025

    Have you ever excitedly started out on a writing project and let the words pour out for weeks, only to lose steam? When you take a step back, the words feel jumbled. Everything appears messy, out of order — it feels like chaos.

    Most people bump into chaos in their writing and do one of three things:

    1. Feel overwhelmed and do nothing.

    2. Switch to another writing project that feels easier.

    3. Trust that the order is in there and push through.

    Which one do you typically default to when the writing feels hard?

    Usually, all we need is to pause, reassess the project, and even other areas of our life before moving forward again.

    What you’ll hear about in this episode:

    • Chaos in your writing can be representative of chaos in other areas of your life

    • Writing can feel messy and chaotic at times — the key is to trust that order will come through

    • When a writing project feels overwhelming, how you can switch your focus so you can get moving, because once you get going, you’ll find your flow and create momentum

    • Why it’s totally normal for your feelings to change throughout your writing project

    Links:

    • Writing Miracle Power Hour

    Connect with Jacqueline Fisch:

    • Writing Vitamins Newsletter

    • Work together

    • Instagram

    • Facebook

    • LinkedIn
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    13 min
  • 26: Posting and Ghosting: How to Reconnect with Your Audience

    26: Posting and Ghosting: How to Reconnect with Your Audience
    Jul 14 2025

    Let's tackle a challenge I hear a lot — "posting and ghosting." When you've been on a break from sharing content on social media or in your email newsletter and want to jump back in, how do you dive back in? What do you say? What should you skip?

    If you haven't connected with your audience in a few months or even years, there's often a lot of guilt and self-consciousness that comes with returning. Sorry to break it to you, most people aren't thinking about your absence as much as you might believe.

    This episode will show you practical, actionable ways to re-engage your audience.

    Topics covered:

    • Understanding and overcoming the guilt of "posting and ghosting"
    • How to reestablish trust by focusing on direct and authentic messaging, including what to say
    • What NOT to say when you reconnect with your audience
    • How to be visible and consistent — you may need to remind your audience who you are and what you offer
    • The importance of reconnecting with your followers and subscribers sooner rather than later
    • Strategies for crafting your return message
    • Dispelling the fear of "bothering" your audience

    This quick episode shows you how to break your content silence and reconnect with your community.

    Links:

    Writing Vitamins Newsletter

    Connect with Jacqueline Fisch:

    Website

    Instagram

    Facebook

    LinkedIn
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    16 min
  • 25: Stop Outsourcing Your Intuition and Voice to AI

    25: Stop Outsourcing Your Intuition and Voice to AI
    Jul 7 2025

    In a world where more creative business owners are turning to generative AI to write for them, authentic, heartfelt, and true stories are even more valuable. We need YOU!

    Instead of co-creating with AI, I invite you to tune back into your God-given, unique voice.

    We’re also not meant to write and create alone in a vacuum. We need others. So, the next time you’re compelled to ask your custom-coded ChatGPT to write your next email for you, step away from the computer, get quiet, and trust that you already have everything you need to write (you do!)

    If you’ve been using AI to write for or with you, try taking a break to flex your writing muscles again—use it or lose it! It might be uncomfortable at first, but trust me, we want to hear from you, not your trained robot.

    💫 5 Key Takeaways:

    • Generative AI tools like ChatGPT are creating soulless and flat content.

    • Gen AI can’t replace your God-given connection to the Divine, authentic voice, experience, and unique stories.

    • Training AI to reflect your voice only captures a sliver of a moment in time—you’d be missing out on capturing your ongoing growth and experiences.

    • Consistently writing for yourself strengthens your creative muscles and preserves your unique voice.

    • While AI has valid applications for accessibility and acting as an assistant (like transcriptions, translations, and basic grammar checks), it can’t replace our human intuition.

    🔗 Links:

    • Study on AI impacting brain activity

    Resources:

    • Sign up for the free weekly Writing Vitamins Newsletter - https://theintuitivewritingschool.com/newsletter

    • Join The Intuitive Writing School Membership for $99/mo, no contract - https://theintuitivewritingschool.com/community

    • Free Guide: Announce your new business or a pivot with the actual scripts I used to launch my business - https://theintuitivewritingschool.com/blog/announce-your-business

    • Follow Jacqueline on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theintuitivewritingschool/

    • Follow Jacqueline on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theintuitivewritingschool

    • Send Jacqueline a connection request on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacqueline-fisch-writer/

    Timestamps:

    00:00 Writing with Gen AI

    00:31 The Rise of AI and Its Impact on Writing Jobs

    01:48 Personal Experiences with AI

    03:00 The Limitations of AI in Capturing Your Authentic Voice

    06:20 The Problems with AI-Generated Content

    09:11 The Value of Human Creativity & Co-Creation with God

    15:13 Practical Uses of AI in Business

    19:50 Conclusion: Embrace Your Unique Voice & Trust Your Intuition
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    22 min
  • 24: Substack vs. Your Website: Where to Publish Your Writing

    24: Substack vs. Your Website: Where to Publish Your Writing
    Jun 30 2025

    Substack vs. Your Website: Where to Publish Your Writing

    Today, I'm talking about something I get asked about a lot: Substack.

    When many business owners are starting out online, they want to get their writing out there — blogs, newsletters, and social media. This is great! Get out there!

    And a common question is, "Where should I put my writing?"

    These creative business owners turn to platforms like Substack because that's where people are already hanging out and it's free and easy to start.

    I totally caught the Substack bug, too in 2023. I jumped in, gave it a solid year, and then made the move back to my own website.

    In this episode, I'm diving into my whole experience. I'll share why I initially thought Substack was a great idea, what I loved about it, and why I ultimately decided it wasn't the right long-term fit for me.

    Substack is awesome if you're just starting out and haven't built a website yet. It's free, super easy to use, and you can set it up to resemble a website, complete with an about page, a podcast, audio embeds, and even a newsletter. It can save you from needing separate email marketing software initially, which is a huge plus. You can just get writing and publishing. Something I'm all for because getting started often leads to overthinking and landing in the land of inaction and doing nothing. A place that won't grow your business.

    💫 6 Key Takeaways:

    • If you stopped blogging on your website in favor of Substack, make sure you check your data to see your views and measure growth.
    • If you offer services or digital products on your website, your website is also the best place to host your blog.
    • Substack is a decent free option for new writers or those without a website to start publishing, offering features like blogging, podcasting, and newsletter capabilities.
    • While Substack gives you a simple way to build an email list and potentially monetize, it lacks advanced email marketing features (like segmentation) that most platforms offer.
    • Substack may be a good platform for you if you write about topics that get censored on social media.
    • Substack is a third-party platform, and I'll always prefer having my writing on a site that I control.

    🔗 Links:

    • The Intuitive Writing School Blog
    • Masterclass: 5 Ways to Enjoy a Relaxed Summer of Writing

    Timestamps:

    00:00 Introduction and Welcome

    00:18 Exploring the Pros and Cons of Substack

    02:51 My 1-Year Experience with Substack

    05:37 Challenges and Limitations with Substack

    09:46 Returning to My Blog

    15:30 Invitation to my free masterclass: 5 Ways to Enjoy a Relaxed Summer of Writing
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    17 min
  • 23. On NLP, the Unconscious Mind and Authentic Writing With Brenda Terry

    23. On NLP, the Unconscious Mind and Authentic Writing With Brenda Terry
    Jun 23 2025
    When I created the How Women Write Podcast, I knew I had to invite today's guest. Brenda Terry is an NLP Trainer, Master Coach, and Business Mentor dedicated to helping women entrepreneurs break through mental blocks, build confidence, and achieve meaningful success. In 2019, after I'd been working with Brenda on her website copy and content for about a year, I became her client. I'd experienced what she calls NLP breakthrough coaching. She has truly helped improve my life. When I saw she had opened a membership, I was excited to get in there. The "Brenda effect," as some of her clients call it, is real, and I wanted a regular dose. If you've heard of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming, not Natural Language Processing), you might know that it's a tool for upgrading our brain's operating system to support us in reaching our goals. We take what's inside the nervous system and upgrade it so that our unconscious mind can align with what we consciously desire. We can use NLP to support our writing habits and the words we write. We do this through focus, language, behavior, beliefs, and expectations. We get into some good discussions about generative AI for writing. Our readers and clients want you—not something computer-generated. Remember, your writing is more than words on a page—it's your soul speaking. Writing and strengthening our writing voices is a gift. When we skip those steps and ask generative AI to write it for us (even if we trained it), we're missing out on the growth. 💫 6 Key Takeaways: Mindfulness can be efficient — there's no need to create a six-hour morning routine before you settle in to write.Your body is always speaking to you—when you listen, you'll get more done.Most people are visual, so when you edit your drafts, incorporate visual words. Following visual systems, people are auditory and kinesthetic. So, in our writing, we'll incorporate words that speak to their dominant representational system.When we say yes to transformation, we're saying yes to the journey more than reaching the goal of what we say we wantGenerative AI (aka, ChatGPTing) is inauthentic and ineffective. It's better for your brain to write for yourself. Your readers and clients want you.If your writing feels too corporate, academic, or jargon-filled, don't try to change it as you write. Simply write how you write and edit later. ✅ 4 Practices to Try: Weave mindful moments throughout your day while lying in bed, waiting for the morning coffee to brew, and enjoying a walkFuture Pacing: In your sales copy, focus on the after state of working with you, more than problems (problems are still important to focus on; just keep it more balanced on the positive).To get past any resistance to writing, try a mantra like Brenda's: "The past is over. It served me well. And that's not who I am anymore." As you write anything, remember that someone is waiting to hear the exact words you're about to write and focus on writing with the highest outcome in mind. 🔗 Links: Brenda's websiteEmpowered CEO SocietyJacqueline's Copy & Content Coaching Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 01:09 A Glimpse into Jacq's Podcast Journey (a long time in the making!) 02:50 Writing Routines and Inspiration 03:42 Morning Routine and State Management 06:25 Overcoming Physical Challenges 10:40 Understanding NLP 14:52 Applying NLP in Writing 19:50 The Importance of Authenticity in Writing 29:52 Reframing Perspectives for Writers 32:10 The Power of the Butterfly Effect 32:39 Creating for Others & Getting Out of Our Minds 34:55 Overcoming Self-Doubt and Uncertainty 36:58 The Importance of Consistency and Focus 39:47 Mindset and Business Strategy 47:13 Brenda's New Membership: The Empowered CEO Society 55:18 Personal Insights and Final Thoughts ABOUT BRENDA TERRY: Brenda Terry is an NLP Trainer, Master Coach, and Business Mentor dedicated to helping women entrepreneurs break through mental blocks, build confidence, and achieve meaningful success. With over 30 years of business experience, including growing a 7-figure company, Brenda combines practical NLP techniques and proven strategies to empower her clients to create thriving businesses they love. Through her programs like the Empowered CEO Society, she provides the tools and guidance to turn big dreams into reality.
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    1 h
  • 22: Divine Feminine Downloads With Astrologer and Author Malika Semper

    22: Divine Feminine Downloads With Astrologer and Author Malika Semper
    Jun 16 2025
    Have you ever dreamed of writing a book? I mean, literally, writing while you're sleeping. You're going to love this conversation with Malika Semper. We explore how her first book came together, sparked from sentences strung together in the middle of the night. If she ignored them, she couldn't go back to sleep, so she'd get up at 2:00 a.m. many nights and get writing. Malika is a certified astrologer, a teacher, and now, an author. She's about to release her first book, Tales of the Zodiac. The story behind this beautiful coffee table book is just as fascinating as the book itself. Malika's book-writing process is possibly the best example of surrendered, intuitive, and feminine writing I've ever seen. You'll see how she balanced the divine downloads with the practical putting of the materials together. In her creative writing process, we see how she stayed completely open, trusted the words pouring onto the page, and kept the mind chatter out of the process. It really shows in the soulful and vulnerable writing of her debut book. Malika's journey is a reminder that creativity can't be scripted. The words may come at inconvenient times, but it's our job as writers to capture them and get them onto the page. 00:00 Introduction 01:12 Favorite Writing Fuel (it's decaf!) 03:38 Inspiration Behind Tales of The Zodiac 06:50 The Writing Process — Dream Time Downloads 10:14 Balancing Creativity and Structure 13:31 Turning Inspiration into a Book 16:30 Navigating Editing of Creative Writing 19:34 Navigating Vulnerability in Writing 20:03 Challenges in the Creative Process 22:56 Astrological Insights and Writing 28:09 A Synchronistic Book Release 30:19 Early Memories of Reading & Writing 34:59 Future Projects 37:40 Conclusion and Final Thoughts ✨ 5 Key Takeaways: The muse doesn't have a schedule or boundaries. Be ready to capture ideas wherever you are, even in the middle of the night.Writing while in a dreamy, relaxed state is the BEST way to keep the inner critic and any censoring out of your first drafts. Writing when inspiration strikes or first thing in the morning can help.View writing as a non-linear creative process. You can bring structure in later.Collaboration can bring your vision to life. Finding the right people to work with, whether an artist or an editor, can make all the difference.Writing can be a vulnerable experience—sharing your authentic voice is worth it. It's truly what connects us all. ✅ 3 Recommended Actions: Keep a notebook and pen on your nightstand.Write in as relaxed an emotional state as possible for the best writing.Explore the energy of your sun, moon, and rising signs in Malika's book to get to know yourself and inspire your own creativity. 🔗 Links: Malika Semper's WebsitePre-order Malika's book, Tales of the Zodiac (it comes out on Saturday, June 21!)Artist Caitlin GrabensteinBehind the Attic Wall by Sylvia CassedyStacey Aaronson Book Design & FormattingJacqueline's Book Coaching & Editing Services
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    38 min
  • 21: Uncovering Your Golden Thread: Writing & Creativity with Madeleine Eno

    21: Uncovering Your Golden Thread: Writing & Creativity with Madeleine Eno
    Jun 9 2025
    ⚠️ Caution: This episode of How Women Write might make you want to escape to a secluded New England cabin in the woods with walls lined with books to cozy up to a weekend of reading (and some writing, too). I think you'll find this incredible conversation with Madeleine Eno, a book coach, editor, and ghostwriter, super delicious. Madeleine was my developmental editor for my book Intuitive Writing, and she really helped me bring it all together and make it shine. She's got so many superpowers, from book mapping to uncovering an author's "golden thread" to understanding human design, and I'm always fascinated by her work. It was so interesting to hear how she helps people uncover the heart of their book. Before settling into her space of writing, ghostwriting, editing, and human design, she danced around words in other creative roles before finally accepting that she was meant to claim her space in the literary world. I loved hearing about her ghostwriting experiences and how she gets into someone else's voice while never compromising her own. I think you'll really enjoy this conversation as much as I did! We also get to hear about the children’s book Madeleine is working on right now, and the delightful way she rewards herself after completing a challenging writing project 👀 ✨ 6 Key Takeaways: Reading fiction novels can show you all the human foils, foibles, and aspirations. Everyone has a story, and finding your "golden thread" is key. The clearer your thread, the easier the drafting will be. Tools like human design can help, too! The Incarnation Cross in human design can help you uncover your soul's purpose, which can help you answer the question, "What should I write?" The better the book map, the better your draft. Inspiration comes from everywhere: Be open to inspiration from books, nature, a simple break, or even movies (even though we writers already spend a lot of time at the screen). Editors improve your writing. Working with an editor will push you and improve all your future writing. Editors have stretched every writer in the most powerful ways. ✅ Practices to try Consider a book mapping session with a coach like Madeleine to clarify your book idea. (She helped me map Intuitive Writing and was my developmental editor!) Discover how other writers and creators you admire find inspiration and try those techniques yourself. Write for yourself first before writing for others. If you're stuck in your writing, try changing your environment to get a fresh perspective. Reading a poem in the morning before writing can open up your creative world. 🔗 Resources Mentioned Visit Madeleine's website Movie: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life The Intuitive Writing School Community Jacqueline's book, Intuitive Writing: The Remedy for Writer's Block & The Secret to Authentic Communication 🎧 Related Episodes 20: The Vulnerable Writer: Orly Levy on Emotional Wellness & Creative Expression 15: Astrology and the Writer's Flow with Claire Gallagher 05. Mercury Retrograde for Improving Your Writing: Review, Revise, and Repurpose 🌟 Enjoying the show? The best way to thank us is by leaving a rating or review. ✍️ Check out Jacqueline's personal business essays and other books on JacquelineFisch.com. 💌 Subscribe to the Writing Vitamins newsletter for access to free writing tips to write your books, website copy, and blogs faster. Note: None of what you learn is health or mental health advice. For entertainment purposes only.
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    51 min