Take the Shame Out of Your Writing

Live Workshop

February, 7th, 2025 at 10am PT/1pm ET

(replay will be available)

with Katie McCoach

YES, I’M A BOOK COACH WHO’S HELPED HUNDREDS OF WRITERS FINISH THEIR MANUSCRIPT…

But I’m also a writer.

One with emotional triggers (such as shame and disappointment) that have stopped me from writing for a over decade.

Have these phrases ever run through your brain?

Why are you writing? You have nothing worth saying.

If you were really a writer, you’d be writing everyday.

You’ve been writing for years, you should really be better at it by now.

Yikes, you’re still not published? 

Ya’ll, don’t get me started on the irony of a book coach—who sees her writers reach new heights every single day—thinking she’s not good enough to be a “real” writer.
Our brains are powerful. They work incredibly hard to make sure our nervous system feels safe, at all times. And when it doesn’t feel safe? It enters survival mode, doing whatever it takes to fight danger.

So, what if the “danger” your body is fighting is just you sitting down at your laptop to write?

 

  • Your body may send you into fight, flight, or freeze. (Ever feel an anxiety attack coming on when you’re about to write?)
  • Your protective barriers/parts may get very, very loud. (These parts of ourselves will do anything they can to protect you from percieved danger. For some of us, that leads to scary, cruel, and critical internal voices).
  • You may begin to associate writing with pain, shame, fear, discomfort…even though it’s something you once deeply enjoyed.
Shame-fueled negative self-talk ran rampant through my head for decades. 

After intensive (and ongoing) therapy and growth work, I’ve learned how to find the core wounds related to writing, bring them into the light, and remove the shame (or other shitty feelings) that keep hijacking our nervous systems.

Live 90-min workshop: February 7th 10am PT/1pm ET

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Join this 90-min LIVE workshop:

Take the Shame Out of Your Writing

Stop Going to Battle with Your Nervous System Everytime You Do, or Don’t, Write

(Replay access will be available to all who register)

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I’m Katie McCoach, a developmental editor and book coach originally based in Los Angeles, now located in Arizona. And yes, that is my last name.

I’ve been working with fiction writers for over a decade, and I’ve seen them go through it all: the endless rewrites, the query rejections, the conflicting reader feedback, the self-doubt…

I’ve also seen them get clarity on their story, embrace their vision, and write the books of their dreams.

Many of my authors have gone on to land literary agents, publish at large and small presses like Harper Collins, Penguin-Berkley, Tule, Blushing, Immortal Works Press, some have self-published, and several have even won awards!

Writer, if you combine grit, determination, and a willingness to learn new things, I fully believe you have the ability to bring your amazing stories to life.

With almost two-decades of experience in writing and publishing, I am eager to make the nuance and complexity of writing a damn good story two things it’s hardly ever described as: easy and fun.

Two Purchase Options:

STANDARD ACCESS

 

Standard Access to the Shame Workshop grants you:

 

  • A direct invite link to the live, virtual 90-min workshop on Feb. 7th, 2025
  • The chance to ask questions live!
  • Replay access available for 15-days after the event.
One-time payment: $97 USD

VIP ACCESS

 

VIP Access to the Shame Workshop grants you:

  • A direct invite link to the live, virtual 90-min workshop on Feb. 7th, 2025.
  • The chance to ask questions live!
  • Lifetime access to the replay so you can rewatch it as much as you want.
  • Personalized 1-on-1 coaching feedback from Katie on your specific question.
ONE-TIME PAYMENT: $167 USD

In less than 90-minutes, you’ll go from:

 

“I hate myself for not writing,” or “I hate everything I write,”

 

to

 

“I feel so good sitting down to write!”

What I found most remarkable about Katie was her true concern for me, my work, and my career. If you want to work with someone who genuinely cares about their craft and they people they work with, Katie is the right person.
Joe

Katie was incredibly insightful about where my story was falling short. She helped to bring my vision to light, and figure out how to approach some things a little differently.
Samantha

I can revise scenes all day (and too often, eye-blurring nights), but it’s just rearranging deck chairs.

Your suggestions gave reasons to revise, and what re-direction was needed to fill that hole.

Ed

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STANDARD ACCESS

 

Standard Access to the Shame Workshop grants you:

  • A direct invite link to the live, virtual 90-min workshop on Feb. 7th, 2025
  • The chance to ask questions live!
  • Replay access available for 15-days after the event.

 

One-time payment: $97 USD

VIP ACCESS

 

VIP Access to the Shame Workshop grants you:

  • A direct invite link to the live, virtual 90-min workshop on Feb. 7th, 2025.
  • The chance to ask questions live!
  • Lifetime access to the replay so you can rewatch it as much as you want.
  • Personalized 1-on-1 coaching feedback from Katie on your specific question.
ONE-TIME PAYMENT: $167 USD