In this episode, Nicola talks about the dichotomy of writing in an UNBOUND way, whilst feeling the need to create structure.

In this episode:

• How the word “should” is a warning sign
• Trusting the process of not needing to have a structure as your book comes through
• Often a structure drops later in the process of writing when we allow ourselves to sit with the mess of writing
• How the structure of Nicola’s book, UNBOUND, became clear late in the writing process
• How to sit with the desire to create structure and be present with the magic of the mess in the unknowing
• How books don’t need to look the way we are told they “should”
• Ask the yourself what journey you would like to take your reader on
• What brings them to your book, and what are they looking to experience from reading your book?
• Your journey for the reader in your book has room for magic and can take many forms
• Consider your own journey and your own story over your lifetime
• Merging your story and the journey of your readers allows for magic to happen
• Give yourself permission to tell your story in a different way
• Even with a structure in place, you don’t have to write in a linear way
• Your book and your UNBOUND Self might have different ideas about how to write
• A huge part of the UNBOUND book writing process is to allow yourself to be guided 
• When you allow yourself to sit with times of not knowing, the book has a powerful, transformational experience to it
• Structure can also be created through a process that you use in your work as a structure for your book
• “The key thing is always to leave space for magic”

Links Mentioned:
The Unbound Writing Mastermind
Connecting With Your Book visualisation

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Music Credit: Joseph McDade