The Unbound Writer's Club

In this episode of the Unbound Writers Club, Nicola is in conversation with Natalie Windle Fell, Unbound author of rude awakening.In this Episode:The freedom of expression in Unbound WritingThe gritty, shadow side of awakeningFinding role models for awakeningHow Natalie wrote her bookThe elephant in the room of shadow workLinks Mentioned:UNBOUND and Unbound WritingThe Unbound Writing MastermindBook a chat with Nicola here.Connect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Connect with Natalie on Instagram here.Music Credit: Joseph McDade

In this episode of the Unbound Writers Club, Nicola speaks to Natalie Farrell.Natalie is a writer, podcaster, and intuitive coach, with a mission to inspire women at the brink of life changing decisions.In this Episode:Connecting with the unbound womanWriting through intuitionWhy the Unbound woman writing the Unbound book need each otherHow Natalie rediscovered her voiceComparisonitis and the unbound writerLinks Mentioned:The Unbound Writing MastermindBook a chat with Nicola here.Connect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Connect with Natalie on her website, on Facebook, and Instagram.Music Credit: Joseph McDade

In this episode of the Unbound Writers Club, Nicola explores the theme of sisterhood and community in our unbound writing.In this Episode:What sisterhood means in Unbound writingWhy we need community as we write, and how it helps the processHow Nicola has embraced sisterhood in writingHow community changes how we writeWays to write with sisterhoodHow sisterhood activates our writing in a new wayLinks Mentioned:The Unbound Writing MastermindMama Gena's School of Womanly ArtsPodcast Episode: The 4 layers of magic that get activated when you complete your bookUNBOUND Writing bookBook a chat with Nicola here.Connect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Music Credit: Joseph McDade

In this episode of the Unbound Writer's Club,  Nicola talks about the void, and how it works as part of the creative cycle.In this episode:- What is the void, and why do we feel resistance to it?- How does the void fit into the creative cycle?- How can we work with, not against the void?- What benefits are they to embracing the void?- How the void allow us to go fallow.- The restorative nature of the void.- We we don't know what's next, there are so many possibilities available to us."When we allow ourselves to be in deep agreement with the void or whatever part of the cycle we're in, it allows us to move through it rather than getting stuck there".Links Mentioned:The Unbound Writing MastermindUNBOUND Writing bookConnect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Music Credit: Joseph McDade

In this episode of the Unbound Writers Club, Nicola is in conversation with Isobel Gatherer, an international Psychic, Intuitive Reader, Channeler and Energy Healer.In this Episode:How Isobel came to work with angels and discover her life purposeHow Isobel channels and connects to her guidesHow Isobel lives an unbound lifeHow Isobel co-creates with spiritWhat unbound writing looked like for Isobel.Links Mentioned:The Unbound Writing MastermindUNBOUND Writing bookBook a chat with Nicola here.Connect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Connect with Isobel on her website here, on Instagram here, and on Facebook here.Music Credit: Joseph McDade

In this episode, Nicola is in conversation with UNBOUND Press author Dr Sara Coxon, discussing the Way of the Priestess.In this Episode:Sara's journey from academia and archaeology to embracing her priestesshood Sara's unique unbound writing journeyWhat being a priestess means for women at this timeHow Sara found her purpose What happens when we think we have found our purpose, but discover it's not out true pathSara's author journey"Priestesshood is a portal to reclaiming our feminine power and reclaiming our sense of purpose. And when we reclaim both of those, then we live more fulfilledlives and we contribute to the healing of this planet. Because I totally believe that when more women are really following what's in their heart and what really matters, that's when we will get ourselves out of this mess that we're in."Links Mentioned:The Unbound Writing MastermindUNBOUND Writing bookThe UNBOUND Writing ChallengeConnect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Connect with Dr Sara Coxon  on her website here and on Instagram here.Music Credit: Joseph McDade

This episode is all about focussing your writing on your unique gift, and what comes naturally to you. You are here to share  your own magic and medicine with the world at this time, so how can you really step into it? Join us in this episode as Nicola shares her perspective on this.In this Episode:Identifying your uniqueness and what comes easily to youLetting go of the need to create something 100% unique, and learning to find your voice in the overall conversationWriting for clarity, not waiting for clarityHow writing helps you discover your unique gift moreWhy your audience need to hear from YOU (and specifically you!)"Trust your unique voice, trust your unique perspective. Don't let the idea that it's all been said before, hold you back".Links Mentioned:The Unbound Writing MastermindUNBOUND Writing bookThe UNBOUND Writing ChallengeConnect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Music Credit: Joseph McDade

This week, we are continuing on the theme of harnessing the power of your cyclical nature when it comes to your writing and your creativity, and also your life in general.This week I have another guest and Unbound writer Ali Roe. Ali is the founder of Ali Roe Creative; she has been a member of the Unbound writing mastermind,  a writer and visual artist. Creativity is really baked into everything that Ali does and how she shows up in the world. In this episode:- The cyclical nature of creativity - How Ali discovered personal ways to honour her cyclical nature- The link between burnout and overriding your creative needs- Unbinding yourself from the pressure of linear living and working- What working unbound means to Ali- The transformative nature of cycles and seasons- Harnessing cyclical power and creativityLinks Mentioned:The Unbound Writing MastermindUNBOUND Writing bookConnect with Ali on her website here.Connect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Music Credit: Joseph McDade

Angie Northwood is the author of Take Off Your Armour and Have a Cup of Tea with the UNBOUND press.Nicola joins Angie in this episode to chat about living life unbound and working with our cyclical nature.In this episode:- How Angie began following her cycles of life and tuned into her unbound life.- How Angie tuned into her own cyclical nature and stepped out of the system.- How the menopause helped Angie tune into being a cyclical being.- The significance of connection to the moon and the seasons.- How the menopause can be a truly transformational time.- How tuning into our cyclical nature at a deep level we can become unstoppable forces of creative power.- How we really can reclaim the crone, and what the word really means.Links Mentioned:The Unbound Writing MastermindUNBOUND Writing bookMiranda GrayConnect with Angie on her website here.Angie's book Take Off Your Armour and Have a Cup of Tea is here, and Reclaiming The Crone is forthcoming with The UNBOUND Press.Connect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Music Credit: Joseph McDade

Our creativity is affected, influenced and inspired by cycles in life.From cycles of the moon, our menstrual cycles, project cycles, life cycles, creative cycles - looking at your writing from an unbound, cyclical nature can be so free-ing and empowering as you write your book.In this episode:- Recognising and harnessing different cycles- The cycles of the creative process of writing- The power of the void and action- How the cyclical nature of writing can be so powerful"My invitation to you, through this month, as we're exploring, this is to really start noticing how your own creative energies and impulses and flow and shift from day to day and throughout the day."Links Mentioned:The Unbound Writing MastermindUNBOUND Writing bookConnect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Music Credit: Joseph McDade

In this Episode, Nicola takes us behind the scenes of her new book, 'UNBOUND Writing'.Unbound Writing is released on October 1st, and it's all about how to write the transformational book that you are really here to write at this specific time."I think the key is always to get out of our heads as much as possible and come into the knowing of our bodies".In this Episode:- How Nicola came to write UNBOUND Writing- The journey from writing UNBOUND, to starting The UNBOUND Press, to this book coming into the world- How Nicola had to live the book to write it- How the live UNBOUND Masterminds and this podcast informed the book- The radical self trust needed to write a transformational book- How Nicola is launching the book"I really feel like this is something that happens when you write a book, you anchor more deeply into your unique magic and your unique gifts."Links Mentioned:The Unbound Writing MastermindUNBOUND Writing bookConnect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Music Credit: Joseph McDade

As we continue with the pleasure theme this month on The UNBOUND Writer's Club, Nicola interviews intuitive copywriter, Lorraine Pannetier.In this episode:- What it means to follow your intuition- How to feel into your purpose- What intuitive writing looks like for Lorraine- How giving yourself permission to do what you need in the moment can lead to more creativity- How intuition feeds into our lives, our work, and our soul purpose - Creating space to be the best version of yourself- Letting go of the struggle with writing and finding a process of ease and pleasureLinks Mentioned:The Unbound Writing MastermindConnect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Connect with Lorraine on Instagram and her website here.Music Credit: Joseph McDade

Continuing with the pleasure theme this month on The UNBOUND Writer's Club, Nicola talks about writing in a way that lights you up, in this bite-sized episode.In this episode:- Why writing on other people's pain points may not work for you - How allowing what lights you up leads the way to more magic in your work- How pleasure can lead us to discover more about ourselves through writing- How the energy of writing about what lights us up infuses your work with a different energy.Links Mentioned:The Unbound Writing MastermindThe Magical Portal ProjectLeonie DawsonConnect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Music Credit: Joseph McDade

In this episode, Nicola speaks to Unbound Press author Anna Sansom.Anna's book, Desire Lines, was published in 2019 by The UNBOUND Press.Anna's book is incredibly powerful in many ways, and her writing process through the lens of pleasure is such a deep and fascinating topic.In this Episode:- How Anna started writing erotica- How she explored her own sexuality through writing- Why Anna is passionate about women giving themselves permission to explore their sexual selves and their desires- The three audiences for erotica; yourself, your lover/partner, and a wider audience- How living UNBOUND and your writing as your sexual self are so closely linked- How we discover ourselves through our writing, and how that applies to pleasure and sexuality- How infusing our writing with pleasure and being in our body infuses work with a whole new UNBOUND layer of alchemyLinks Mentioned:Anna's book, Desire Lines.Connect with Anna on her website, and on InstagramThe Unbound Writing MastermindConnect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Music Credit: Joseph McDade

In this Episode, as we carry on with the theme of abundance, Nicola walks us through 10 specific ways to attract clients and create an income right throughout your book writing journey.A really key aspect of the Unbound writing process is that you don't have to wait until your book is out there in the world to start creating an income and receiving the benefit of it.In this episode:How to to take your audience behind the scenes on the journey with you.How you can create a mastermind or group experience as you're writing your book.How podcasts can help you create your book material and build your audience.How a retreat can help you to find material and inspiration.Run a book club or circle related to your bookHow to use taster, bite sized chunks of your work to create material and also build an audienceHow events and community projects can build an audience and create momentumLinks mentioned:Jo's book, Brilliance UnboxedJo Casey's Podcast Coursehttps://www.retreatandgrowrich.comhttps://elitriercommunities.comhttps://nicolahumber.com/unbound-writing-prompts/The Magical Portal ProjectThe Unbound Writing MastermindConnect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Music Credit: Joseph McDade

UNBOUND books arrive in many different ways, and each author has their own process as they allow their book to come through.In this episode, Nicola talks to Jo Gifford, who is both an author with The UNBOUND Press, and a team member behind the scenes.In this episode:How writing isn’t as you imagine it to beHow Jo’s books arrived for her and what being an UNBOUND writer means How Jo made time for her books around busy projectsHow Brilliance Unboxed made it’s impact in the worldHow book #3 arrived, and how it appeared How the UNBOUND Mastermind helped Jo in her processHow the book made itself known to JoHow the book changed Jo’s life as she lived itHow the book unfolded with easeHow joy finds abundance through human connectionHow Jo started a group and created an energetic space intuitively and away from the noiseLinks Mentioned:The Unbound Writing MastermindJo's book, Brilliance UnboxedConnect Your Brilliance (Jo's group)Connect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Connect with Jo on Instagram, her website, or via email.Music Credit: Joseph McDade

Abundance can mean so much more than money, or financial abundance.An abundance of time, of space, of nature, creativity, connection - they are all things we can experience an abundance of, and can be infused into your writing.In this episode, Nicola invites us to think about how to create abundance for ourselves as writers and for our soul family audiences as we write, the UNBOUND way.In this episode:How to allow abundance to come through in the way that you writeHow to be conscious about where and how you write to allow more abundanceOpening up a sense of possibility about where and how you writeWhy we need to think about how you want to feel during the writing process, and how you want your reader to feelWhy the energy that goes into your writing is as important as what you writeHow your writing creates activationHow to tune into abundant thinking, and how you can write from that space Why we need to challenge thoughts of not-enoughness and reframe them Links Mentioned:The Unbound Writing MastermindConnect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Music Credit: Joseph McDade

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 signTrusting the process of not needing to have a structure as your book comes throughOften a structure drops later in the process of writing when we allow ourselves to sit with the mess of writingHow the structure of Nicola’s book, UNBOUND, became clear late in the writing processHow to sit with the desire to create structure and be present with the magic of the mess in the unknowingHow 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 onWhat 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 formsConsider your own journey and your own story over your lifetimeMerging your story and the journey of your readers allows for magic to happenGive yourself permission to tell your story in a different wayEven with a structure in place, you don’t have to write in a linear wayYour book and your UNBOUND Self might have different ideas about how to writeA 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 itStructure 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 MastermindConnecting With Your Book visualisationConnect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Music Credit: Joseph McDade

In this episode, Nicola talks to UNBOUND Press author Tara Jackson.Tara's first book, EMBODIED, was released last year on July 11.Her next book, EMBODIED BUSINESS is coming out on November 11 with the UNBOUND Press.In this episode:- Listen in on what being an UNBOUND Writer means to Tara- Discover how Tara’s second book arrived for her- Hear about what stories Tara had to unbind herself from in order to write her first book (and her second!)- Learn how the structure arrived for Tara, much to her surprise!- Hear what Tara’s main learnings were from writing her first book and tuning into her second one- How Tara’s process changed her as the author- How Tara’s book had an energy and life of it’s own- How Tara’s writing process works for herLinks mentioned:UNBOUND Writing MastermindConnect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here. Connect with Tara:Website: https://www.empathpreneurs.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/empathpreneurs/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empathpreneurscommunity/Music Credit: Joseph McDade

Many of us feel held back from writing a book because there is a feeling that we need to be "the" expert, or that we don't know enough.In this episode, Nicola breaks down three reasons why you don't have to be an expert to write a book, and why it's actually more transformative for your reader if you take them on a journey with you.You can be a contributor rather than an expert: Come from a place of contribution rather than a place of knowing everything on a subject. When we come from a place of being in service, there is something freeing in that.You can write a book that activates rather than simply provides information There are three types of books: - Expert books that provide information - Books that provide inspiration - Books that provide a sense of activation  Books that activate encourage the readers to take action; something changes within them. You are activated and transformed as you write it, and your readers experience a sense of activation as they read it. It’s not about the information you are proving in your book, it’s about the experience you go through as you write it, and the experience your readers have as they read it. It’s powerful when you focus on the journeyWhen you share your journey as you experience it, the question of being an expert doesn’t come into it. The fact you are being called to write a book is no accident.Even if you are a beginner in a subject, there is something so authentic about taking the readers on a journey with you as you learn. You invite your readers to come with you. Trust your own perspective.Be 100% who you are and write from that place. Links mentioned:Denise Duffield ThomasUNBOUND Writing MastermindConnect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook here.Music Credit: Joseph McDade