Giving Yourself Permission to Write - Your Book Is In There

Your Book Is In There

Giving Yourself Permission to Write

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Have you been carrying a story inside you — for years, maybe decades — but never quite given yourself permission to begin? In this episode, Inger shares the personal journey that led her to finally write Veiled Halos after nearly thirty years of “someday.” From the galvanizing moment that pulled the story out of her head, to the unexpected magic of learning to write in scenes, to the humbling (and ultimately right) feedback from her editorial review — this episode is an honest look at what it really takes to go from dreamer to writer. Whether your book is a family story, a memoir, a travelogue, or a world you’ve been building in your imagination, this one’s for you.

Show Notes

0:00 – Welcome & introduction
0:22 – Three listeners who decided to start writing their books
1:35 – Why so few people actually write the book they dream about
2:00 – What a “galvanizing moment” is and why every book starts with one
2:13 – Giving yourself permission to begin
2:31 – The story behind Veiled Halos and thirty years of “someday”
3:01 – Empty nesting and the story that came back louder
4:03 – The moment Inger gave herself permission to try
4:17 – The deluge: when the writing took over
4:49 – First conversation with a hybrid publisher
5:55 – The real writing begins: turning outlines into scenes
6:11 – The magic of transporting a reader (with a live example)
7:33 – Finishing the manuscript and the editorial review
8:17 – Revision isn’t failure — it’s refinement
8:53 – Those characters finally existed in the world
9:42 – How writing changed Inger as a person
10:33 – The shift from someone with a story to someone who thinks like a writer
10:49 – The unwritten books people carry inside them
11:33 – Most writers don’t begin with confidence — they begin with curiosity
12:08 – What really separates dreamers from writers
12:17 – Inger’s challenge: What is your galvanizing moment?
13:17 – The perfect moment doesn’t come first — the writing does
13:19 – Your action steps: just start
14:09 – Connect with Inger & share your galvanizing moment
14:23 – Coming up: author interviews in future episodes

Resources Mentioned

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
On Writing by Stephen King
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg

Find more tools, warnings, and honest guidance on the Resources page.

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