The Stories Writers Tell Themselves Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:49:21 -0400 en-us © 2026 The Stories Writers Tell Themselves yes 7aa392b3-b806-5804-b9e8-c7cf9584c814 Katherine serial false Writers are exceptionally good at telling stories, and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a limited audio series by novelist Katherine Collette about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Ten stories, plus a bonus walking meditation for writers. Listen from the beginning or start with the story that sounds most like yours.

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

]]> Episode 4 - I can't call myself a writer until...

Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

]]> Episode 2 - What if everyone hates my work? 

Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

]]> Katherine Buzzsprout-19644631 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:00:00 -0400 380 1 2 full false BONUS: Walking meditation - Possibility BONUS: Walking meditation - Possibility BONUS - A walking meditation for writers: Possibility 

A walking meditation for writers and creative people who need to get out of their heads and back into a sense of possibility.

Put your headphones on, head outside and walk. This meditation is about where you’re going, what you’re creating, and continuing to move towards it even when you can’t see exactly how everything will unfold.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

]]> BONUS - A walking meditation for writers: Possibility 

A walking meditation for writers and creative people who need to get out of their heads and back into a sense of possibility.

Put your headphones on, head outside and walk. This meditation is about where you’re going, what you’re creating, and continuing to move towards it even when you can’t see exactly how everything will unfold.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

]]> Katherine Buzzsprout-19644612 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:00:00 -0400 90 1 trailer false Episode 1 - The stories we tell ourselves Episode 1 - The stories we tell ourselves Episode 1- The Stories We Tell Themselves 

Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

]]> Episode 1- The Stories We Tell Themselves 

Writers spend a lot of time making up stories and not all of them end up in our books.

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves is a free limited audio series about the stories writers make up about rejection, comparison, success, failure and what everything means, and what happens when we start to see those stories a little differently.

Start with the story that sounds most like yours, or begin at Episode 1.

I'm Katherine Collette, a novelist. I write books for children and adults.

I also help other writers write their books.

For more:

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