Welcome to the end of performative writing.
This is what happens when you start writing in rhythm—your voice becomes clear, and your work begins to hold.
Hi, I’m Jacqueline.
I didn’t set out to build a writing methodology.
I was trying to figure out how to keep writing without forcing myself to do it. At one point, I was stuck in Corporate America, wishing I could leave the commute and Spanx behind so I could write all day from my cozy home office. Plus some cute cafes, of course.
Fast forward through three layoffs, hesitating to write my first full-length book, only to force myself to do it in 30 days, ignore it for a year, then work on it in spurts.
I Needed a Way of Writing That Didn’t Burn Me Out
The old way: 5:00 a.m. wake-up calls, ignoring my business and my body.
Writing has always been how I make sense of things. I don’t know what I think about something until I write it.
A notebook or a blank Google Doc is where I go to hear myself clearly.
But when I started trying to turn it into something consistent—relentless content, posting multiple times a day, overly structured and rigid, output—it stopped working.
I would:
Start and stop. 30 days of writing daily, followed by nothing for a year.
Overthink every sentence, wondering if I sounded smart enough.
feel like I was pushing words that didn’t quite land.
I had notebooks and digital file folders stuffed with inspiration for “someday.”
It was that the way I was trying to write didn’t match how I actually wanted to live.
So I stopped forcing myself to write
Not in a dramatic way. It was a quiet shift. I started ignoring the imaginary content publishing schedule I was so set on sticking to.
And I started paying attention to my body’s clues, the weather outside my office window, and even the moon.
I kept a journal, noting nature’s rhythms and how my writing flowed—or didn’t—day by day. My little experiment showed me how, when nature changed, and I changed too, that the writing would change.
And over a few months, I noticed the patterns.
The problem wasn’t discipline. I climbed the corporate ladder, racked up promotions, and hit every goal I went after. I can effort well.
It was a rhythm.
When I worked with my natural rhythm, words flowed. I knew when to write certain things, when to edit, and especially—when to rest.
I applied this approach to everything:
writing books
content creation, like blogs and essays
even how I eat, move, and live
What I Do Now
I work with creatives and founders who know they have something to say—but can’t seem to get it to come out in a way that feels good and lands with their clients or readers.
Some are building bodies of work in books, poetry, and blogs, and some are trying to find their voice again. Maybe even for the first time.
Instead of starting with “what should you write?” We cross the threshold into letting the work arrive. We notice nature’s rhythm, and then begin to move with it. We create a sacred structure, giving your words a place to safely land. Then, we work with them.
This is identity-level work, not just writing coaching
Most people think their writing problems are about grammar, consistency, and ideas—they’re not.
They’re about who you believe you are when you write.
They’re about the stories that run under the surface.
When you clear those patterns, something remarkable happens:
Writing doesn’t become easier because you forced yourself to push through it.
It becomes easier because you worked with the energy and became a person who writes.
The school you’re reading about now began as the space I needed to finally write my own books—the same ones I’d been circling for years but was too afraid to finish.
We all need to start somewhere.
What’s most important is that we start.
Here’s where you can start today.
I write regularly on Substack—about voice, rhythm, and what it actually looks like to build a body of work over time.
→ Read Energy First Writing on Substack
If you’re ready for more focused support:
→ Apply for Mentorship (copy, content, voice)
→ Explore Book Coaching (structure, development, editing)
Pour a cacao latte & let’s get to know each other.
Before becoming a full-time writing coach, I was laid off 3 times in 5 years (2x from the same company), proving that “setbacks” lead to our greatest successes.
Libra Sun, Pisces Moon, Aries Rising
2/5 Generator
A first-generation Canadian who has moved 14 times in the past 22 years, across 2 countries and 5 states, I can tell you that all moves were for fun and adventure.
My multi-hypenate career:
A secret shopper in the car repair industry
Project management for billion-dollar federal government programs
Teaching plant-based cooking classes for busy people
Crisis communications at BlackBerry
Communications & change management consulting
Today:
3-time author with more in the works
Writing coach for your book & blogs
Founder of The Intuitive Writing School
Writing regular essays on Substack
Podcast host of How Women Write
What intuitive writing really is
Intuitive writing is:
Listening inward
Trusting body-based signals
Letting words come from alignment, not pressure
Writing with cycles
Your intuition doesn’t live in logic. It lives in your body — in sensations, emotions, and inner impulses. When the body feels safe, words flow naturally and effortlessly.
Here, you learn to trust that voice.
Let’s write what’s inside you
Whether you want to:
write your book
grow your business with authentic content
express who you truly are
finally finish what you’ve been circling forever
… you can.
Your story isn’t lost.
It’s waiting.
You just need a safe space to say yes.
And that is exactly what The Intuitive Writing School gives you.
