the Inspirited Word
Soulful creative support for visionary writers ready to reclaim the radical, transformative magic in their storytelling
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If you’re a writer, you’re probably no stranger to creative blocks, those days when nothing you get on the page feels quite right.

Sometimes, though, the block goes deeper than a passing frustration. Sometimes you look up from the keyboard and discover your writing life has become more like a constant doom spiral than a drafting process.

Instead of telling stories, you’re playing word Tetris with the same five pages and ducking away to make yet another absolutely vital cup of tea, desperately hoping you’ll stop feeling so stuck.



If you have a list of beloved books that changed your life, but can’t finish one of your own drafts to save your life… you might be a disenchanted writer. And that’s not a bad thing to be.

A disenchanted writer isn’t a failure or a fatalist. You’re a seeker and a visionary.



You’re looking for something you’ve lost along the way. Something deeper than craft mechanics and word count goals (although you’ve got those, too).

A disenchanted writer still believes storytelling can be transformative—for yourself, for readers, and for creating a more just, enlivened world.

You still want to create stories that make your bones thrum and your breath sing.

If you didn’t, you wouldn’t be stuck. You’d be following the formulas and building functional little word machines: plot diagrams bolted to character arcs powered by themes. But disenchanted writers don’t want to write books that are all machine, no ghost.

You still have a storyteller’s mythic vision. Now you just need to rekindle the radical potential of your writing process. And once you do, anything is possible.



Ready to write stories that feel inspirited and alive, not mechanical and dead?


“When I asked Mary for editorial feedback, I didn't realize she would help me see my story in a completely new way.

Mary intuitively understood my fictional world and worked with me to clarify my vision. Her feedback was exactly what I needed to deepen my ideas and move forward with a much stronger piece of fiction.

I would work with her again in a heartbeat!”

- Nada, science fiction writer

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PODCAST & PRAXIS CIRCLE

Monthly episodes exploring supportive, intuitive ways to get out of the drafting doom spiral and back onto the labyrinth path of discovery.

Plus, each episode is paired with actionable tools and practices to help you bypass anxiety blocks and reconnect with your creative vision.

Re-enchant your writing practice
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EDITING & COACHING SERVICES

I'm Mary, a writer and editor committed to helping queer, nonbinary, and women creatives access their most powerful storytelling.

Together, we'll make sure your finished manuscript truly captures your deepest vision—so you can finally let it loose on the world.

Re-vision your manuscript

Latest on the pod

Apr
26

16. When to let a story go

Three key questions to help you discern the path forward when the writing gets tough (and what to do when it really is time to let a project go).
1 min read
Mar
29

15. Reclaiming your creative calling

Explore what makes vocation such a powerful idea for creatives, and how reclaiming it might shape your writing.
2 min read
Feb
29

14. Practice vs praxis (Or, getting the real work done)

This month, I get honest about "failing" the classic writing life advice - and share four key threads of much better advice I'm following instead.
3 min read
Jan
29

13. So... what is visionary storytelling, anyway?

Discover what becomes possible when you define true vision for yourself and your stories.
2 min read
Dec
21

12. The creative gift of darkness

Embracing the mystery of the gift can tap you into a creative flow that replenishes you, and helps you boldly and generously share your own gifts with the world.
1 min read
Nov
29

11. Telling the story that breathes

This month, explore how changing our attention can lead to a deeper relationship with our stories – so we can write as living, breathing, imagining storytellers, not as our own worst critics.
3 min read
Oct
27

10. Freedom with form (Or, story structure for optimists)

How can shifting our understanding of structure shift our deepest creative blocks?
1 min read
Sep
29

9. Hearth and horizon: Finding creative center

A true center is also a threshold – a place where if you know the right tricks, the sacred can be smuggled through the seams. This month, we’re telling stories with the trickster.
2 min read
Aug
29

8. When the wound becomes the work

You’ve probably heard this bit of common wisdom before: “You only grow when things are hard.” But what stories do we miss when the wound becomes the whole of the work?
2 min read
Jul
28

7. Valuing your creative vision

If you’re looking for more satisfaction and growth (and even success) in your creative life, it may be time for a new framework: Write toward your values, not your goals.
3 min read