Write What You Don't Know: 10 Steps to Writing with Confidence, Energy, and Flow

A breakthrough method to unlock your imagination and become the writer you were meant to be—whether you’re working on a novel, a memoir, or a poem.

If you’ve ever said, “I want to write a book, but I don’t know where to begin,” this book is your place to start.

Built on 20+ years of creative workshop experience, Write What You Don’t Know introduces the Imaginative Storm method—an energizing, step-by-step approach that helps you get out of your own way and write with flow, confidence, and originality.

Whether you’re writing fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, this method will help you:

• Overcome writer’s block and generate fresh ideas every time you sit down

• Develop your authentic voice—and trust it

• Quiet your inner critic and build a supportive inner coach

• Tap into emotional truth and creative freedom

• Surprise yourself with what’s waiting to be written

This is not just another “how to write” book. Write What You Don’t Know is a guided journey through ten transformative writing sessions, starting with playful prompts and building toward deeper, more personal material. You’ll finish not only with pages you’re proud of—but with a sustainable writing practice you can return to for life.

What Readers Say:

“Not only are your concepts and exercises revolutionary, the writing is so calm, intelligent, funny, warm—it’s inspiring. I love this book. It’s true, excellent, and kick-ass.”
—Kate Christensen, PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author and visiting professor, Iowa Writers' Workshop

“It’s like a writer’s recipe box. You come out creatively nourished, spiritually fed, and full of new stories.”
—Nicole Perlman, screenwriter, Guardians of the Galaxy

“Insightful, fun, and innovative. I felt joy again in the writing process.”
—Jahman Hill, poet, performer of Black Enough, and professor at University of Alabama

“After Imaginative Storm, writer’s block is a myth.”
—Abdullah H. Erakat, journalist

If you’re ready to write more freely, more boldly, and more truthfully—Write What You Don’t Know is your map.

* Perfect for: aspiring authors, blocked writers, lifelong learners, and anyone ready to transform their relationship with writing.