# The Mess is Where the Magic Happens

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Podcast: [B is for Book Coach](https://stenobird.com/podcast/b-is-for-book-coach-7053636)
Published: 2026-02-16T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://bisforbookcoach.substack.com/p/the-mess-is-where-the-magic-happens
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Duration seconds: 430

## Resource

Welcome back to B is for Book Coach . Today, we’re making space for the mess. Do you remember the old Reese’s candy campaign, “There’s no wrong way to eat a Reese’s”? In retrospect, this was probably meant to counter KitKat’s “break me off a piece of that KitKat bar” methodology. KitKat might not be my favorite candy, but their approach makes sense. Simplicity is appealing. So when I talk about simplified templates and processes and systems for writing (and I get a smidge of irritation in my voice), I don’t blame them either. When you’re looking back and forth between the intricacy of a completed book and the mish-mash that is your concept-in-progress…well, it’s natural to want it all broken into pieces. I’m just a “no wrong way to eat a Reese’s” kind of person. - Becoming the candymaker - Getting comfortable in the test kitchen - Finding your own recipe for writing Enjoying this space? It takes all of us to create it together! When you become a one-time or ongoing Momentum Partner , two things happen. First, you get to join a small but growing group of folks who pop in for Office Hours twice a month to sort out their content and travel this journey together. Second, you add to the Mutual Momentum fund , which helps to bring deeper development support to authors who need more than just space to get started. You can create a one-time boost of Momentum , or subscribe to keep the forward movement going for us all. Get full access to B is for Book Coach at bisforbookcoach.substack.com/subscribe

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