Life Manifesto 
About
You want to make an impact and you know nobody can write your book the way you can, but you’re not a ‘real writer’.
I’m Clare Bunting, a coach and an editor who also writes. I help people get clear on their ideas, work through blocks and carve out time to write their books, so they are one step closer to getting it into the hands of the person who needs to read it.
Do you say things to yourself like ‘I’m not a real writer’, ‘I’ll never be good enough’ and ‘I haven’t got the time to write’.
Imagine never experiencing the work of your favourite writer because they gave up too soon and never got over those beliefs of ‘I’m not good enough’. Now imagine your book in the hands of the person who most needs to read it. Feel how they feel as they turn the pages. See their life unfolding differently now because of reading it.
I know writing can be stressful, but there are ways to ease your struggle and get that book written. By choosing coaching, you’re giving yourself permission to take yourself seriously and create the impact you want to see in the world.
How much time do you spend every week creating – whether that’s painting, writing, or singing in the shower? I love being creative, but up until about five years ago, I denied myself consistent time to do the thing I most enjoyed. When I was about nine, I wrote a book series called High Cliff Towers, which was about a boarding school for rich kids who arrived for the start of the term by… Read More
While I’ve been writing my novel (over the past five years), people have said things to me like, “You’ve been writing that book forever. Isn’t it ready yet?” and, “Oh, you still haven’t finished that novel then.” They look at me sympathetically as if they believe I’m not good enough to have finished a novel, or because they think I’m procrastinating and not motivated enough to finish, or because they imagine me… Read More
