The Whole Writer
The Whole Writer
Nicole Meier
108. How to Know When to Shift
17 minutes Posted Jun 2, 2026 at 7:00 am.
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That quiet, nagging feeling about your manuscript? It might be trying to tell you something important. In this episode, novelist and writing mentor Nicole Meier gets honest about one of the hardest decisions a writer can face: knowing when it's time to set a manuscript aside, pivot your publishing path, or start something new — and how to make that call from a place of clarity rather than fear or desperation. Nicole shares the personal story of shelving her own early novel after receiving rar...