Welcome to
TEMPORARY INSANITY!
CREATIVE ACCOUNTABILITY COACHING
for artists, creative types, procrastinators, the neurospicy, writers, tired moms, and anyone else who needs a deadline
Finish what you start, one season at a time.
If you need to reignite your creative practice or have always wanted to start one, I can help. If you struggle to finish projects, I’m your gal. If you need someone to ask “Did you get it done?” you’re in the right place. I will pleasantly pester you toward your goal, give you boosts (or kicks in the butt) along the way, and push you toward the finish line.
Who do I think I am?
TARYN STICKRATH-HUTT
CDO (Chief Deadline Officer), Tough Love Taskmaster, Milestone Maven, Goalboss
Filmmaker, writer, fine artist, teacher, procrastinator
Former Walt Disney Imagineer and recipient of a Themed Entertainment Award for Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway in Orlando
Runner up in the 2025 Sisters in Crime PRIDE Award competition for emerging LGBTQIA+ crime writers
I have a million ideas and wavering discipline. I know (I knowww) the futility of self-made deadlines. I work best with some external pressure, and you probably do, too.
Let’s work together!
“All my life I’ve been trying to run the productivity marathon, but it turns out, I’m a sprinter.”
How I Found the Right System
In 2024, I spent the summer sprinting through a first draft of a novel. Exhausted from the nonstop productivity pace I’d been trying to keep, I decided to rush into and through it. No in-depth planning, no plot charts. I made a milestone calendar and wrote for 90 days. The manuscript was rough, but it was done.
A too-short, too-messy but done first draft is worth its weight in gold.
Why did that crazy summer work? Because I constantly reminded myself that this was simply one season. It was temporary insanity! For three months, I took shortcuts, I was a little more tired, and I slightly ignored my family. I had momentum on my side. Then, I could stash away the manuscript, let it simmer, and get back to it when I was ready.
I carry this confidence into all of my projects now.
I did the same thing for my latest film. It was dragging along and needed some fire. So we set a seemingly impossible deadline and raced toward it. We ended up with a nearly finished film, a to-do list of finishing touches, and way more energy for the project than we’d had before. Six months later, the film screened in its first festival and started finding its audience.
