A memoir of personal stories, experiences, and tips from Archuleta's journey as a writer, The Anxious Writer offers guidance, encouragement, and motivation for writers with anxiety. With methods to control and redirect emotions and thoughts efficiently, The Anxious Writer encourages writers to use their imagination and creativity to make anxiety work in their favor.
 
Embracing anxiety to become more present is one of the main lessons Archuleta teaches, which fosters self-empowerment to improve the writerhood experience. A hopeful handbook for writers at all levels, The Anxious Writer features real and relatable experiences as opportunities to practice and learn and invites writers to change the stigmas related to writerhood and mental health.