Embodied Authorship: Writing From a Place of Wholeness

We’re gathering a small group of writers for a day of learning a calming, energetically aligned space surrounded by nature. You’ll work with a certified book coach to define and market-test your nonfiction book idea.

The day unfolds as a lovely mingling of contemplations, somatic connection and restorative inward focus paired with short lectures about nonfiction book elements, publishing industry intel, and, of course, time for writing. We’ll get outside, weather permitting, and connect with the grounding energies of nature.

By day’s end, writers will have completed a Mini-Blueprint—an essential book-planning document and a great stress test for their book’s viability in the marketplace. Personalized 1:1 feedback and coaching on your book idea is also included in the workshop pricing.

This is a one-day workshop in Victoria, British Columbia. We’re offering it on Saturday February 28 and again on Sunday March 1, so you can pick the day that works best for you

You’re in the early stages of planning out your nonfiction book. You’ve got an idea that you want to share because you know it’s going to make someone’s life better (and change your own life in the meantime).

Whether it’s a strategy, process, a how-to or a series of teachings, you’re coming to the page with a gift for your fellow humans. There’s a message inside that’s been looking for a way into form, and you’ve chosen to write a book to give your message that form.

This workshop is for people who want to explore whether their nonfiction book would succeed in the marketplace. Your idea doesn’t need to be fully formed, but you do need to have your content and message in mind.

This isn’t a workshop that answers the question, What should my book be about? Rather it answers: Is this a book the world needs now? How does life want to live through me?

This workshop is for writers of all experience levels.

• feedback from a certified book coach on five pages of your writing (after the workshop)

• a 30-minute followup coaching call to talk about your Mini-Blueprint (after the workshop)
• a deeper appreciation of the soul-level purpose behind your book
• greater clarity on your book’s message
• more connection with yourself as a creator, an artist, a giver, an observer…a writer
• somatic practices you can take with you to ground and center yourself at any time, in any situation (year of the Fire Horse? Pff. BRING IT.)

• embodied awareness practices that gently align your energy and thought
• a glorious setting to work in
• a series of short lectures on the different considerations in bringing a nonfiction book to market
• guidance from a book coach as you complete your Mini-Blueprint worksheet
• clarity on the significance of each step of the Mini-Blueprint, and why each consideration matters for your book’s potential in the marketplace
• feedback on your Mini (after the workshop)

This is a full-day workshop, starting at 9:00 a.m. and finishing up at 5:30 p.m.

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Host or Publisher Alex Van Tol & Kathryn Talano