Do you have a book you want to write, but you’re unsure how to get it written?

Are you passionate about a subject,
but unclear how to channel that into book form?

Are you daunted by the idea of writing
something soooo freaking long?!

Are you unsure how to get that great idea from your head, heart or soul into a book that’s ready to be published? 

If you answered yes to any of the above,
this online course could be for you!

For most people, the idea of writing a book feels daunting.
Let’s be honest; it can be a lot of work to write a book.
It can also be challenging to structure that knowledge
so it delivers a clear stream of information,
gradually deepening someone’s understanding of a subject. 

How do you keep it interesting? 
How can you take people on a journey?
How do you avoid regurgitating other people’s teachings?
We’ll answer all these questions and more.

Week 1 – seeding the vision

There are so many ways to write a book, they are almost infinite! Is it your personal journey? Or is it bunch of your favourite recipes, tools or spiritual practices? Is it presenting a ground-breaking new theory of how we can see the world? Or sharing wisdom through the vehicle of a mythic story? 

By looking at other best-selling authors and their books we will be inspired by them as we muse upon: 

– How can you best shape your message so it communicates to others? 

– How can you light other people up through the power of your words?

– How do you take others on a journey? 

– How can you involve them fully in the adventure?  

But firstly, we need the seed of the idea, if we intend to grow a mighty forest of books from it!

During this week we will discover ways to vision for our entire book, using meditation and visioning processes to dial into our heart and soul and discover the seed of this book you are here to write. 

It’s the picture you see in your mind eye… of the baby that wants to birth through you. That is the seed. That is your beginning! 

Once seen we summarise the idea into a sentence, or maybe even a paragraph (or a few pages). From this tiny seed your entire book will grow! 

Week 2 – Discovering your chapter structure

Once upon a time, I set off for a grand adventure into the Big Fat Forest of Writing. I wanted to write about How to Meditate in the City. I wrote until there were so many pages I almost drowned under them! 

But what I’d forgotten along the way was to create a clear chapter structure. It’s like the secret map that guides you to Eden. Because if you don’t know where you’re going, you might lose yourself in the Big Fat Forest. But if you have a map – with an X that marks the spot of where you want to guide your reader to – then it’s about 77% easier to write your book! Believe me (and my failed meditation book that never saw the light of day!).

How do you know what your chapter structure might look like? Because you know about your seed and its vast potential. You also know your subject… or you should do. If you don’t, it’s time to dive into some research to get ready. 

OR switch the subject to something you know about

OR get ready for a serious up-leveling by directly downloading knowledge from the Gods, the Goddesses or Higher Consciousness itself!  

As we draft our structure we work out the optimum trail of golden nuggets we could scatter to guide our reader all the way to the pot of gold you have for them. 

Week 3 – Detailed chapter downloads

Now we zoom into the writing of an individual chapter, and within that, we’ll look at…

What might fit into each chapter? How long should any one chapter be?

What kind of things might you fit into a chapter?

Are there practices, tools and techniques?

Is it pure theory? If it is theory, how do you keep it interesting? 

We’ll look at specific examples of successful books within the realm of mind body spirit and personal development, and what they have covered in their chapters. Then we get you working on your own unique chapter structure, to download the next level of overview content.

At this stage we start flying closer to the terrain, to the detail. Are there key points you have to cover to discuss a subject? If so, what are they?

Can Chat GPT or other AI tools help in any way, or should you run from them with a mad dash? How can you best brainstorm to start filling in the details, drawing from your extensive knowledge? I’ll give you tools for brainstorming so you start filling out the detail for each chapter.

This is the detailed map of the terrain, so you start seeing it in 3D (or 5D, 7D or 9D depending on your reality filters!)

Week 4 – Discover your Flow-State of writing

I believe EVERYONE has a state of flow they can enter into. If you can find your optimum way to enter the flow state for your writing, you can Next-Level your writing output.

Sometimes the world falls away and there are an endless succession of words pouring through you. Perhaps it feels like it’s from you, perhaps it feels like it’s inspired by the muse or simply by all you know. Or perhaps it feels like the universe is hooking you up to the most amazing source of infinite wisdom. It may not feel like it’s from you, but it’s pouring through you. This is the flow state.

Meditation, breathwork, dance, I’ve used plenty of tools over the years to get me into a flow state of consciousness before I write. Why? Because when I do, some amazing things pour through me…. like the first draft of Egyptian Tantric Secrets which poured through me in 9 days. 80,000 words. 9 days. Seriously. I’d never written as much as that in my life. But I was in the zone. I was in da flow! And you can be too!

Once you find your way to enter the flow, then you’ll know how to utilise the higher mind and the whole brain to bring about some Next-Level Content… after all, shouldn’t we be engaging all parts of ourselves in this creation process? When you do, you begin pouring out paragraph after paragraph. Don’t worry about getting the words perfect when you are in Creation’s First Flow. That all comes in the editing. Right now, ITS ALL ABOUT DA FLOW!

Week 5 to 8 – the writing sprint challenge

Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write 50,000 words in one month!

Honestly, I freaked out when I first heard that idea. 50,000 words in a month?! Are you crazy?!  

Many years ago, I heard about ‘NaNoWriMo’ AKA The National Writers Month Challenge. Their challenge is to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. But that challenge works just as well for non-fiction writers like you and me. 

It sounds like a lot of words, right? Except, is it really?  Let’s do some math and see… divide 50,000 words by 30 days = 1666 words per day to hit your target.

Now think about that a bit more… can you write 1666 words in a day? Of course you can! In fact most people can probably write 1666 words in 1 or 2 hours… well… so long as you don’t let your Inner Perfectionist Over Analyse Everything to Death!

I have some Secret Keys to help you side step that Inner Perfectionist to enable you to write at speed. 

Once you learn how to park the perfectionist, you are ready to sprint – download – or channel your first draft into existence! 

Week 9 – The Big Picture Edit
(AKA the sword is mightier than the pen)

Now you have a bunch of wonderful words on the page. It might well be rough around the edges, and that’s totally fine because now we begin to edit.

Fair warning: editing can take a whole lot longer than the writing sprint. AND – the more time you spend honing and polishing your diamond, the more it will shine upon its final unveiling to the world!

How do we start honing our words? Firstly, we look from the bigger picture view, not getting lost sentence by sentence. Instead we look chapter by chapter and paragraph by paragraph at the content and assess: is this useful? Is it not? Is it essentially a repetition of the previous paragraph? In which case, can I condense the two into one and save some time?

It’s like we’re reading someone else’s work and we take our little red pen and make some notes in the margins like this:

‘This could be clearer.’ ‘This is a repeat of the last paragraph – merge the two.’

‘Do I need this meditation practice here or should I move it?’

This bit here I’m getting bored. Can I make it more engaging?  

ESSENTIAL KEY: This is not a line edit. That’s another stage of the editing process. This is broad stroke editing. Why does it help to edit broad to start with? Because it can save TONNES of time in the edit further down the line.  

Week 10 – How to line edit like a ninja

Now we start getting way more pedantic! We welcome back our Inner Perfectionist, who can now have a veritable Perfectionist Party!

Line by line we ask & analyse…. is that as clear as it could be? Could it be clearer?

Is that sentence a bit too wordy? Do I need to tighten it up?

We look at how to CRAFT our sentences, to make them the most coherent and powerful transmission possible. Or the clearest & most succinct conversation.

Not beating around the bush, we go straight to the heart of the message. At this stage, I will work with you, reading some of your work if you consent to this.

We’ll go through and analyze how to improve your sentence structure. How to take what you have and polish it, making it the strongest possible delivery of your information, without losing the essential message. 

We focus in on ‘How Can I Clarify My Point Even More?’

This is when we lovingly transform the rough gem stone of the first draft into a perfect diamond, gradually polishing it towards perfection. 

Week 11 – the finest detail (precision edits to sharpen your message)

Now we zoom in even closer to the power of the word. The potency of recognizing how one single word can have a massive impact on everyone’s understanding of what’s being talked about. We look at that through examples from our own texts – yours and mine – and through analysis of how other authors have written and communicated to their audience.

The power of the word – don’t take it for granted! For in a single word is contained a universe. If every single word is a spell – in which we are SPELLING OUT – weaving magic with our words…. then what magic are you weaving with the power of your words? Here we connect in with Thoth, Egyptian God of Writing & Wisdom, to feel the deeper spiritual transmission of the power of the word. 

Will using the word ‘God’ enamour your audience? Or set them running for the hills? Will using the term ‘phantasmagorical’ make your reader want to read on, or lose them completely?

Are you speaking to someone who already knows about personal development or a total newbie? Because you may need a very different language depending on who it is you are speaking to.

The more you understand your ideal reader, the easier it becomes to speak to them. Maybe you know who you’re speaking to because you meet them regularly through your work. Or maybe you need to go find some ideal readers and see if your language is really connecting with them.

Week 12 – how to get your book out into the world

In this final week, we look at how to get your book out into the world. We will consider the 3 main options available to you:

• Pitch to Agents
• Seek out a Publisher
• Or Self-Publish

So long as your book gets out into the world in some way – that is the most important factor. We look at the advantages and disadvantages of the different options of self-publishing versus traditional publishing. We weigh up the pros and cons of each so you can start making your own personal decision on which one is best for you.

For those interested to pitch to publishers or agents, I’ll provide you with templates and a breakdown of submission requirements, including sample query letters, book proposals, and marketing summaries you need to prepare to pitch for large-scale publication.

For those interested to self-publish I’ll share with you how I do it. I’ll walk you through my book cover and interior design process. I’ll show you the tools I work with that help me as a writer and publisher. I’ll share with you my experience of publishing on Amazon and other platforms – and how to go about making your book a #1 best-seller.

KNOW YOU ARE NOT ALONE ON YOUR writing journey…  

If you’re a yes to it, we will identify someone in our online course group to buddy you up with. You’ll be able to support one another as you navigate through your writing process, sharing wins and challenges. You’ll also be there for one another if either of you gets stuck in their creative process and need a compassionate ear to speak to, or a sounding board for anything.

As we journey towards having something written and polished – be it a few chapters or even more – we open to the possibility of getting feedback from our buddy or from others we respect. 

Before we open to giving and receiving feedback, we get clear as a group on how best to give helpful, constructive criticism to support another writer. We also look at how to avoid harsh criticism. This can be hurtful or even damaging to any writer’s journey towards being published. So, we’ll nip that in the bud before its even showed its ugly (and uncreative) head.

We’ll find the most loving ways to help one another become better writers. With this kind of supportive feedback, we move ever closer towards publication.

There may still be a long way to finish your entire book, but we are right on the path, and we are moving ever forwards with our creation!