Day 2 – Get Published – detailed text

Whether you just love writing, or you’re contemplating writing a book, or you’re physically writing a book (at any stage of completion), or if you’re dreaming of someday writing a book, this ‘writing and publishing’ workshop is for you.

During this workshop, you will learn about the publishing industry (the good, bad and ugly), how to pitch a manuscript, what it REALLY means to be ‘offered a contract’, and what your alternatives are to signing your manuscript over to a publisher – and what it really gets you if you do. Learn how to effectively promote yourself as an author by using social media, establishing a profile, getting your work ‘out there’, building an audience, marketing and branding yourself and earning an income from your writing, both short term and long term.

Learn about the pros and cons of being published:

• How to properly submit a manuscript
• Your chances of being ‘picked up’ by a publishing house
• Advances and Royalties
• Publishing Contracts
• Distribution – Getting your books into shops and overseas
• Copyright and protecting yourself as an author
• Promotion and Publicity

And learn about the pros and cons of being self-published

Learn how to turn your writing hobby into a career as an author by asking yourself:

• Who am I writing for?
• What am I writing?
• When will I begin / finish writing?
• Why am I writing?

For example, are you writing for your own pleasure? Are you writing to get a publishing deal (do you really know what a publishing deal is or what the term means)? Or are you writing to inspire others?

Learn how to effectively promote yourself as an author by establishing a profile, getting your work ‘out there’, building an audience, and marketing and branding yourself and earning an income from your writing, both short term and long term.

You will also learn:

• the difference between ‘creating’ and ‘editing’
• the importance of writing every day (even if it’s only for 30 mins)
• why it’s important for a book to ‘feel good’ in your hands
• how your favourite author can inspire your own writing
• how to overcome writer’s block (walk away, etc)
• intuitive writing; using your gut instinct as a writer when it comes to editing, etc
• what your writing routine is as a writer (mood, environment, etc)
• writer’s tips (re-reading, printing out, relaxation, etc)
• the four main archetypes that make a writer (what archetype are you?) The thought of writing a book is a daunting one at best for many people, but when you understand the ‘4 Author Archetypes’, the process becomes easier and far less confronting. By learning of the ‘Four Author Archetypes’, and determining which one relates to you, you will begin to understand how you can access your inherent wisdom to support your role as a writer.
• the four main motives that inspire all writers (what motivates you as a writer?)
• the four methods that govern all writers (what method do you tend to use as a writer?)
• the four questions that all writers need to ask to anchor their intentions
• the four seasons and how they energetically influence all writers (what season energetically rules and inspires you as a writer?)
• the four influences that can help explain the muses or blocks that affect all writers
• the daily tasks that all writers might do to ensure creativity and flow
• some activities designed to abolish your inherent fears as a writer; fears that tend to hamper creativity and block us as writers
• quickly realise that the process of writing your inspirational masterpiece will become one of ease and flow.
• learn that understanding the way we write, when we choose to write and even the way we view our role as a writer can help us get the most out of our natural abilities as a writer.
• understand that even if you do not believe you’ve got what it takes be an author, you have a strong message that needs to be shared and that, in itself, is a catalyst powerful enough to awaken your life’s purpose.