Thursday, 10/23 

Welcome Drinks: Mix & Mingle with fellow authors

A huge part of getting across the finish line of writing your book is your environment, and most importantly - who's in it. On our first night, you will:

• Connect with other aspiring authors (aka the 1% Club)
• Be in a room filled with a collective intention & visionary energy
• Optional: Identify an Accountability Partner to keep you motivated through the weekend and beyond!

This is a sober event to maximize your brain's cognitive function for the weekend ;-)

*Sponsored by Gruvi (N/A Wine & Beer)

Friday, 10/24: AM Session

Stepping into Worthiness: Becoming the Published Author

We live in the age of information where you can scour the internet for a step by step plan on "how to write a book", but the truth is - NOTHING can happen without Belief behind it.

In our first deep dive session, we will be:

• Exploring and releasing our fears in an interactive and sacred space
• Building confidence through past shame and judgment
• Reclaiming our worth through bonding exercises
• Owning our Author Identity in the spiritual to bring it into the material
• Excavating our TRUE "Why" (past the superficial) to root us in our mission to withstand the journey

Friday, 10/24: PM Session

Unleash your Truth: Voice as our Most powerful Writing Tool

After we release our shame and fear behind us, we are ready to step into Truth. 

We often can have a transformative experience on the inside, but it's the integration of that experience into our outer world that signals to everything around us that we are ready. 

In this session we will:

• Step into our future visions and speak into the Universe all that we are creating
• Practice public storytelling to our fellow authors
• Gently push our comfort zone into being seen on our next level (exciting partner exercise to be revealed )
• Overview of helpful writing tips & tricks to apply through the writing process

As Day 1 lays the groundwork for Day 2, you will be sent back with light prompts to journal on for our future sessions.

Saturday, 10/25: AM Session

Storytelling Breakout Sessions: The Framework is Born

Here is where we get down and dirty into your stories and most importantly, Writing!

Having an aligned and visionary team of support is a huge way we are able to stay bolstered in our believe through what can be a very confronting process (the manuscript development process that is!). 

We will be breaking everyone into groups, led by successful published authors from Landon Hail Press:

• Discussing the ups and downs of the process, and tips on how to maintain your motivation and belief
• Sharing constructive feedback on writing & storytelling
• Unpacking your stories and book direction / workshopping titles & ideas
• Breaking down your writing applying the Compelling Storytelling Framework through Conflict, Action, Resolution
• Extracting lessons and common themes for cohesive writing

Saturday, 10/25: PM Session

Map It Out & Let It Flow

At this point a very strong foundation has been laid for you to get writing! Here is when we will retreat back to our own world's and invite you to dive into your manuscript draft. There is no one way to write a book, and the way to write a book is to = WRITE!

In this session, you are welcome to:

• Meet with an Accountability Buddy
• Call on SJ for guidance
• Map out your book with all of the tools and processes covered in previous sessions
• Write in a total stream of consciousness (editing is for later!)
• Voice memo your book on a walk (you can transcribe this later!)
• Write with a pen and paper in a journal (you can dictate this later!)

...Whatever feels aligned with where you are at in the process! Allowing this part to be a little messy and chaotic means you are in your full expression, which allows your book to be fully YOU.

*We will close with a sharing circle and touch points with SJ to keep momentum flowing beyond the retreat