REAL TALK TIME.
"Get published" is not a clear goal.
Understanding the kind of book you're writing, the kind of career you want, and this book's role in that career gives you life-changing clarity on HOW and WHERE you want to be published, and perhaps most of all, WHY — and WHAT exactly getting published will do for you.
Stop making career plans based on outdated industry myths, and develop a real action plan with a real timeline and real, tangible, crystal clear bucket list goals.
Stop trying to do what your favorite author did, and redefine what you want YOUR author journey to look like so that you have an unshakeable confidence.
Revamp your writing routine, writing goals, and writing calendar in a way that is based on your birth chart AND ACTUALLY FUCKING WORKS FOR YOU.
Get clear on your Inner Artist and your Inner Businessperson in a way that's sustainable for the long-term.
You're due for a breakthrough.
aka do you guys ever think about what it would be like to actually finish your book and know what your next steps were like what if
The Practical & the Magical for Finally Getting Published
You are going to learn how to marry the magical with the practical in a way that works for you... AND supports your publishing journey.
You're going to get clear on how to do witchcraft for your professional creative pursuits... AND meet with industry professionals, from Big 5 editors to bestselling authors, who can illuminate the path forward.
You're going to do spells AND make spreadsheets (okay both are optional but you get the vibe!).
And you're going to be more inspired AND focused than ever.
your imposter syndrome is ken; it can come along but it can't drive!
For 10 weeks, from April 26 to June 28, we’ll use your birth chart, the magical power of ritual, conversations with industry pros, and straight up spellcraft to break through to the next level in your publishing journey — and get career-defining clarity on what actually works for you.
8 live rituals. 9 live Q&As. Asynchronous guided meditations. Publishing 101. Witchcraft 101. AND guided walk-throughs from me for publishing spells that actually work.
This is what I needed when I first started on my publishing journey.
Over the last decade of my career as a working writer, I have sold two nonfiction books on proposal (one at auction for six figures) — and worked on numerous projects that went in the drawer. I've taught creative writing to undergraduates and to adults independently continuing their education, from their thirties to their seventies. I have hosted events with publishing experts — and sat on panels with my fellow astrologers and witches. I have written publicly about the pains of being on submission and the book deal spells I've done in the process. Behind the scenes, I have ghost written book proposals and read the astrological birth charts of nearly a thousand working writers and artists — from New York Times bestsellers to freshly minted MFAs — to help them get unstuck and unblocked.
To me, writing and witchcraft are two halves of the same coin. So I thought: what if we did it all in one program?
How unstoppable would that make you?
How prepared to publish. How ready and f-ing resourced!
Which is why I've created THE BOOK DEAL BREAKTHROUGH, and invited a bunch of my friends and colleagues along for the ride.
includes six live, recorded hour-long Q&As with bestselling and award-winning authors and publishing experts
Ritual workshops will be held almost every Sunday between April 26 and June 28 from 1-2:30pm Eastern.
Q&A times are TBA.
WEEK ONE: Welcome + Opening Circle
WEEK TWO: The Story You Tell Yourself: Expectations vs. Environment
WEEK THREE: How You Work: Your 3H & Your Writing Routine
WEEK FOUR: ~integration/catch-up week~ (with async recordings & live Q&As!)
WEEK FIVE: Meet Your Muse II: Going Deeper
WEEK SIX: What You Want: Your 10H & Writing Career
WEEK SEVEN: Enchanting Your Author Brand: The MC, Archetypal Magic, and Social Media
WEEK EIGHT: ~integration/catch-up week~ (with async recordings & live Q&As!)
WEEK NINE: Working a Career Spell
WEEK TEN: Reflections & Closing Ritual Circle
All events will be recorded and available for participants in perpetuity.
Industry guests for Q&As include:
Nikki St. Crowe, a USA Today Bestselling dark romantasy author who began her career indie (self) publishing before transitioning to Big 5
Carla Bruce, a publicist at Lavender Public Relations and former Director of Publicity at Harper One World
Dana Murphy, a senior agent at Trellis Literary
Jenny Xu, a senior editor at Atria (Simon & Schuster)
Lilly Dancyger, nonfiction faculty at a lo-res MFA, former small press editor, and acclaimed memoirist
Casey McQuiston, a #1 New York Times bestselling author of queer romance
