A Cruise Ship Writers’ Retreat
Today’s exciting success story comes to us from Author Accelerator certified book coach Amy Goldmacher.
What kind of success are we celebrating today?
Alongside Jane Friedman, Dinty W. Moore, and Allison K Williams, I will be leading workshops on a week long Craft & Publishing Voyage on the Queen Mary 2, April 28 - May 5, 2024.
If you are writing -- or thinking about writing -- a book and feel intimidated, stuck, frustrated, overwhelmed, or confused about how to bring your dream to fruition…
…and would love to spend 8 days and 7 nights immersed with 25 fellow writers and publishing industry professionals in literary luxury.
This is a unique opportunity to get away, get inspired, and get writing!
Whether you’re:
At the very beginning stage with a great idea – or several – and don’t know where or how to start In the drafting stage but have hit a block or don’t know what to do next
Have a complete, revised, and edited manuscript and are ready to seek agents or publishers
This workshop-on-a-ship will ensure the book idea in your head is expressed and articulated so you can write it.
Why are you excited for this achievement?
I am so excited to coach something I love -- helping writers get clear on their book idea, understand the decisions they need to make, confidently navigate the direction they want to go in, and create the action plan to do it -- while doing something I love: traveling via cruise ship.
What can writers expect during your portion of the retreat?
In two workshop sessions, you will get crystal clarity on the “aboutness” of your book: What one solid and clear central idea encapsulates what you want to say with this book Who will be best served by reading it
What content best serves – and delights – your readers
Which structure and organization best serves your work
What route among the options in the publishing landscape best suits your unique goals and needs In “Idea to Outline Part 1” you will:
Acquire a deep understanding of the Idea to Outline tool so you can leverage it for your current and future book projects
Use the tool during the workshop to develop the foundational pieces that will make your book resonate with readers and make you proud
Receive written feedback on your first draft of your Idea to Outline (if completed and sent to me after that day’s session)
In “Idea to Outline Part 2” you will:
Dig deeper into the foundational pieces of your book
Revise your Idea to Outline
Receive written feedback on the second draft of your Idea to Outline (if completed and sent to me after that day’s session)
Discuss “best next steps” so you know what to do to keep going with confidence
(For nonfiction writers, we will discuss whether you need to write a book proposal sooner or later and how to use this tool as the foundation for it)
What are the next steps for you to take?
Get an extra-special coupon code by contacting me to be redeemed when you register. With this code, you’ll get two bonuses (a $300 value):
a 30-minute 1:1 session with me during the cruise
and written feedback and a 30-minute Zoom call on a third revision of your Idea to Outline if sent to me within 2 weeks post-cruise.
Contact me (https://www.amygoldmacher.com/contact ) to inquire about the cruise, this workshop, and the coupon code.
Who should sign up for the retreat?
This workshop is for fiction or nonfiction writers, including writers of memoir, essays, or short stories. Workshops will be small groups of 6-8 writers.
You DON'T need a degree in writing (or anything else!).
You DON'T need previous publication credits.
You DON’T need a manuscript in progress (but you can have one!)
You will work during the sessions on your own Idea to Outline
You will have time with me (and the other leaders)
You won’t be reading others’ work (though there may be some group discussion of work that is generated during the workshop).
Your creativity and motivation will be IGNITED.