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Imagine, a BOOK with your name on it. We will take you from the Dream of a book to your finished first Draft over four months with an online mentoring programme run by writing coach and author Sarah Bullen (left) and author /international speaker Kate Emmerson. 

This is an extraordinary supported process that will get you to write and COMPLETE your book as you join a community of writers from all over the world -  together you will travel this journey.  

This is truly a remarkable process that will get your book out there and start to walk you down the road to getting your book published. We have close to 100 published authors come through our mentorships and that is pretty remarkable.

Why is this so successful? Sarah has fifteen years of getting writers to produce the most publishable version of their books.  Kate is on her 4th book and is an international author, speaker and brand expert. 

So what happens? You will plan, write and produce your first draft over four months.  This mentorship is honestly a massive juggernaut. Once we start you are going to be coached, cajoled, loved and pushed to get to the end of your book. Most often we are very kind. Sometimes we are very strict. 

Don't know where to start or what to do? That's what this is about. This is both a course and a mentorship. You will be guided on all aspects of planning and writing in bi-weekly lessons, personal sessions, monthly group calls and weekly tasks and word counts. 

 This intense mentorship programme with prompt, push and hold you to your promise to write your book. Are you IN? We have limited spaces for each mentorship. 

PRICE 2019
EARLY BIRD  R14,500 ZAR ends 15 December 2018
FULL PRICE   R15,900 ZAR 
DEPOSIT      R4,500 ZAR

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"I would tell any other aspiring writer, if you want to get any closer to your biggest dream, to be a writer, look no further. This is your answer."  Rena Rauch 2017

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SARAH BULLEN

Sarah Bullen is an international writing coach and author who has worked with over 2,000 writers since 2005. She runs international writing retreats and workshops and works with writers and publishers all over the world to help them find and tell their best story - in any format. Sarah has written six books and writes for magazines internationally. She is a regular guest on talk shows and a keynote speaker at writing workshops internationally and does one-on-one writing coaching. Sarah’s clients are based all over the world and she runs courses and retreats in the UK, US, Greece, Ireland and South Africa. 

KATE EMMERSON

Kate Emmerson  - known as THE QUICK SHIFT DEVA shares her enLIGHTening ideas of LIVE LIGHT LIVE LARGE around the globe. She a global clutter expert, sought after international speaker, professional lifestyle coach, mentorship facilitator for writers and runs retreats and masterminds in idyllic locations, including Greece, Rome, Dubai, USA and South Africa. She has 3 books published. She was interviewed in an award winning film, “The Secrets of the Keys”, alongside the world’s self development leaders Brian Tracy, Johan Assaraf and Don Miguel Ruiz.

How does it work? 

This is a structured course that rolls out over four months. The core of the communication happens in emails you will get twice a week. There are monthly live video conference calls on book structure, plotting and technique.

Each writer gets TWO 30 min personal coaching sessions with each Kate and Sarah.

We give you a number of accountability factors. These are the real day-to-day stuff to keep you writing.

1. A step by step structure to follow specific TASKS weekly for the 4 months.
2. Live video conferencing calls and lessons with Kate and Sarah - 1 per month
3. Two personal 45 min coaching sessions with Kate Emmerson
4. Two 45 min book structure coaching sessions with Sarah Bullen. These allow for 45 mins reading time
5. Fixed and scheduled writing time and deadlines. 
6. Professional insiders  give you insight on writing and publishing and help you to write WITH INTENTION.  
7. A private Facebook group for weekly support, feedback and accountability.​
8. A writing buddy to share ideas and deadlines
9. An opportunity to pitch your book and get feedback
10. Weekly or monthly word count tracking
11. Write your pitch and get feedback from other writers

This is about a COMMITMENT TO WRITE YOUR BOOK no matter what.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN

1. BOOK STRUCTURE: to kick off right at the start of the course (with book coach, agent and author Sarah Bullen). Structure is the gift that sets your writing free. 
2. Dealing with EMOTIONS of writing, the procrastination, overwhelm that will kick you to touch if you don’t know how to handle it.
3. Building YOUR BRILLIANT  AUTHOR BRAND (with our international author branding expert and strategist)
4. Publishers will share expertise on traditional publishing and what makes a book work
5. Ebook publishing and your options
6. Navigating the PR game with Monean Winterbach (PR agent) - the difference between when you traditionally published or self publish
7. What is editing books all about? How to edit your own book with top editor Sean Fraser. 
8. Plus additional input from authors and experts who have been there and done it.​

FAQs

Is this for novels or non-fiction? Ah good question!  That makes my heart sing as it shows you know already where your book is heading. You understand genre. The answer is BOTH novels and non-fiction writers can apply. Novel writers will be on a fast-track process to plot, outline and write the book. Memoir and non-fiction writers will be on an equally fast course to finish, but with their own lessons. 

To what extent do Kate and Sarah read my work and edit or give feedback on it?
Each writer gets TWO sessions with each Kate and Sarah. These are 30 mins each. Sarah's includes 30  mins of reading time with each session. Most of the feedback is structural, with a focus to getting you to write a publishable book with refinements to structure, plotting, characters and story arc. 

Can Sarah edit my book? 
Not at this point during this mentorship. This is the first step in the road to publication. Sarah does take on books to edit, but you first have to finish your book. ... most often both a first, second and third draft. 

Can Sarah take on my book as agent? 
This is not part of the mentorship. Submissions to an agent will happen separately and independently of this course.

What if I don't finish my book? 
The chances are you will be a lot further along than before we started! We would like you to finish and will do our best to make sure you do. 😃

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Sarah says..

After many years of teaching writing and coaching writers I have found this Mentorship course has changed my entire view of the process. I have always advocated writing alone but the group dynamic of these courses takes on a life of its own. It has been a break-out success and the constant push towards the finish has kept writers going. The support is incredible and writers who are clear they want to write a book will get there on this course.” 

Kate says..

​“When I wrote my first book, I literally had a green light from my publisher from a 2 page proposal that I submitted, and had zero input from specialists of any kind - just a deadline to hand it in. I literally sat and wrote on my own, but I am naturally massively disciplined and can simply trust my own process when I have big deadlines, plus I have the personal skills to overcome any negative self-talk that gets in the way of most writers. Writing my second book was a whole lot harder! I know this process is not that easy for most of you. My role is to keep you on track and to get your book out of you! I am very firm.. but kind."

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Graduates say..

I’m no writer but had a story I needed to tell.  If you have a book “inside” you and you have determination then catch a ride with Sarah and Kate.  Hold on tight – it won’t be easy, and it does take time, but if you do it their way – and do everything they say, you will get your first draft done.  Their wealth of knowledge on the craft of writing, the industry, and process and the motivation around it all was priceless.  Book 2 to follow soon and no doubt through this process again with them. Costa Carastavrakis - From Addict to Athlete.
 
“Kate cracks the whip and Sarah moulds your book into shape”  - Sandra 
 
"To say that last year’s mentorship changed my life and outlook on writing is an understatement; it has given me the tools to write and the confidence in knowing that I CAN write and write well, when I make time to do it. I also realized that I don’t want to write just anything for the sake of writing. It needs to be meaningful and complete in its storyline and execution. I am working on it.  It’s also very very VERY good to know you and that when I am done, I have an ‘in’ into the industry. " - Sandra Buckingham
 
“Sarah is the master at showing you how to write for a reader”  - Khanyisa Malungana
 
“You are in for a ride of fun and learning, hard work, sleepless nights as well as the rousing and wondrous highs of meeting your own commitments in getting YOUR book done as you steadily come into your home run - your finish run - the draft of your book! 
Get your ticket now.” Hester Bergh Appoyer
 
Kate and Sarah will help you up on your feet and moving in the right direction. They are kind, but clear; wise, but pragmatic. I recommend this to anyone who is ready to take their writing dream and turn it into a reality! Anel Hamersma
 
To turn your dreams into reality one needs to take action. This helps you to do just that. It gets the words moving from your head onto paper and your book becomes a reality. Theresa Robberts


Sarah and Kate’s writing mentorship is the stick of dynamite you need to stop gazing at your own navel and instead gaze at a finish line that gets steadily closer. If you’ve been struggling to get your ideas out of your head and onto the page, this mentorship will prove invaluable.   – Meg Chronis 2018

​“I never knew how to share my story, and then like a divine gift from the universe, came Kate and Sarah. From book structure and editing to publishing, branding and PR I did it! And if I can, you can. What an incredible experience – let them show you how. It’s a life-changing journey.
Jen Cole 
 
You have motivated me to fulfill my dreams:  Hannelie Bronkhorst.
 
What an amazing and inspiring experience it has been. After sitting for years with bits and pieces of my second book done, I now have a completed first draft in my hands.  Jacqui Holmes
 
D-Day – Wow! What a journey. Yes I have a first draft! 89 000 words! Carmen Tina Schneider.
 
“This is a life-changing course. I spent a month immersed in my ideas for a book and I came away with a way to write it. Rajesh 2016
 
I absolutely loved the process with Kate Emmerson and Sarah Bullen. Not having been an author before, the experience gave me the grounding I needed to complete three chapters for a co-authored book and get started on my first book. Bettina Pickering, The Emotion Coach 2016
 
“Anyone who feels they have a book buried inside should be part of this course to dig deep and uncover the book that needs to be written”. Jacqui Bourne
 
This has started me on a journey that I dreamed of from an early age but hadn’t felt confident enough to act on. The whole process of writing and publishing has been de-mystified and made ever so do-able. It is no longer an intimidating out of reach dream, finishing my book is now an attainable goal. Viki Runge
 
​​"I want to thank you for putting together this course material, the course itself and without a doubt, for the magnificent support, inspiration, nurturing, friendship and confidence that both you Kate, and you Sarah have afforded us during this ‘a journey into the unknown world of writers’.  This has been one of the best things to have happened to me for a long time! There is no doubt that I attract fabulous people into my life. Bravo! " Rose McClement 2017

I absolutely loved the book mastermind with Kate Emmerson and Sarah Bullen, the guest speakers and my fellow aspiring authors. Not having been an author before, the mastermind experience gave me the grounding I needed to complete three chapters for a co-authored book and get started on my first book. 
Bettina Pickering, The Emotion Coach 2016, www.bettnapickering.com
 
Anyone who feels they have a book buried inside, should be part of this mastermind group to dig deep and uncover the book that needs to be written. Guaranteed to challenge you and push you to succeed. I wouldn’t have gotten this far without this course. Jacqui Bourne 2017


This group has started me on a journey that I dreamed of from an early age but hadn’t felt confident enough to act on. The whole process of writing and publishing has been de-mystified and made ever so do-able. It is no longer an intimidating out of reach dream, finishing my book is now an attainable goal. Viki Runge 2017

This course was a big eye opener for me! It showed me that I can definitely write and publish a book, and that it’s also not an exercise for the faint of heart! However, with the Mastermind structure it’s much more accessible that just doing it in the dark… having the guidance, expertise, and intense delivery context is definitely a potential game changer. Brad Shorkend 2016

Sometimes the story you have to share is one you don’t want to face yourself, but you have taken your life journey for a reason- to experience the challenges and the pain yourself, in order to be able to truly share with others from a place of understanding, and to give them hope. I never knew how to share my story, and then like a divine gift from the universe, came Kate, Sarah and their army of expert teachers. From book structure and editing to publishing, branding and PR, I had no idea how hard it would be to write a book and what the whole process entails, but with Kate’s insight and guidance I did it! And if I can, you can. What an incredible experience – let them show you how. It’s a life-changing journey.  Jen Cole 2016

Success stories to date

We wanted to share some of our writers publishing success stories! 
Annemarie just received her YES from publishers 
Jen - signed up with a USA publisher and well on her way to her book being released in USA spring 2017
Bettina- already contributed to and published in the Dial a Guru series and now working on her own book
Gela - submitting end of this year as part of a competition
Carmen Tina - submitting to Hay House end of this year 
Viki- being given a yes by well know SA publishing team and busy working through the proposal / ideas/ costs with them
Lea- sent proposal out to UK publisher and gotten first feedback 
Hester- gotten great feedback to work on from publishers to take the next step now
Veerle - from the very first group has now completed her book and is also submitting to Hay House