Have an idea for a book, but don’t know where to start? Do you keep rewriting the opening, trying to find the path into the the story? If you feel like the words you put on the page pale in comparison to the vision in your mind, this program will help you settle into the heart of your story and lead you through the steps of bringing the narrative arc onto the page.

Writing classes often skip over the emotional journey we travel from idea to completion, and this oversight is why many aspiring writers give up. They might feel regretful and even ashamed that their piles of “false starts” never amounted to a completed piece, and even though they’re willing to put in the hard work, they’re stymied when it comes to moving a story forward.

You’re not lazy or incapable. The reason you’re frozen, overwhelmed or stuck is likely that you’re not trusting your emotions or the legitimacy of your own experience.

With compassionate support, our writing challenges actually reveal to us our characters’ themes, hopes and fears. By tapping into the emotional and spiritual lifeblood of the writing process, you will find the story only you can tell—and the courage to tell it.

The Start Your Book program is for writers who feel…

• Intimidated trying to build a story arc out of a great idea

• Overwhelmed with structuring the story

• Scattered

• Unmotivated

• Like you’ve lost the thread of the book you started

• Unsure where to start

• Perpetually unprepared to write

This program will help you…

• Write your opening pages

• Understand your book’s story shape

• Use creative blocks as windows into your book’s next steps

• Feel connected and supported during the writing process

• Hone your creative process skills so you can confidently bring your initial idea into fruition as a real manuscript—and actually find pleasure in the process!

You'll walk away with...

• Beautiful Chapter 1 passages written by you!

• Your personalized Project Completion Map

• Grounding, focus, and motivation

• Keys for finding consistent satisfaction in your practice

• Confidence that you will complete your book!
  

"Meg directs me back towards the core of the project before I wander too far off the path." ~ Toni T.

“I’ve loved these moments of feeling alive.” ~ Arianna W.

“Meg met me on the meta-level of my writing projects in a way no one has done before. With a manner that is both open-ended and precise, she gently and effectively reminds you to keep claiming and integrating the intertwined nature of your life and your art. Bodyworkers talk about someone being a “healer’s healer” — that’s what Meg Hayertz is to writers.“ ~ Nora Boxer, noraboxer.com

This personalized support package includes:

• 90-minute Private Deep Dive with Meg (a writing coaching session with the Tarot)

• 30-minute Private Creative Strategy Session with Meg

• Access to 12 nourishing cowriting sessions in May through July

• Workshop: Creative Clarity, Focus and Momentum