Birth Your Book
AUTHOR ACTIVATION RETREAT
You have an idea for a book that just won’t leave you alone. You feel that call deep in your bones to contribute your unique gifts, stories, and perspective to a broader audience in a way you know will support others in a powerful way. You know the benefit of support…and the benefit of solid planning and foundation-building as the first step in succeeding at any big creative adventure.
If this sounds like you, the Author Activation Retreat will give you all the tools you need to clarify your book idea, feel confident in your writing journey, get the support you need to successfully bring your magic to the world in book form, and so much more.
this is your year To finally push past the blocks, stop dreaming and actually write your book
This is YOUR year to say YES, to get the accountability, support, expert guidance, and feedback you need— heck, all writers need—to actually write that first draft.
Get the support you need to write your book. Yep, we can even make this fun.
I’ve been working with writers in private, group and retreat settings for a long time now. I created this affordable, super-supportive and highly-effective author retreat to help more geniuses like you get their message into the world. Because we need your voice, and your unique magic, in the world. Yes, you.
This particular retreat focuses on activating that genius within and getting the support you need to write this book.
Get pro guidance, connect with other amazing authors like you, and write that friggin’ book you were born to write.
The Author Activation Retreat awaits you.
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This retreat is critical for anyone considering writing a book.
What Jaime provides will save you time, confusion, and distraction, because she will help anchor you to your deeper WHY, who your audience will be (and who it will not be), what kinds of permissions you will give yourself, and form a basis for your book's organization.
The value of this program far exceeds what I paid for it! I'm blown away.
SARAH POET, COUPLES COACH AND HEALER
Jaime has a power for coaching and emotional support that transcends writing. I could have said, "I want build a giraffe sanctuary on the moon" and she'd still be the one to guide me through that process— her emotional support and purpose-rich clarity was incredibly powerful...
Within one year, Jaime helped me write two books— but more than that, birth a whole new identity as a bona fide artist with a growing body of work.
Michael Rosenberg, visionary and entrepreneur
Retreat Details
The Author Activation Retreat combines personal coaching, expert guidance, and the amplifying power of group support. You’ll get personalized attention and expert support from a book coach, at a fraction of the cost of what it would be to work with me privately. I run this retreat once or twice a year.
Whether you have a partial draft of your book or are just beginning to clarify your vision, this immersion will lay the foundation for book writing that ALL authors need, but not all authors get. During this retreat, we will cover:
The crucial creative author mindset you need to write a book and what it’s actually like to write a book
Supporting your inner author/genius and managing your inner critic
Get the big picture WHY: setting the intention and purpose for your book
Author focus: Why you’re the perfect person to write this book and how to establish your credibility in your writing
Audience focus: get clear on who your audience is, what they need/expect/want from your book, and how to speak to them effectively in your writing
Subject focus: get clear on what your book is about, what you actually want to say, and how to support your brilliant ideas with compelling evidence
How to organize your ideas into a clear structure that works for you and your readers
Creating a concrete, yet adaptable plan for how to fit writing into your life
This retreat was great! The structure of the material, the Playbook, the flexibility, the addition of movement and meditation, real nuts and bolts practical information, and the time to actually do some work were expertly integrated.
The connection with other aspiring writers was highly important and will continue to be the support that carries each of us through some of the uncertainties that await.
Jaime, you've created a winning formula for success as a group book coach.
Margaret Kirschner, yoga teacher, doula, and substance abuse counselor
What’s included
Your participation in the Author Activation weekend includes:
Two full days and one half-day of live-in person support, through guidance and application of the material to your book. You’ll leave with all the tools you need to start writing with clarity and confidence.
The opportunity to connect with other amazing authors like yourself in a supportive environment designed to amplify your energy around your book.
Dinner Friday, lunches Saturday and Sunday, and snacks every day. Healthy and book-brain supporting yumminess.
The Author Playbook, a written guidebook that parallels the content of the retreat
One follow up 30-minute call with Jaime after the retreat to support your integration
Experiential practices, including movement and meditation
Discounted rates to join The Author Adventure School (my online school launching this summer) and private coaching
Other goodies
I am SO VERY GRATEFUL for the unique blend of giftedness that you are, Jaime
—smart academic, soulful deep diver, embodied dance leader, skilled meditation leader, high quality prowess, compassionate facilitator, hip Martha Stewart super-host, and golden retriever-ish steadfast companion for the book journey. Thanks for being exactly who you are.
If you're going to write a book this year, and you're soulful and creative, I am 100% sure you would benefit from hiring Jaime. You're going to LOVE her and feel so fully supported.
JESSICA CHILTON, BUSINESS COACH AND FOUNDER OF THE SHIFT FROM FEAR TO LOVE MOVEMENT
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The retreat was perfectly planned in every way, I felt 100% supported by the wisdom that Jaime holds around the process of writing a book. [Jaime] made embarking on this potentially intimidating project so very accessible and exciting.
Christina Bertelli, Clinical Herbalist at Femme Botanica
FREQUENT QUESTIONS
Can’t I just write my book alone?
Sure, you could also teach yourself the ukelele and how to fly a biplane. But that would be choosing the long road, with ample off-ramps to fails-ville. It’s a total myth that authors write alone. Yes, technically it is how a book gets written—you and that creation of yours collaborate to bring your soul-voice alive on the page.
But, here’s the thing. It’s like birth (fair warning, I think birth metaphors answer nearly all of life’s meaningful questions). Sure, it’s just mama and baby who are going to get that little angel earthside. That’s you and your book.
But in ideal situations, women are surrounded by support—doulas, partners, family, friends, medical pros—when they give birth. We’re humans, we ain’t meant to birth our creations into the world alone. We can, but it’s so much better when we are well supported.
This Author Activation Retreat can save you:
TIME: You can shave years off your book writing process by getting the right support, I see it all the time. Not to mention that coaching can mean the difference between you feeling great about your finished book and…not. writing. it. at. all. Boo.
MONEY: Time is money babe, and that precious time you may spend in resistance or fumbling blindly through the book writing process could be used to reach more clients, get out there and teach your body of work, and get paid to share your magic with wider circles.
FRUSTRATION: Frustration is such a killjoy. When you are actually supported through your writing process, you feel less of that BS and much more joy, confidence, and excitement that you are showing up for your gifts and your sacred work in the world. Yes, please.
Furthermore, you can deduct this weekend as a business expense when it comes time to share your earnings with good ol’ Uncle Sam.
What are the benefits of the retreat? Why not just work with you one-on-one?
Working one-on-one is definitely an option and my clients thrive in our work together. The group live-retreat format amplifies your accountability, motivation and inspiration by connecting you to other authors who are tackling the same epic creative mountains you are. You’ll get to support each other through the steep inclines and revel together in the views at the top.
Plus, you get to get up-close-and-personal support from a savvy book sherpa who knows Mount Book Writing … at a fraction of the cost of my private rates.
This retreat gives you a chance to fully explore if your book is something you are wanting to commit to moving forward without the massive commitment of a longer, private coaching package with a higher investment.
How big is the retreat group and what is group engagement like?
I am limiting this retreat to TWELVE carefully chosen writers who are probably awesome sauce like you. You can share as much or as little as you want about yourself and your project during the retreat and will never be pressured to share beyond your comfort level. My aim is to create a safe and creative space for you to get all the resources you need for your Author Adventures!
What is your refund policy?
If you are registered for the retreat, but can’t make it for some reason, I will do my best to accommodate you.
What if I want to join, but money is the only thing holding me back?
I offer one partial scholarship and one barter agreement each time I offer this retreat, once the first six paid slots have been filled. If you are interested in either suggesting a barter or applying for a partial scholarship (50% off published rates), please contact me directly. Note that I am unable to accept all barter options (even if they are amazing!) and only have one need-based scholarship per retreat.
I don’t want to turn anyone away because of cost, so please contact me and we can potentially work out an arrangement that is mutually delightful.
What if I’m not sure if this program is for me?
I totally get it, I’m also cautious before committing to something big too. I think the best way to learn more about our fit is to just pick up the phone old-school style and chat it out. Book a FREE no-pressure 15-minute chat with me (please only book when a retreat is upcoming). I won’t pressure you to join, but you’ll get a chance to feel me out and see if the retreat is right for you.
Who are you? How can I learn more about you?
Good questions! You can read more about me HERE. and also get a sense of my work through my blog HERE. In a sentence or less, I’m a baller book coach that can take you from book dream to best-seller reality. Blam.
Jaime is a great listener and an enthusiastic connector. She is genuinely interested in the people in her life and what they have to say, which makes her very approachable, safe and easy to talk to. She has a disarming quality about her and she is trustworthy.
I really appreciate her clarity in communications, her ability to express herself articulately, with both courage and humility.
She is honest and forthright, quick to call BS, but with a gentleness that doesn’t feel like judgment. She is also an exceptional writer and has helped me in my professional work to craft compelling communications.
AlEXANDER HORVATH, Creator of Sound and Silence music + CONSCIOUSNESS gatherings
What kind of books do you help people write?
Another good question. I help healers, coaches, therapists, artists, and entrepreneurs write non-fiction books to launch their business careers into the stratosphere and memoirs to support their soul growth and inspire others. I have helped people write fictional works too, but this retreat is best suited for non-fiction and memoir writers.
More Questions?
Send me a note and I’ll get right back to you.