Our Retreats
The Writing Program3 In-Person Retreats
Writer's Retreat #1: Newport Beach, California
Deep down inside, you know what you want to write. You just need the right prompts to get started, the uninterrupted time and space to focus, and a little creative inspiration.
The first Writer’s Retreat will give you just that.
Come together for a two and a half day writing experience where you will complete the first 9 steps of our proven 25-Step Writing Curriculum.
That means you will choose a working title, find your core message, identify your reader and genre, write your book outline, write a proposal, and learn how to follow our chapter templates to write with greater ease and focus. And you’ll have the time and space to do it all in the beautiful and inspiring setting of Southern California!
Begin building relationships with the other authors in your program. They will become your biggest cheerleaders through this ride of a lifetime.
Accommodations and snacks included in your program. Travel to and from the retreat and meals not included.
Writer’s Retreat #1 covers Steps 1-9 of our 25-Step Writing Curriculum:
- Take Inventory and Reflect
- Discover the Magic–Transform Your History Into Wisdom
- Find Your Core Message
- Identify Your Reader and Genre
- Draft a Preliminary Book Proposal
- Outline Your Book
- Begin Using HPH’s Chapter Templates
- Meet Your Editor
- Design Your Writing Plan
Writer's Retreat #2:
Maui, Hawaii or Sarasota, Florida
Meet you at the beach! For our next retreat, we will come together in either beautiful Maui, Hawaii or sunny Sarasota, Florida. Let the balmy breezes blow inspiration through you! In this two and a half day writing experience, you will get even sharper clarity about your book’s direction and unique impact, read your favorite chapters with your fellow authors, and feel your confidence rise as you practice your elevator pitch in a mock interview. Enjoy writing two of your chapters under a palm tree!
Accommodations and snacks included in your program. Travel to and from the retreat and meals not included.
Writer’s Retreat #2 covers Steps 12-16 of our 25-Step Writing Curriculum:
12. Progress Self-Assessment #1
13. Craft and Practice Your Elevator Pitch
14. Update Proposal
15. Write Next 2 Chapters
16. Explore Book Cover Designs
Writer's Retreat #3:
Newport Beach, California
Finish your manuscript in beauty and luxury, surrounded by your writing coaches and fellow authors, ready to celebrate you! This two and a half day retreat gives you ample time to write in our inspired environment. Find a cozy nook, settle into a lounge chair with a view, or record your speech as you walk through beautiful grounds. Your writing coaches are here for you with 1-on-1 writing sessions and full support for all your questions and final ideas. We close the retreat with a celebration of all of your efforts in the program and a final brainstorming session that will cast a vision for where your book could take you.
Accommodations and snacks included in your program. Travel to and from the retreat and meals not included.
Writer’s Retreat #3 covers Steps 19-22 of our 25-Step Writing Curriculum:
19. Write, write, write! Finish Manuscript
20. Progress Self-Assessment #2
21. Update Outline/Table of Contents
22. Present Manuscript
Congratulations. The First Draft of Your Book is DONE! Now, it's time to market!
The Publishing and Marketing Program 2 In-Person Retreats
Marketer’s Retreat #1:
Newport Beach, California
Hold the galley copy of your book in your hands! Your writing work is done! Now, let’s sell it.
Come together for a two and half day marketing training to tap into the expert salesperson in you. You will put together press kits to bring public attention to your book and help you source the perfect foreword from someone in your field. Then, perfect your sales pitch and get your message camera-ready for your upcoming Virtual Book Launch with a practice launch and mock interviews. Finally, smile for the camera at our professional photo shoot as you take the perfect author headshot.
Accommodations and snacks included in your program. Travel to and from the retreat and meals not included.
Marketer’s Retreat #1 covers Steps 5-9 of our 25-Step Publishing Curriculum:
5. Register Your Book’s ISBN
6. Source Testimonials and a Foreword
7. Compile Press Kits
8. Practice Interviews and Media Training
9. Take a Professional Author Headshot
Marketer’s Retreat #2:
Maui, Hawaii or Sarasota, Florida
You did it! You’ll actually hold your book in your hands! It’s real, it’s here! At your last Author’s Coaching Program retreat, we celebrate your accomplishment in one of our beautiful beachside locations, then turn our attention to thinking even bigger. We’re talking about all the spin-off business a book brings: movie deals, coaching and consulting business, book tours, and speaking opportunities. You’ll develop a next-step business plan for all the good things coming your way. You deserve it.
Accommodations and snacks included in your program. Travel to and from the retreat and meals not included.
Marketer’s Retreat #2 covers Steps 21-25 of our 25-Step Publishing Curriculum:
21. Receive the First Printed Copy of Your Book!
22. Take Your Book International
23. Tap into Spin-Off Business
24. Develop Next-Step Marketing Campaign and Business Plan
25. Celebrate All the Credibility, Cash, Clout, and Contribution Coming Your Way!
