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Liberating Your Authentic Writing Voice With Mark Matousek

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nnNew 7-week Live Audio Training StartsnWednesday, January 9, 2019nnWhat You’ll Discover in These 7 WeeksnCourse sessions are on Wednesdays at Noon Pacific.nnDuring this 7-week transformational intensive, Mark will guide you through the fundamental skills and competencies you’ll need to craft writing that’s authentically in your voice, tells your most engaging story, and empowers the completion of the work.nnYou’ll receive writing and self-inquiry practices in every module — to help you gain insight into that particular stage of the creative journey and manifest your work.nnEach LIVE session will build harmoniously upon the next so that you’ll develop a complete, holistic understanding of the practices, tools, and principles you’ll need to sustain your writing practice and bring your vision into the world.nnModule 1: Locating Your Authentic Voice (January 9)nnIt’s time to get writing! In this first module, you’ll learn to recognize the unique qualities of your authentic voice. Is it grounded or ethereal, narrative or abstract, lyrical or worldly wise? Identifying the strengths and weaknesses in your writing voice enables you to conceive your vision organically, as a natural outgrowth of your particular gifts.nnIn this module, you’ll:nnApply powerful writing practices that bring forth the energy and qualities of your true voicenIdentify what works (and what doesn’t work) in your writing voicenWatch your vision emerge organically out of your writing and authentic voicenAllow your gifts to begin to come to light through your writing voicenModule 2: Envisioning Your Creation (January 16)nnHaving located your authentic voice, it’s time to envision what you wish to create. Specificity is key to this process; imagining your heart’s desires in as detailed a way as possible will help you clarify the creative process ahead. What is motivating you to do this work? What are your desired outcomes? Who is your audience, and what do you hope they gain from your vision?nnIn this module, you’ll:nnEnvision the “product” of your vision — memoir, novel, legacy project, etc.nThrough a self-inquiry writing practice, clarify your motivation and desires for this processnIdentify the specific steps to bring your vision into the worldnDefine your audience and the ways you hope your work will help heal, transform, or inspire themnModule 3: Building Your Work Plan (January 23)nnHaving cleared the way for your vision to take root, it’s helpful to cultivate a realistic work plan. Even though this plan is likely to change and evolve, crafting it now grounds the imagination nonetheless. You come to learn that order is freedom, planning is play, and structure is the secret to manifestation.nnIn this module, you’ll:nnEstablish a realistic work plan and writing schedule you feel good aboutnCultivate a balance between planning and spontaneous creationnBegin to create a structure in which your vision can take rootnShare your challenges, concerns, questions, and insights with Mark — and receive personal coaching and guidancennModule 4: Finding the Structure (January 30)nnHow do you decide on the shape of your work, the precise form that it’s going to take? It’s here that many creative people throw up their hands and give up. It’s common to resist specificity, especially when you’re feeling inspired, but the more precise the imagined outcome — while knowing full well that whatever structure you build is certain to change — the firmer your grasp on the task at hand.nnIn this module, you’ll:nnDefine the precise form your work will takenPersist even when you want to resist, modifying your structure as needednApply techniques to release resistance to structurenDraw on the guidance of your authentic voice to “course-correct” if you lose your waynModule 5: Working With Resistance & Conflict (February 6)nnThe creative process often triggers your shadow and the voices of self-sabotage. The closer you get to realizing your vision, the louder and more invasive these internal enemies are likely to become. By understanding their negative messages, you disempower these creative foes and build confidence in your authentic voice.nnIn this module, you’ll:nnAddress the parts of you that seem determined to stall your forward motionnUnderstand what these “saboteurs” are attempting to communicate and healnDiscover shadow aspects triggered by your creative processnHarness the creative energy of internal conflict — to make your writing original and more meaningful to your intended audiencenModule 6: Developing Healthy Discipline (February 13)nnNext, we explore the importance of stamina, faith, and flexibility in completing both short-term and long-term projects. When we make an ally of discipline, we become our own authority, and cease looking toward others for affirmation. Discipline is the spine that keeps us upright and forward moving on the path to completion. Without the freedom to “fail well,” and learn from our creative mistakes, we cannot do our best work.nnIn this module, you’ll:nnMake healthy discipline your ally — the key to being a successful author and master of your own lifenCultivate the willingness to “fail well” so you can apply lessons learned to your creative visionnDeepen your faith in your own vision and creative processnTurn inward for validation and to affirm your own worth and skills as a writernnModule 7: Bringing Your Work to Completion (February 20)nnIn this final lesson, we explore the question of what to do when our work is finished. How do we know when it’s good enough — and when the vision needs revision? Once the final draft is completed, how do we bring our creative work into the world and make our authentic voice heard? Students will finish the course with practical tools and a game plan for moving forward.nnIn this module, you’ll:nnReview your writing progress and product so farnContinue to deepen into your authentic writing voicenBegin the revision process if it’s time for thatnCreate a plan for bringing your work into the world — from revision to outside editing to publication to promotionnReceive practical tools and a game plan for the next phase of your journey as a writer …