Self publishing your book? Independent Publishers in South Africa
Should you pitch a traditional publisher or simply bite the bullet and self-publish (or indie publish)? This is an important question and...
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So many paths to getting published.
What is yours?
Ready to bring your book to life?
Established in 2007 by author and literary agent Sarah Bullen, The Writing Room is a support system for writers. We have well-established and successful courses for novel, memoir, and non-fiction writing.
The Writing Room helps writers throughout the book writing journey—whether you're working on your manuscript or you're looking for publishing advice.
We also run international retreats for creative connection and support.
Start on a journey to bring your words to life.
Do you have a story to tell?
Writing any book is no small thing. It is not a poem, a short story, or an article. It is not 10,000 or even 40,000 words. A book is going to take you a year at least to write, and another year to get it to market. We take it seriously.
The Writing Room has been running writing courses and writing mentorships for the past 17 years. We have retreats, mentorships and courses - all of these provide a structured system to help writers who want to become authors. Our support systems will help you write your book. We also have more advanced workshops on editing, and getting your book published.
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Immerse Yourself in Creativity and Story
We have been retreating since 2016 when writers first started coming to the island of Lesbos, Greece to settle down for a deep immersion to write. Every year we go on a writing pilgrimage to Greece and have returning friends and new writers join.
Join us in Tuscany, Cape Town, Lamu or on the Camino. These smaller retreats offer a unique blend of holiday, deep immersion and quiet connection.
WHAT DO WE OFFER?
Connection
You want a personal, honest and upfront connection while your formulate your story
Community
Writing is a solo journey, but being able to reach out to others who are on the same journey is important
Results
You want to go from thinking about your book, to writing it and getting it published. I like books to be commercially viable - and over 100 published authors will show you that it works.
Transparency and Trust
A mentor who can guide you and bring out the best in you, and your book.
Guidance
You are open to a creative method that is rich and deep and to work with someone you can relate to and trust.
'Stop Mucking About' and Write that story
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