The Online Book Writing Intensive is a 7-day virtual book retreat designed to help you finally get your book DONE.

This is not for dabblers, or people who "want to think about it" and maybe write it next year. This is for passionate coaches, experts and inspiring humans with a story to tell — NOW.

Through live coaching every 4 hours, structured writing sessions, preparation workshops and world class support throughout the week, we help you move from scattered ideas to clear manuscript momentum.

Most authors leave the week with:

• A completed first draft, OR
• Major, undeniable momentum with a very clear pathway to completion

This is not a passive course. It's an active, immersive writing container built to help you focus, create, and finally bring your message into the world.

The pre-work starts before the writing week. In the lead-up to the Intensive, we guide you through preparation sessions to get clear on your purpose, message, audience, chapter structure — and most importantly, what book you're actually here to write.

This includes:

• Bonus Prep Calls
• The Book Map Game Plan Session
• Quantum Book Writing Strategy Session (flow state book writing)

Then during the 7-day Intensive itself, we run live Zoom check-ins every 4 hours, around the clock. Support runs across multiple time zones — including overnight sessions hosted by our North American book coach.

You write in focused blocks. You check in when needed. You get coaching, accountability, momentum, support, and community throughout the week.

No. But we do encourage you to create as much space as possible.

Some authors fully clear their calendar and go all in. Others are balancing business, children, clients, and real life — and write around existing commitments. Both approaches can work.

The key is not perfection. The key is commitment. Protect the writing time you can. Show up fully when you're there. Keep moving forward.

Most authors write somewhere between 600–1,000 words per focused hour when they're in flow.

• 10 focused hours = strong momentum
• 20 focused hours = substantial manuscript progress
• 30+ focused hours = enough for many authors to complete a first draft

The real magic is not just time — it's focused time. No distractions, no task-switching, no endlessly editing the same paragraph. That's where the magic happens.

That's completely okay. Many authors finish during the Intensive itself. Others finish in the days or weeks afterwards because the momentum carries through.

If you don't finish during the week:

• You receive 50% off your next Intensive, OR
• You can continue writing inside the IBW Weekly Writing Club at no extra cost until completion

We care about helping you get your book DONE — not pressuring you into some unrealistic perfection standard.

Because dedicated space + the right support changes everything. Most people don't fail to write a book because they lack intelligence, talent, or ideas — they struggle because life keeps interrupting the process.

The Intensive creates something most aspiring authors never experience:

• Dedicated focus and accountability
• Structure and world class book coaches at your fingertips
• Emotional support and expert guidance
• Creative flow and community

When those things come together in one focused environment, something shifts. Authors often make more progress in 7 days than they have in the previous 7 years.

Perfect. A lot of our authors join halfway through an existing manuscript because they're tired of stopping and starting. They already have the ideas. What they need is momentum, accountability, structure, support, and a strong completion environment.

That's exactly what the Intensive is designed for. There's a strong "let's get this DONE" energy inside the week.

That's more common than you think. You do NOT need to arrive with the perfect title, perfect structure, or fully mapped-out concept.

Many authors join with scattered notes, unfinished ideas, journal entries, voice memos, half-written chapters — or simply a strong feeling that "there's a book in me."

That's what the Book Map process is for. We help you clarify what book to write first, who it's for, the core message, the structure, and the strongest positioning angle. Clarity creates momentum. And momentum creates books.

Yes — if you approach the process properly. One of the biggest myths in the book industry is that books need to take years to write to be valuable. They don't.

In fact, many books become worse when people overthink, over-edit, and endlessly second-guess themselves. What creates a powerful book is clarity of message, emotional honesty, practical value, strong structure, and authentic voice.

The Intensive is specifically designed to help you access FLOW instead of force. You are not trying to produce a perfect literary masterpiece — you are here to create a powerful, transformational book that genuinely helps people.

Primarily inspirational, transformational, and expert-based non-fiction. Many of our authors are coaches, healers, consultants, speakers, therapists, educators, facilitators, entrepreneurs, and leaders with a message.

Books often include personal transformation stories, authority-building methodologies and frameworks, leadership insights, healing journeys, mindset and personal growth teachings, spiritual perspectives, and business and life lessons.

The common thread? The book is here to help people solve their problems, be inspired, and raise the consciousness.

Not at all. Many of our authors are first-time writers. In fact, a lot of people join because they've struggled to write on their own for years.

You do not need a writing degree, previous publishing experience, perfect grammar, or confidence in yourself as "a writer." You simply need a message, a willingness to show up, and the courage to begin.

The structure and support are designed to help everyday people do something extraordinary.

A LOT. This is not a "watch the videos and good luck" type of program.

• Live coaching every 4 hours
• Accountability and momentum check-ins
• Writing and structure guidance
• Emotional support when resistance comes up
• Access to the IBW coaching team — bestselling published authors themselves
• Community encouragement from fellow authors

Writing a book can bring up fear, self-doubt, perfectionism and visibility resistance. That's normal. Part of our role is helping you move THROUGH those blocks instead of getting stuck in them.

Once your manuscript is written, you have the opportunity to continue into our Publish + Launch pathway — where we help you turn your manuscript into a professionally published book and launch it properly into the world.

• Editing and formatting
• Cover design
• Publishing and Amazon setup
• Launch strategy and bestseller campaigns
• Overall positioning

Because writing the book is only the first step. Getting the message out into the world matters too.

IBW is different because we've created the ultimate book writing container — custom built to help books get finished. We help you write the spiritually aligned book that scares you, but that you know is meant for the world.

Our team are superb at holding space and helping you move through sensitive topics. Our business acumen helps you position the book for success. And our publishing team know what it takes to produce a high quality book.

June 2026 is our 40th Intensive. We've helped produce 300+ published books since 2014. We are who you come to when alignment, business results, quality, and getting it done are important to you.

Usually… if you're asking that question, you already know the answer.

Most people who join us have been feeling the nudge for years. The book keeps returning. The idea won't leave them alone. They know their message matters. They're simply tired of delaying it.

There will never be a "perfect" time. But there does come a point where staying silent becomes more uncomfortable than being seen.

Then this is that moment for you.