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Your story has the power
to disrupt the world.

Let’s begin your path to publishing. With both online & in person, facilitated & self-led programs, Rise courses will guide you through taking your story from fantasy to final product.

Find the program that’s right for you no matter where you are on your writing journey.

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A Complete Guide to Your Publishing Platform.

Are you tired of dreaming of being a writer but are now ready to become one?

Do you wonder about self-publishing, indie-publishing, or even where to begin—let alone what kind of book you want to write? Do you have a lot of questions but aren’t sure where to find the answers? Author Alchemy is a self-paced deep dive for those who are ready to start on the path to publishing.

Because we have all been there. We have had the great idea, the brilliant inspiration, the dream of being a published author. This is a self-guided course with five-taped modules, multiple worksheets, prompts, and resources to help you recommit to your creativity and finally start writing the book you were meant to write. Author Alchemy will get you started on your path to publishing, but more than that, it will show you how to fulfill your creative dreams.

Whether you’re looking to write fiction, nonfiction, memoir, or poetry, Author Alchemy is about understanding who you are as a writer, and who you can become as an author.

Build It Now,

Use It Forever.

Don’t let your

story get stuck

as a Memory.

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Starts 12 October 2026

Starts 12 October 2026 •

Five Weeks to Craft Your Book helps you build a creative blueprint to understand the book you want to write - and the author you want to become.

Are you ready to finally figure out your book idea? Have you begun to build a platform but aren’t sure which direction you want your writing career to go? Do you have an idea for a book but need help organizing your content?

Awesome. Five Weeks Craft Your Book is here to lead you through the intimidating process of taking your amazing ideas, story, and energy, and turning it into a book blueprint that you can use to write - and ultimately sell - your story. But this workshop isn’t just about the book, it is about the blueprint for your life as a published author, leading you through the elements of crafting your book:

  • Genre

  • Structure

  • Narrative

  • Editing

  • Publishing

Through five weekly Zoom sessions, and taped modules, workbooks, and prompts, we will help you develop, write, and query your story. But most importantly, we will help you to craft your book.

“Working with Rise Literary has been a game changer. They know the business and they know how to bring life-changing books to life. Rise is what authors need.”


— Aycee Brown, author of Embody the Magic (HarperOne)

2 October 2026

2 October 2026 •

Book Magic New York is a one-day writers’ retreat that will show you what it takes to go from emerging writer to published author, guided by industry professionals who will give you the insight only experience can offer.

Spend a day at the Chelsea Hotel building your platform as an author—from building your byline to creating your online community, Book Magic New York helps you learn to share your writing with your people and the world. Through live Q+As with magazine editors and writers, social media influencers and platform professionals, Book Magic New York will help you find your path to publishing.

Begin the journey from emerging writer to published author.

Book Magic Los Angeles is a one-day writers’ retreat where you will spend a day charting your book—from developing your story to editing your drafts, from adapting from the page to the screen to producing your own material.

Romance yourself, revive your creativity, and fall back in love with your story.

Story Magic is a two-day immersive retreat for writers, artists, and storytellers who feel the quiet ache of something more. More depth. More truth. More pleasure in the act of creating.

go From blank page

to global stage.