Dream Big, Focus on and Finish Your Book, and Intuitively Work in Alignment with Your Values and Core-Desired Feelings

Where Soul Meets Ego

 

If creative entrepreneurs and writers are full of passion and expertise...

Why do so many of us struggle through day-to-day life? Why do we seem to work against ourselves? If you’re like most of my clients, you may be:

  • confused about what your next steps should be, what your options are, or even where to start

  • stressed out

  • frustrated at what’s not working

  • spinning your wheels trying too many things at once

  • already facing burnout before you’ve even started

  • embarrassed that, in the end, you won’t be successful and will look ridiculous if you put any work out there

  • or even worse, you’re starting to fear you’ll take this unfulfilled dream to your death bed

 

It’s time to live your Author dream life with confidence and joy.

You’ve tried other book coaches, but they didn’t seem to help, really .

You dream of making a living with your writing (or at least paying some of the bills!),

and still have the time to play with other projects you’ve put on hold through the years, plus the confidence and courage to try new things.

You dream of a creative business that allows for the mental energy to balance out the other parts of your life, too. To course-correct when you need to, and one that uses your strengths to accomplish more or faster.

It’s time for solutions, accountability, and mentorship. But most of all, a streamlined process for getting from where you are to where you want to be.

You can be a successful author, AND overcome your fears, frustrations, and self-doubt so that you can live an exciting and inspired creative life.

If you lean more toward a creative or intuitive mindset, than a linear or practical one, you are not alone. And you likely haven’t seen how a good action plan can decrease your stress levels.

I believe that strategic planning eliminates the “What do I do next?” time suck, and also prevents the self-hatred of not getting something on your “To Do” list done.

If you are like my clients, it’s your time to…

  • Wake up each day excited to write and grow your business

  • Build the habits you need so you are primed for success

  • Turn your willingness to excel into excited readers and fans looking for your next book

  • Focus on, and finish, the things that are important to you and your success

But how? How do you build a creative author life without feeling overwhelmed with all the things on your plate and spending too much mental energy trying to prioritize and balance them?

it starts with a system of integrity.

 
 

A bespoke coaching plan for writers that allow them to find clarity, align their actions with their values, and finish writing their books—ensuring they live a sustainable, successful author life that feels right.

You are strong enough to FOCUS on & FINISH anything you want.

Aligned Author is custom tailored to each person, giving them all the attention and access to me they need in order to find the results they’re looking for. Your transformation includes a sense of completion, a recovering of breath and a sense of relief; a slotting into place feeling in the body and soul.

On the surface, it looks like instruction, checklists, and accountability. But really it’s about YOU living YOUR best life, increasing your productivity, increasing your joy while writing your book, and the relief at having a direction to face and a path to follow. One that works just for you. One that fits YOU and your life.

You’ll emerge from the program with the confident mindset of a successful author, less stress and overwhelm in your business and life, and the resources and tools to accomplish all you want.

It’s time to tell your story.

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I created Aligned Action Bespoke Coaching to provide a sacred space for creatives to truly understand what has been holding them back, to learn how to clear limiting beliefs, and to discover their own super powers.

What will you walk away with?

Here’s what’s at the heart of your 4-month Aligned Author coaching program:

  • a 60 to 90-minute initial strategy session (where I get clear on your hopes, dreams, struggles, and frustrations)

  • A customized action plan specific to your particular goals

  • four months of recorded 1:1 video book coaching every week (instruction, brainstorming, feedback on pages/outline/author bio/website copy/email responders), writing exercises, publication and marketing plans, meditations, oracle deck readings, author action plans, both story structure and ritual)

  • four months of accountability, guaranteeing your movement towards success

  • invitations to group monthly reflections and weekly Planner Play sessions

  • email access throughout the program (or DM through Facebook Messenger or Instagram)

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“Valerie has a nurturing way of working together with her clients to find answers, instead of dictating them. She’s especially good at what she does because she’s a good listener and puts energy into what her clients are saying, instead of putting people in boxes.”

 

Valerie Ihsan, Story Analyst,

Memoir Maven, Witchy Book Doula

Valerie Ihsan is the author of You Can’t Dance a Lie: A Memoir of Stepping into My Truth; The Scent of Apple Tea; and Smell the Blue Sky: Young, Pregnant, and Widowed, winner of a B.R.A.G. Medallion for Top Indie-Published Books, as well as two nonfiction books for writers, and published in the Tsunami Press anthology, Bookstore Clerks and Significant Others. She co-chaired the Eugene Chapter of Willamette Writers for over eight years; analyzes and diagnoses manuscripts; runs a retreat in Oregon, and coaches writers and other professionals to find clarity and success in her bespoke coaching programs. She’s a certified Three Story Method editor, loves dogs, and podcasts at The Writer Craft Podcast. She lives in Oregon with her husband and three dogs.

 

Is Aligned Author 1:1 coaching right for you?

You’re ready for Aligned Author if you…

  • Want to grow your confidence as an author

  • Are curious, creative, trusting, plus open and willing to hear and to follow where you are intuitively lead

  • Need help propelling yourself to the finish line (writing your book!)

  • Are overwhelmed with all the things required of a writer these days

  • Need help in finishing your book, or revising your book

  • Need accountability and mentorship to finish tasks

  • Want to clear up limiting beliefs that block writing

  • Want to manifest success!

Aligned Author Book Coaching

is the answer

If you are willing to learn and motivated to work—knowing that you have to put in the time to be successful, are open to suggestions and aren’t afraid of constructive feedback, and are excited about the possibilities and “in it” for the long-haul, I can’t wait to work with you!

 

Total Aligned Author Book Coaching Investment $2222

Full Payment $2222

(Pay in Full Bonus: Rubric Revision Round for free)

(1-month coaching program add-on specifically around revision and self-editing)

or

$555.50/mo for four months.

If you have any questions about the program or scheduling, feel free to email me at valerie@valerieihsan.com, or schedule a free Zoom call .