In the spirit of getting our words out into the world, I just started a Substack and published my first piece, and it reminded me how easy it is to sit on work we’ve already written.
What about the words you’re here to write? A year from now, this could either be something you’ve finished and published, with your words impacting others, or something you’re still revisiting, reworking, sitting on, or worse, something you’ve abandoned completely.
Writing didn’t just change my career, it changed my life.
My first piece on Substack is an excerpt from a book I never published, a passage I wrote during a year I spent traveling and writing full time, and then sat on for ten years. (Yes, ten. And I know I’m not the only one who’s done that.)
Traveling the world and writing books happened because I learned to trust my judgment about what I had written, make clear decisions about it, and follow through.
Now, I understand not everyone is trying to recreate their own Eat Pray Love year, you’re probably more focused on finishing your work and getting it out into the world. The point is, you’re ready to move forward, and we’re here to help you do that.
Everything changed for me when I stopped second-guessing my words and worrying about what people might think, and learned to trust my own voice and judgment about what I had already written, and when and where to share it.
And this is where most writers stay longer than they want to. Because they haven’t decided what it is or how to move it forward.
Which is why Andrea Owen and I created The Words You’re Here to Write Masterclass to support you past this exact threshold.
We’ve been there ourselves, and we’ve worked with countless writers in the same place, sitting on something real, but unsure how to trust it, shape it, and move it forward.
That’s the process we will guide you through.
In six weeks, you’ll step out of drafts, doubt, and hesitation. We’ll guide you in shaping your work and creating a clear, confident plan for when, where, and how to publish it.
Between the two of us, our books have reached hundreds of thousands of readers and been translated into 30+ languages.
Here’s what you get:
✓ Six live online masterclasses with Shannon Kaiser and Andrea Owen (90-minute)
(Direct access to bestselling authors for clear, strategic guidance on the exact decisions that move your work forward.)
✓ Five live co-writing sessions for focused momentum (60 minutes each)
✓ The confidence to trust your voice and say and share what matters most—and reach the right readers at the right time
✓ A clear, structured direction for your writing—what it is, how it’s organized, and how it comes together as a complete piece
✓ A defined publishing direction for your work, including when, where, and how you will publish or share it
✓ Strategic guidance on the decisions that take your work from draft to finished, so you’re no longer figuring it out alone
When you join, you’ll also receive immediate access to bonus resources designed to support your writing and publishing process.
For me, writing opened doors I couldn’t have planned—externally, yes, but also internally: clarity, self-trust, and a deeper relationship with my own voice.
And that self-trust comes when you show up for your work and take steps to move it forward.
What might writing lead to in your life?
Or maybe a better question is…
What happens if you don’t move this forward—and it’s still sitting here a year from now?
Still unfinished. Still not shared. Still something you “mean to come back to.”
You’re Here to Write Masterclass enrollment is still open. We begin April 30th (includes all replays). Doors close April 29.
If you’ve been sitting on something you’ve written, this is the moment to decide what you’re going to do with it.
Enrollment closes April 29. Class starts April 30.
✍🏻 MOVE YOUR WORK FORWARD + JOIN US HERE ✍🏻
With love,
Shannon
P.S. By next week you’ll either be inside this process, moving your work forward—or exactly where you are right now.
