Are you a reader, someone who has always loved books? Perhaps you have always carried a secret longing to be the person on the other side of that process too? If you have always wanted to write a book, you are not alone, more than 80% of people say that they dream of writing a book one day.
Most of those never even start, and even fewer finish.
There are so many reasons that people hold this dream so close though. Many people believe that they don’t have anything worth sharing, others believe they aren’t clever enough, or their writing isn’t a high enough standard.
I’m here to blow apart some of those myths for you.
Anyone can write a book. Anyone.
Where should you start?
Many of us will have written little books when we were children, so actually we have already written a book.
You might say, that doesn’t count, no one read it and it was only a few pages long. That might be true, but it doesn’t make it any less of a book. A book isn’t defined by its audience. Take a moment and think about what you would write if you had no fears, no insecurities and nothing could stop you?
Perhaps you have a life experience that you think might help others, a rare skill that you would like to share or very specific knowledge of an aspect of your work. Whatever you want to write about it has to come from passion. Writing a book is hard. There is no getting around it, you are going to put your heart and soul into this project. You need to really want it.
This might surprise you
You will hear lots of writers telling you that you need to know who you are writing for, work out their age, interests, reading level etc. It’s all good advice, we give that advice in THE BOOK FORGE.
There is someone more important than any target market that you are writing this book for though.
You.
What most of our community don’t realise when they join us is that they haven’t jumped in to craft a masterpiece, they have joined us in order to heal. To heal difficult parts of their life, emotions they buried long ago. To prove to that inner voice that they can. They join in order to learn and share wisdom and end up learning far more than they anticipated.
You are always writing for yourself primarily
Whatever you write whether it is a shopping list, a journal entry, a card, letter, poem, blog or a book, the first and most important person you are writing for, is you.
You will learn things about yourself during the writing process that you never could have imagined. You will learn determination, tenacity, an inner confidence and you may unearth some memories you had hidden long ago in a box marked “deal with later”. All these things will allow to grow and heal and become a bigger, brighter version of yourself than you ever dreamed could exist.
This incredible transformation cannot happen if you hire a ghost writer, or is you ask AI to write your book. It only happens when you sit with a pen and paper or a keyboard, and you put in the slow, beautiful work of writing a book.
Join us if you feel the pull towards a calm, compassionate, creative space to learn and develop as a writer. We’d love to see where it takes you.
Find out more about The Book Forge and join us in March.
What our members say about The Book Forge:
“Feels like a cliche to say the Book Forge was life changing, but for me it actually was. This led to me leaving a 20-year career … and embarking on a life where I have more time to pursue my writing passion.”
Leona Brown
“Kate and Jen offer something so unique that I truly believe you can’t find it in any other book-writing membership.
Their warmth and wisdom have changed me as a writer. I cannot recommend the Book Forge enough.”
Jess Louise
“I highly recommend The Book Forge to anyone who is looking for support on their writing journey. Jen’s wealth of copywriting knowledge paired with Kate’s well-being tools provide the perfect balance of technical advice and “woo” tips for writers .
Thanks to everyone I have met through Booksmith Academy, I can now proudly call myself a writer!”
Leander Hollings
Find out more about The Book Forge and join us in March 2026.
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