Writing from the Deeper Self
A soulful, process-based approach to writing a book,
leading to a published book you can be proud of
that resonates deeply with your readers,
and helps to heal the world.
NAOMI ROSE, Book Coach / Book Developer & Creative Midwife
~ Encouraging your flowering ~
Because it’s not just how many pages you write.
It’s how much of you comes onto the page.
Naomi Rose, Book Coach / Book Developer & Creative Midwife
What It Means to “Develop” a Book — and Why It Matters
The Writing from the Deeper Self approach isn’t about producing a book. It’s about encouraging it to organically develop.
To “develop” a book means being present to what’s alive for you and writing into that. Making space for what wants to be “born” through you, and nurturing its development by listening it into being.
This listening, and noticing what comes out of the listening, is something that we do together. It shines light on your creative path, a path you can recognize as true even if it comes as a surprise.
“Development,” here, refers to the evolution that takes place in the protected space of our collaborative listening, not to a pre-planned template that’s imposed on you as the writer. The term comes from the era when photographs were developed in an enclosed darkened room. At first, the photographic negative looked dark and featureless. Then gradually, as it interacted with the chemical bath in which it sat, an image — barely discernible, at first — began to suggest itself. Bit by bit, the full image came clearly into view, its shapes and features now obvious. “Oh, it’s a cypress tree,” or “Oh, it’s that meadow near the water,” or “Oh, it’s a picture of my aunt Sally when she was young. . . .”
It was clear once it was clear. But it took time and the sanctuary of the darkroom to develop.
In a similar way, that’s what we do with you and your book. We let it develop, and see what it wants to be.
developing a book (unpacked). naomi rose, book developer.
Where Are You Now in Your Book-Writing Journey?
Writing a book is a journey worth taking, for your readers’ sakes — and your own.
💮 A complete first draft? (Congratulations!)
💮 A later, partially rewritten, manuscript?
💮 Pieces and versions of the writing stashed in various files and notebooks?
💮 Napkin jottings?
💮 An outline or some kind of roadmap?
💮 No outline, just an idea of what you think you want to write? (But a pressing desire to write it.)
💮 No idea at all — just a pesky, persistent, holy calling: “Write me! You need to write me!”
Wherever you are in your creative journey, we can find ways to anchor you in trust. As the writing finds a receptive home in you, it will flow.
Your Book Wants to Come to Life.
We Can Listen It Forth Together.
Having knowledgeable support and care from someone outside you who is deeply for you — and who is dedicated to the flowering of the creative process as it lives uniquely in you — can make a good deal of difference in your confidence, and your openness to receiving what your deeper Self wants to bring you in writing a book.
I bring 30+ years in the publications field, plus a lifetime’s dedication to what brings about true healing, in service of your book — and your experience of writing it.
Writing a book can be the fulfillment of a life’s dream. this was the case with the star-seer’s prophecy trilogy, by rahima warren / Naomi rose, book developer
“Supportive, kind. and wise, Naomi is an excellent guide and editor for developing your book and bringing it forth in beautiful shape. Highly recommended! She is so kind and supportive and gentle and appreciative, yet perceptive of the places where my book needed improvement, from commas to emotional nuances. I worked with her over many years to revise, edit, and polish my trilogy — and always felt gracefully received and held through this 'book birthing' process.
“Her faith in my book has been and is still very important to me in keeping my inner critic at bay. She has inspired me to honor what I have written by doing the work necessary to bring it into the coherent and beautiful form it deserves.”
— Rahima Warren, MFT; author, The Star-Seer’s Prophecy (a fantasy trilogy of the healing journey)
Wherever you are now with your book, this intimate way of working with it can open you to success even while you’re writing the book and discovering its (and your) true nature.
💮 Find your natural creative ways.
💮 Enjoy — even come to love — the book-writing process.
💮 Move through the entire writing process all the way to penning “The End,” valuing the journey as much as the destination.
💮 Emerge with more of yourself flowering above-ground through being nourished by our deeply listening to you, as well as with a publishable manuscript that your readers will treasure,
“Unconditional positive regard and presence are two qualities that every good therapist aspires to. When achieved, the counselor becomes a healer. What a delightful surprise to find that Naomi Rose excels in these attributes. My hope, in initially working with her, was to get back on track with my book. What is happening, through being deeply listened to, is that I am starting to hear myself. Because of that, my relationship to writing has shifted to a level that will grow beyond the book project and inform the rest of my life. The book has become a bonus and I am grateful.” — Clare Goodwin, Psychosynthesis Therapist, author, Gifts of the Mandala: A Guided Journey of Self-Discovery
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“I just wanted to thank you for your help in the early part of my book development. You really helped me to listen more deeply for my soul’s calling in what I was writing, to share more of my experiences and heart. I thought you would enjoy knowing that the book finally got birthed into the world. I am getting really, really good feedback on it so far. Thanks for your wonderful work with authors like me.”— Deborah Welch, PhD, author, Forgiveness at Work
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“Naomi Rose was an invaluable partner on the journey. . . . She shared my vision, and was genuinely excited about getting this book out into the world. She offered the support I needed to create the book that I dared to dream was possible! The book is now changing lives, and finding its way into homes and hearts around the world.” — Barbara Hanneloré, author, The Moon and You. Finalist, Indie Excellence Book Awards; Silver Award, Living Now Book Awards
Your Next Step
If you recognize yourself in what you’ve read here, you may feel ready to take a step towards making your book a reality. Choose one option, or make use of all three.
NAOMI ROSE, CREATOR OF WRITING FROM THE DEEPER SELF — BOOK coach/ book DEVELOPER & CREATIVE MIDWIFE
OPTION 1:
SCHEDULE A FULL 60-MINUTE GIFT SESSION WITH ME
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This is not a Discovery Session or a back-door way for me to get new clients. It is a gift — an obligation-free deep dive into your concerns and desires about writing the book of your heart (wherever you currently are in the process), where I offer you the same combination of book expertise, deep encouragement, and healing ways that I bring to my actual clients.
It’s like actually having a client session with me. You will have a direct experience of me and my approach — and the take-away benefits you get to keep and work with on your own — without any obligation to continue with me past this session.
In this Gift Session, we will listen to you together about how who you are can be lovingly mined to bring forth what your book wants to be, and how it can get there in harmony with your natural creative ways and being.
If this sounds like a good plan to you, then go ahead and click on the button below to schedule your Gift Session.
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Read my books on the creative process to discover the wealth of natural creativity available to you, in your own way.
Starting Your Book: A Guide to Navigating the Blank Page by Attending to What’s Inside You
An Organic Approach to Structuring Your Book: A Right-Brained Alternative to Outlines (Workbook Included)
10 Essential Qualities That Help You Write a Book: Watering the Seeds of the Qualities You Need
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AND WHEN YOUR BOOK HAS BEEN COMPLETED . . .
Writing a book can be the subject of a comedy. this Poster was for a 1946 Screwball comedy called "She wrote the book"
What's on the page will resonate with your readers in a kindred way because of how you have been with yourself during the writing process.
As you bring your book out into the world, you may reap many benefits, opportunities, and blessings. But perhaps none will be as moving as to know that you have truly reached your readers.
It’s happened to me, many times, and it will happen for you, too.
After my book Starting Your Book: A Guide to Navigating the Blank Page by Attending to What’s Inside You was published, I received the most beautiful responses from readers.
One reader, Sarah Beaber, wrote to tell me:
“I felt that you were speaking from the heart, seeking to be of service from the sincere desire to assist, not to indoctrinate or impress. And I felt that you and I were having a conversation. Thank you for sharing your ideas and caring with the world through a book. I learned things, I felt understood, and I grew increasingly inspired as I turned the pages."
What a joy to realize that what i had wanted to transmit had been received!
