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WinterTide: Survive and Thrive in the Year’s Coldest, Darkest Season
This is a self-published book that is written from my heart.
Do you spend the winter counting down the days until spring?
Do gray skies and freezing temperatures make you feel drained and depressed?
WinterTide is the ultimate antidote. Learn to change your perspective, find joy and hope in the winter months, and come to love winter. Get in touch with the importance of winter. Discover how have a positive winter mindset. Find out what you need to have at home to make winter a comfortable, relaxing season. Explore new ways to interact and connect with winter. Step into new ways to celebrate and bring meaning to this time of year.
Written by a born and bred Buffalo, NY gal who took a winter vacation in Iceland to delve into Icelandic winter secrets, this guide will change your entire perspective on winter and take it from dull and gloomy to bright and exciting.
The book includes:
Dealing with holiday letdown
Staying healthy in winter
Developing a positive winter mindset
Finding things to do in winter
Staying comfortable in the cold
Creating a cozy winter sanctuary at home
Fun celebrations to add to your winter calendar
Embracing winter through cooking
Making winter your own season of rest and renewal
Finding beauty in winter
Countering winter darkness
Winter reading list, watchlist, and playlist
Stop dreading winter and start loving it! This antidote to the cold and dark will help you embrace winter and overcome the negative stigma we’ve built around it. Transform winter into something that feeds your soul and brings you joy.
Wintertide Prompt Cards: 20 Mindfulness Cards for Winter Wellness & Hygge – Digital Download Printable Deck
Embrace the quiet magic of the coldest season with the Wintertide Prompt Card Deck.
Winter isn’t just a season to endure; it’s a season to inhabit. This digital deck is the perfect companion to the book Wintertide: Survive and Thrive in the Year’s Coldest, Darkest Season. Whether you are struggling with the winter blues or looking to deepen your seasonal rituals, these 20 prompts guide you toward comfort, resilience, and inner light.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
You will receive 20 unique prompt cards divided into four intentional “suits”:
🔥 THE HEARTH (Nesting & Comfort): Prompts to help you create a sanctuary and find joy in the indoors.
❄️ THE FROST (Embracing the Elements): Exercises to help you find beauty in the stark, cold landscape.
🏮 THE LANTERN (Mindset & Inner Light): Tools to manage your mood and find the light within the dark.
🌱 THE ROOT (Rest & Slow Growth): Prompts to honor the biological necessity of hibernation and preparation.
YOUR DOWNLOAD INCLUDES:
The Individual Deck PDF: High-resolution cards (2.75″ x 4.75″) for viewing on devices or professional printing.
The Print-at-Home PDF: A convenient 8.5″ x 11″ (Letter size) layout with 4 cards per page and easy-to-follow cut lines.
Embrace the quiet magic of the coldest season with the Wintertide Prompt Card Deck.
HOW IT WORKS:
Purchase the listing.
After payment is confirmed, you will be taken to the download page.
Download the files to your computer.
Print at home or at your local print shop!
PLEASE NOTE:
This is a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD only. No physical product will be shipped. Because this is a digital product, all sales are final.
Winter isn’t just a season to endure; it’s a season to inhabit. This digital deck is the perfect companion to the book Wintertide: Survive and Thrive in the Year’s Coldest, Darkest Season. Whether you are struggling with the winter blues or looking to deepen your seasonal rituals, these 20 prompts guide you toward comfort, resilience, and inner light.
Expert Nonfiction Book Proposal Blueprint | Insider Secrets from a 40-Time Author with 25+ Years in Publishing
Stop Guessing What Editors and Agents Want. Start Using a Proven Blueprint.
Writing a nonfiction book proposal is a technical sales job—not a creative writing project.
Most authors fail because they don’t know the “unwritten rules” of the publishing industry.
This 11-page guide, created by book editor and coach and 40-time author Brette Sember, gives you the exact structure and insider secrets she has used to secure book deals for herself and her author clients for over 25 years, as well as the dozens of awards her clients have won.
What’s Inside:
*Complete Section-by-Section Template: Never stare at a blank page again. Learn exactly what goes in each section of the proposal and how to format it.
*General guidelines and instructions: Everything you need to know for formatting, organization, and mindset while writing your proposal.
*The Insider Secrets: Call-out boxes throughout the document reveal the tips and tricks that beginners don’t know which will sell your proposal.
*The Reverse Strategy: Why you should write your proposal backwards to save months of work.
*10% Discount Code: Includes a special discount on professional editing and coaching services.
Perfect For:
*Aspiring nonfiction authors.
*Subject matter experts building a platform.
*Writers who want to write and sell a self-help book.
Format: Instant Download PDF (11 Pages)
What Brette’s clients say about her:
*”Her editorial expertise, combined with her genuine investment in her clients’ success, makes her an invaluable partner in the publishing journey.”
Kelley Peake, author of Profitable Preschool
*”In almost 40 years of working in publishing, she is the best I have ever encountered…”
Echo Garrett, Owner of Lucid House Publishing
*”Brette clearly is a master at crafting and honing book proposals and helping you find your voice. ”
Claudine Jalajas, author of Beaded Bracelets: 25 Dazzling Handcrafted Projects
*”Brette is 50% artist, 50% coach, and 100% the reason why I have a publishable book that I am proud of.”
Jamie Hillman, author of 7 Signposts: Find Your Direction in Life’s Foundational Decision