The Best-Selling Author Experience
A LUXURY IMMERSIVE
WRITERS RETREAT + PUBLISHING PACKAGE
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Write, refine and publish your nonfiction book alongside ghostwriter and editor to New York Times bestselling authors Natalee Bloom and USA Today bestselling author PeggySue Wells.
Refine your manuscript.
Magnify your voice.
Publish your book.
August 16-21, 2026
Hudson, NY
You’ve written the manuscript, or at least enough of it to know,
“Oh, this is actually a book.”
You know it matters.
But now you’re introduced to the rather unglamorous question every writer eventually encounters:
Now what?
*cue steam from your Google search bar*
What the heck is developmental editing?
Does this book really need a copy editor? I crushed my AP English exam…maybe I could do it?
Who formats the book?
How does publishing actually work?
Will my book just magically appear at my local bookstore?
How do I know if my manuscript is even ready?
Somewhere between trying to ChatGPT your way into an industry you have no knowledge of and second-guessing every chapter, the manuscript remains unpublished.
This retreat was created just for you.
What if six months from now…
You’re holding your published book in your hands.
The story that needed to be told finally exists outside of 45 unorganized Google docs. Your name is on the cover. A professionally refined book that—YES—still sounds like you.
The thought ‘one day you’ll be an author’ has turned into today.
In your hands, you hold your published book. One that will inspire, educate, activate and entertain your readers and deep down, you know your story has changed someone’s life for the better. It is the surreal feeling of watching the thing you almost talked yourself out of finally become real.
I get it.
That’s exactly why I created this retreat.
THIS RETREAT AND PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOU
Step fully into your role as an author
01 / Refine Your Manuscript
Go shoulder-to-shoulder with me and my personal developmental editor, Peggy Sue Wells to strengthen your manuscript at every level, from story structure, clarity, pacing, voice, emotional resonance, marketability and readability.
Your book should sound like you and together we shape your manuscript into the strongest, clearest, most compelling version of itself.
02 / Gain Clarity and Confidence
Writing a book is vulnerable work. Publishing one is even more so.
This immersive experience is designed to help you move through that glob of uncertainty with expert guidance, editorial support, and a room full of people who understand exactly what it means to create meaningful work that will live beyond you. That’s pretty cool, if I say so myself.
03 / Build Your Author Platform
A powerful book deserves thoughtful positioning.
After years of working alongside New York Times bestselling authors, I totally understands what transforms a manuscript into a recognizable, marketable author brand. And I also know what doesn’t.
This is about more than publishing a book.
It’s about building your author presence that lasts long after publication day.
04 / Join a Community
Most writers spend years working alone on their books. It's not only isolating, but can be incredibly lonely and confusing.
Does this chapter make sense? Am I the only one that will ever read this?
This retreat changes that.
Writing a book may happen alone.
But becoming an author rarely does.
05 / Immerse in Premium Lodging
The Victorian manor, originally built in 1900, has been thoughtfully reimagined with hidden garden spaces, private walking paths, and intimate corners designed for reflection, focus, and uninterrupted writing time.
Nestled among six acres of rolling farmland and orchards just outside Hudson, New York, The Burkestone Estate is designed for quiet luxury, deep creative work, and meaningful connection.
06/ Publish Your Book
Finishing a manuscript is one thing.
Knowing how to professionally publish it is another entirely.
Instead of spending months trying to piece together freelancers, decipher industry terminology, or figure out what happens next, you’ll receive experienced support through the stages that often keep writers stuck long after the manuscript is finished.
The Burkestone Estate
A setting designed for inspiration.
From a hidden garden to a turn-of-the-century barn reimagined with a disco ball, to walking paths designed for reflection and deep creative work, The Burkestone Estate offers a retreat experience that feels both inspiring and unforgettable. Thoughtfully restored and intentionally curated, the estate creates the ideal environment for writers ready to fully immerse themselves in their work.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
PRE-RETREAT COACHING
Two Private One-on-One Coaching Sessions with Natalee Bloom
Before arriving at The Burkestone Estate, authors receive two private coaching sessions focused on manuscript refinement, story development, accountability, positioning, and publishing preparation. This ensures every writer arrives with clarity, direction, and momentum before the immersive retreat experience even begins.
(Value: $3,000+)
FIVE-NIGHT LUXURY RETREAT EXPERIENCE
Luxury Accommodations at Burkestone Estate
This is where the core retreat experience takes place, including your editorial sessions, manuscript development work, collaborative workshops, media creation, and author strategy support.
Includes:
Five-night luxury stay
All-inclusive meals prepared by a private chef
Yoga and restorative experiences
Dedicated writing time
Collaborative workshops and discussions
High-level editorial support and manuscript refinement
Professional author media sessions
Intimate community experiences
(Value: $7,500+)
The Burkestone Estate
Lovingly restored by its current owners, Tom Burke and Christopher Johnstone, the Victorian manor at The Burkestone Estate was intentionally designed to create the kind of environment that supports deep creative work, restoration, and meaningful connection. From hidden garden spaces and private walking paths to intimate writing corners and beautifully designed gathering spaces, every part of the estate invites you to slow down enough to fully immerse yourself in your manuscript.
Throughout the retreat, authors will enjoy thoughtfully curated meals prepared by a private chef with consideration for individual dietary needs, along with restorative experiences designed to support both the creative process and nervous system regulation. Located just minutes from Hudson, New York, recently voted one of America’s best small towns, the estate offers a rare combination of quiet luxury, creative focus, and uninterrupted space to write.
Author Media Package
Your media package includes:
Professional author photography
Professionally produced author video
Behind-the-scenes raw footage
Promotional content creation
Strategic author positioning session
Brand and messaging guidance
These assets are designed to help you confidently market yourself and your book long after publication day, allowing your story, expertise, and message to continue reaching the people it was written for.
(Value: $8,000+)
Publishing a book is one thing.
Creating the platform capable of holding your voice, expertise, story, and long-term vision is another.
This retreat is not simply designed to help you write and publish a book. It is designed to help you fully step into your identity as an author with the visibility, confidence, and professional assets to support the next chapter of your work.
I’ve work alongside New York Times bestselling authors and know deep in my bones: the way an author presents themselves matters. The way a story is framed matters. The way readers connect to the person behind the book matters. Let’s make it count.
Throughout the retreat, authors will create a professionally curated media package designed to support long-term visibility, brand growth, speaking opportunities, podcast features, future launches, and ongoing audience connection.
HIGH-LEVEL EDITORIAL SUPPORT
Developmental Editing + Manuscript Refinement
This is where the magic happens.
That subtle shift from “someone with a manuscript” to someone who fully embraces their identity as an author. The identity of someone who has a story worth sharing.
Inside the retreat, you’ll work shoulder-to-shoulder, computer-to-computer with me, Natalee Bloom, and Peggy Sue Wells to refine, strengthen, and elevate your manuscript into the clearest, strongest, most marketable version of itself while still sounding fully like you.
This is the work of taking the book you know matters and giving it the structure, clarity, emotional depth, and positioning it needs to truly land with readers.
Together, we’ll work through:
Story structure and flow
Clarity and readability
Voice and tone refinement
Pacing and narrative momentum
Emotional resonance
Messaging and positioning
Marketability and audience connection
Strengthening key scenes, chapters, and transitions
Identifying gaps, confusion, or overwhelm within the manuscript
Creating a stronger reader experience from beginning to end
Giving your story, expertise, and lived experience the level of care, attention, and professional guidance required to become the book you’ve always known it could be.
(Value: $10,000+)
POST-RETREAT SUPPORT
The retreat may end, but the support does not.
One of the biggest reasons manuscripts never become published books is because authors leave the creative momentum of writing and immediately enter the overwhelming reality of publishing alone.
This experience is intentionally designed to bridge that gap.
Following the retreat, authors continue receiving professional guidance, publishing support, communication, and strategic direction throughout the refinement and publication process to help maintain momentum and move the manuscript toward completion.
This continued support includes:
Publishing guidance and consultation
Ongoing communication support
Final refinement direction
Accountability and momentum support
Formatting and production coordination
Publishing preparation assistance
Strategic feedback during the final publishing stages
Because finishing the manuscript is only part of the process.
Actually becoming a published author requires continued support, clarity, and experienced guidance through the final stages of bringing the book fully into the world.
(Value: $3,000+)
Professional, Independent Publishing
From Manuscript to Published Book
Most writers never publish their books because they become overwhelmed by everything that need to happen after the manuscript is finished.
What goes on the cover? What’s an ISBN? Where and how do I publish this?
This experience removes that overwhelm by providing professional publishing support, including:
Copy editing
Line editing
Formatting coordination
Cover design coordination
ISBN guidance
Publishing platform setup guidance
Production preparation
Publishing consultation
Strategic publishing support
Authors maintain full ownership of their intellectual property, publishing rights, royalties, and creative control throughout the process.
(Value: $12,000+)
Exclusive Bonuses
BONUS #1 — PRIVATE AUTHOR POSITIONING INTENSIVE
A private strategy session with Natalee Bloom focused on refining your author positioning, messaging, title direction, audience clarity, and long-term brand vision.
(Value: $3,500)
BONUS #2 — PRIVATE TELEGRAM ACCESS WITH NATALEE BLOOM
Receive one week of private Telegram access to Natalee Bloom during a critical stage of your publishing process, whether during launch week, final revisions, publication preparation, or another milestone where direct support and strategic guidance matter most.
(Value: $1,500)
BONUS #4 — LAUNCH WEEK SOCIAL MEDIA TEMPLATE PACK
Receive professionally designed Canva templates and launch assets to support your book release, including promotional graphics, quote cards, launch announcements, review request templates, and social content designed to help you confidently market your book online.
(Value: $2,000)
BONUS #3 — ADDITIONAL AUTHOR PHOTO EDITS
Receive three additional professionally edited author images from your retreat media shoot to support your website, speaking engagements, podcast features, social media, and long-term author branding.
(Value: $1,200)
TOTAL BONUS VALUE: $8,200
TOTAL OFFER VALUE: $51,700+
RETREAT INVESTMENT: $33,300
Three spots remaining
This intimate immersive experience is intentionally limited to five writers to ensure personalized editorial support, meaningful collaboration, and high-touch guidance throughout the retreat and publishing process.
Investment Options
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For those authors who pay in full, the total investment drops to $31,500. Additionally, authors will receive two extra promo videos for their publication launch and brand building.
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Six payments of $5,550
Author will be required to make a $11,100 investment prior to July 17th, 2026 and final payment to be made in November prior to publishing.
Meet the team
Natalee Bloom
Ghostwriter, Editor, Plot Twister
I used to get in trouble as a kid for reading too much.
Now I’ve ghostwritten more than a dozen books, worked with NYT Best-selling authors, edited more manuscripts than I can count, and somehow turned my lifelong obsession with stories into my actual job.
In short, I won the career lottery.
There is nothing more exciting to me than helping someone take their lived experience and expertise, their big ideas and messy brilliance, and turn it into a book that dramatically changes people’s lives for the better.
I’m the person who gets you from “I think there’s a book here” to “I’m a published author.”I love being a plot twist in someone’s life. I help organize the chaos, shape the vision, and turn everything inside your head and heart into something compelling, impossible to put down, and written in a voice that is unmistakably you.
Because this work is about so much more than writing a book.
It’s about creating something meaningful enough to outlive you.
Peggy Sue Wells
Award-winning Author
USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 45 published works including the award-winning mystery suspense novel Unnatural Cause.
In addition to her award winning work. PeggySue Wells is a high-level writing coach, collaborator, and independent publishing strategist for authors who want a professional, market-ready book that reflects excellence, authenticity, and vision. A dream-driver who has written more than 100 books, her coaching combines industry insight, editorial precision, story architecture, and personal mentorship with the warmth of someone who believes stories can change lives.
What People Are Saying
“To me, Natalee is more than a writing coach. She is a thought leader. and partner in crime. She inhabits your intentions and your goals, and they become hers in tandem. She is beyond a talented writer - she is deeply curious and creative human. I would recommend her unreservedly”
Scott Simon, Author, Speaker, Founder
Scare Your Soul, The Courageous Book of Questions (with Greg Stock)
PeggySue Wells, the compass of my creativity, has been the lighthouse guiding my ship through these massively uncharted waters. Without the expert molding and editing from PeggySue Wells, my prose would fall flat.”
Shemane Nugen, Author
Author Killer House and Wildly Well
"Eminently quotable, PeggySue Wells is a tonic – warm like your favorite blanket, bracing like a stiff drink."
Mary Coons, Author
The Art of Noticing
Natalee is not only an incredibly talented writer, storyteller, and wordsmith, but she has a knack for seeing the best in you as an author and bringing it to the page. She has a rare ability to take your ideas, voice, and experiences and shape them into something that feels both elevated and relatable.
-Whitney Uland, Actor, Founder, Author
How to Be Famous
I’m incredibly impressed with PeggySue’s editing, it’s beautiful. PeggySue Wells came onboard the project during the final week of writing. Her polishing touches on the manuscript made this a much better and cleaner book. Thanks to PeggySue Wells for going through the next book with me a few times and providing amazing editorial insights and support.”
Dr. Benjamin Hardy, Best Selling Author
10X is Easier Than 2X, Be Your Future Self Now, The Gap and The Gain
This retreat is for you if…
You have a manuscript in progress (or almost there)
You’re ready to take your book and author journey seriously
You want expert support and guidance to finish strong
You crave uninterrupted time, creativity, and community
You’re ready to step in your next chapter with confidence
Your Questions, Answered
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You can still polish and publish your manuscript with me and my team. I work with authors at all stages of writing and publication.
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Industry standard for non-fiction work is 40,000-50,000. In the process of editing and refinement, some books will exceed or fall below these metrics.
Authors wanting to publish a book over 55,000 words would need additional support that my team and I can provide.
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You do.
Rights, royalities and publishing control belong to you, the author.
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Wonderful! I’d love to have you exprience the Husdon Valley in the fall whie refining and developing your manuscript, should er to shoulder. The retreat would include pre-coaching, developmental editing and author media package: $15,000
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Positioning your book to make maximum impact is a strategy we begin to create at the retreat. Your publish date is, ultimately, up to you.