Course curriculum

  • 1

    Getting Started

    • Welcome Message from Instructor

    • Learning Outcomes & Syllabus

    • About your Instructor

    • How to get the most of this Masterclass

    • How to get help + refund/billing queries

    • Join the Private Slack Community

    • Pre-course assessment and Worksheet
  • 2

    Week 1: Clarify Your Niyyah

    • Session 1: Full Video + Slides

    • BONUS: Recommended Books To Read On Writing & Publishing

    • Week 1 Assignment

    • Part 1 : Intro

    • Part 2 : Intention-setting- Why do you want to write your book

    • Part 3 : Turn your book into a High-Himma Intention

    • Part 4: Assessing your book idea

    • Part 5 : Preparing a book pitch

    • Part 6: Q&A
  • 3

    Week 2: Your Book Proposal

    • Session 2: Full Recording + Slides

    • BONUS: Guides to Publishing

    • BONUS: Independent Muslim Publishers that publish self-help books

    • BONUS: How to get your own ISBN Number

    • BONUS: How to Self-Publish Your Book with BookBaby

    • BONUS: Barakah Effect Proposal

    • Part 1: Intro and Check-in

    • Part 2 : A key decision: Publishing vs Self-Publishing

    • Part 3: Understanding the Book Publishing Lifecycle

    • Part 4: Writing your book proposal

    • Part 5: Homework

    • Part 6: Q&A
  • 4

    Week 3: The Research Process

    • Session 3 : Full Recording + Slides

    • Part 1: Intro and check-in

    • Part 2: How to research widely

    • Part 3 : How to organize your research

    • Part 4: Build your framework

    • Part 5: Homework

    • Part 6: Q&A

    • BONUS: Tools for your second brain

    • BONUS: Resources on Progressive Summarization
  • 5

    Week 4: The Writing Process

    • Session 4: Recording + Slides

    • Group Brainstorm Results: How to get into flow of writing

    • BONUS: Tools for Writing

    • Part 1: Intro and check in

    • Part 2 : 3 qualities of spiritually intelligent self-help writing

    • Part 3 : Developing a writing habit

    • Part 4 : Writing tools/software

    • Part 5 : Incorporating Islamic principles in your writing without going overboard

    • Part 6 : Dealing with life challenges and writers blocks

    • Part 7: Homework

    • Part 8 : Q&A
  • 6

    Week 5: The Editing Process

    • Session 5: Recording + Slides

    • Part 1: Check in and Intro

    • Part 2: The 5 types of editors

    • Part 3 : Can you use AI for editing

    • Part 4: How to find a human editor

    • Part 5: How to work with a developmental editor

    • Part 6: Finding your inner circle of reviewers

    • Part 7: Taking in all the feedback

    • Part 8: Homework & Closing
  • 7

    Week 6: Publishing & Promoting Your Book

    • Session 6: Recording + Slides

    • Part 1: The last mile checklist

    • Part 2 : How to launch and promote your book

    • Part 3 : Life after the book launch

    • Part 4 : Next steps

    • Part 5 : Special announcements
  • 8

    BONUS Material

    • Special Interview with Ibrahim Tahir, founder of Wardah Books
  • 9

    Conclusion + Next Steps

    • Evaluation form + leave us a testimonial :)

    • Final Assignment

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