{"id":505,"date":"2014-04-26T00:16:13","date_gmt":"2014-04-26T00:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/?p=505"},"modified":"2014-04-26T00:17:01","modified_gmt":"2014-04-26T00:17:01","slug":"bestselling-author-kathleen-mcgowan-to-lead-writers-workshop-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/bestselling-author-kathleen-mcgowan-to-lead-writers-workshop-in-scotland.html","title":{"rendered":"Bestselling author Kathleen McGowan to lead writers&#8217; workshop in Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 120px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Katheen1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"132\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kathleen McGowan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you have even wanted to &#8220;pick the brain&#8221; of a successful author, this is a rare opportunity to do so. Kathleen McGowan is the author of the bestselling &#8220;Magdalene Line&#8221; novels, her books have been translated into 50 languages and sold in more than 100 countries worldwide. She has planned a &#8220;Writers&#8217; Grail&#8221; to help aspiring authors gain inspiration and authenticity through a spiritual and historical journey through sacred sites of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Featured destinations include Rosslyn Chapel and the holy isle of Iona. There will also be writing workshops. Please note that this is neither a conventional tour nor is it a writing class. It is a pilgrimage designed to stimulate the inspiration and the creative muse. Appropriate for fiction and non-fiction writers alike, the curriculum of the seminars will only be finalized after Kathleen and her co-host creativity coach Eleanor O\u2019Rourke have familiarized themselves with the personal needs of the group members. After participants sign up for the program, they will receive a preliminary questionnaire asking about their writing goals and desires.<\/p>\n<p>The setting for the workshop part of the tour is historic Iona, a tiny Island in Scotland&#8217;s Inner Hebrides. It is the site where Saint Columba established a monastery in 563, and it is said that 48 ancient Scottish kings including MacBeth are buried there.<\/p>\n<p>To see full details of Kathleen McGowan&#8217;s &#8220;Writers Grail&#8221; tour of Sacred Scotland and Iona, please <a href=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/writers-grail-2014.html\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that Kathleen McGowan&#8217;s tours are very popular and tend to fill up very quickly. Her June, 2014 &#8220;Mary Magdalene&#8221; tour of France sold out in just a few weeks. So anyone with a serious interest should act quickly to avoid disappointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have even wanted to &#8220;pick the brain&#8221; of a successful author, this is a rare opportunity to do so. Kathleen McGowan is the author of the bestselling &#8220;Magdalene Line&#8221; novels, her books have been translated into 50 languages and sold in more than 100 countries worldwide. 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