The Sovereign Series Co-Authorship Writing Program

Women Who Rose From Ashes Volume 2

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UNSTOPPABLE — CONTINUED.

Women Who Rose from Ashes, Volume 2 is an authorship opportunity for women who have been burned by life—and chose to rise anyway.

This book isn’t about polished stories or perfect endings. It’s about real women who have faced loss, betrayal, identity shifts, illness, heartbreak, and moments that stripped everything down to the truth.

These are stories of questioning, unraveling, and rebuilding—on your own terms.

Volume 2 captures what happens after the fire: when a woman chooses courage over compliance, freedom over fear, and her own voice over the life she was told to live.

If you feel the pull to contribute, trust it.
Your story doesn’t end in the ashes.

When women rise, we rise sovereign.

Your Lead Author: Corrie Bignell

Corrie's Bio

Corrie Bignell—affectionately known for her Shirley Temple dimples and infectious laugh—is The Unregistered Nurse and EmpowerHER Coach, dedicated to helping women break free from limiting beliefs and rise into unstoppable versions of themselves. Her journey has been one of resilience and radical reinvention.

Becoming a mother at sixteen, surviving thyroid cancer in her twenties, and later walking away from a two-decade nursing career, Corrie has consistently chosen courage over comfort. In 2021, she sold everything and left Canada to begin a new chapter in Nicaragua, trusting the universe to meet her on the other side of fear.

Today, Corrie hosts her signature 7-Day Serenity & Strength Retreat from her private home in Nicaragua, where women experience deep transformation through movement, mindset, and holistic health. She also leads the EmpowerHER community, a global sisterhood devoted to strength, wealth, and empowerment.

Her proudest achievement, however, is her children. Taylor is thriving as she travels the world, and Gabriel is relentlessly pursuing his dream of playing in the NBA with discipline and heart. Their success is her living legacy—proof of what’s possible when generational cycles are broken and women choose freedom, faith, and fierce self-belief.

Coming soon: The Unregistered Nurses Collective.

Corrie can be found on Instagram at @corriebignell

Our Co-authorship Program

Writing Support

Through our writing program, you will receive support from your lead author throughout our 9-week writing cycle. As well, our robust author resources kit provides you with in depth support when it comes to defining your writing style, establishing your story, what to include, what not to include, writing timelines, depth & more.

Community

Most of our authors come into these projects expecting to simply write their story and become a published author. Yet most leave this process with unexpected new friends, and connections. Writing is an intimate experience, and you're in good company with other women. Connect in our group channel, and online during our monthly group support calls.

Full Production

We take care of absolutely everything. Manuscript development. Editing. Proofreading. Interior design. Typesetting. Cover design. Marketing graphics. Marketing, branding & PR training, and launch support. We provide self-publishing services, with traditional publishing value.

Project Timeline (6 months)

Project Preparation - This includes establishing the project concept, selecting a lead author, preparing all launch materials, establishing production timelines, application & onboarding.

Writing Phase - This includes a brainstorming, first-draft and final-draft phase. Within this period is where our co-authors will also receive support from the lead author, leverage our writing resources & tools, and join our monthly group support calls.

Design - Our design phase is where the cover and interior design concepts are established.

Manuscript - Once the writing process has been completed, the lead author compiles the manuscript to submit to the publishing house.

Production Cycle - During this period, the editing process is completed, followed by the implementation of design, proofreading & total review.

Final Approvals - Co-authors have a chance to sign off on their chapters, and address any minor changes that may need to be made. Followed by the formal publishing house sign off process.

Amazon Upload - The book is then uploaded to Amazon, set with the official live date as per the book's scheduled launch date.

Launch - The book is formally launched on Amazon, with a celebratory kick-off call for authors to invite their friends and family to. There is a strong focus on the launch for a period of 72 hours to climb the charts on Amazon across relative categories.

Post-Launch Debrief - The publishing house team, production team and lead author meet to discuss the project, identifying both successes to celebrate, and opportunities to continue to refine the process for future projects.

All authors have full visibility of the approved timeline for each stage.

This volume of Women Who Rose From Ashes will honour the stories of women who have wrestled with identity, walked through uncertainty, and met themselves in unexpected places—the ordinary, the uncomfortable, the undone.

It's not a book for easy answers.

It's a book for honest encounters.

Of what it really means to move through loss, questioning, and transformation—and to rebuild from the inside out while still being deeply human.

We’re calling in stories from individuals who:

📖 Have experienced moments of awakening, surrender, or profound inner shift

📖 Have lived in the tension between who they were and who they were becoming

📖 Have witnessed clarity, strength, or truth emerge in unexpected ways

📖 Feel called to share how their healing, resilience, or self-trust continues to unfold

Let your story be the reminder someone else needs—that rising is possible after everything burns.

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We know what it’s like to carry a story that wants to be told, and to wrestle with all the reasons not to.

The fear of being too much. Or not enough. The worry of being judged, misunderstood, or exposed. The pressure to get it perfect, or the question of whether it’s even worth sharing at all. At Sovereign Acres Publishing, we don’t just publish stories, we create a deeply supportive space for storytellers. If you’re feeling the pull to finally say it out loud, and the flutter of nerves that come with that… you’re exactly where you’re meant to be.

We’ll walk with you the whole way.

Complete your application below

There is a $2000 investment required for successful applicants. Payment plans are available upon request.

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Which part of your journey feels most important to share and why?

What impact do you hope your story will have on the people who read it?

Are you emotionally ready to share this part of your story with the public?

Is there anything else you want us to know as we review your application?

How did you hear about this project (or who referred you)?

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Have you authored with Sovereign Acres Publishing previously?

This is a paid opportunity to be published in a professionally produced anthology. Are you prepared to invest in your place in this book if selected? The investment is $2000 paid-in-full or $400/m for 6 months.

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