Boost Your Book Launch with a Memorable Song Rite Experience
If you've ever authored a book, you know the challenges that come with it. Crafting a world of ideas from your mind, one word at a time, can take months or even years. Whether you're penning an academic masterpiece or a heartfelt memoir, becoming an author is a remarkable feat of human creativity.
But what happens once your book is published? How do you transform a book release into an engaging experience that captivates readers and keeps your work at the forefront of their minds?
Introducing the Song Rite Experience for Your Book Launch!
Song Rites are facilitated experiences that bring together a group of people, regardless of their size, to collectively delve into an idea, share their thoughts, and emerge with a beautifully crafted song. While often utilized in team building and leadership training, Song Rites have found a powerful application in the world of book launches. In this blog post, we'll share a compelling case study to inspire book party hosts, publishers, and teams alike.
Case Study: Incorporating Song Rites into a Book Launch at a Conference
Meet Jan C. Thompson, an accomplished author and ministry leader based in West Chicago. Jan recently unveiled her second book, UpRooted by God's Design, at the Great Lakes District Conference. She was determined to celebrate her book in a unique way that not only marked its release but also piqued attendees' interest in its content. To accomplish this, she reached out to her daughter and Artistic Leadership founder, Tiffany Thompson, inviting her to Chicago to lead a Song Rite during the book launch event.
Designing the Song Rite Experience
Tiffany began her client engagement with a discovery call, a crucial step to tailor the Song Rite to the client's specific goals. For Jan's session, which spanned 60-90 minutes with 20 participants, the aim was to ensure active participation. Tiffany designed the session to feature a pre-written melody that would enable the group to craft lyrics and perform them to the melody by the end.
To set the stage for the Song Rite, Tiffany and Jan collaborated on a reflective prompt designed to immerse participants in the book's theme and core idea:
Reflect on a time in your life when you were:
Faced with difficult challenges (both internal and external).
Provided with hope by God (through guideposts, verses, people, insights, growth, etc.).
Executing the Song Rite Experience
On the day of the book launch, Jan's eager guests anticipated a traditional talk. To their surprise, Jan introduced a unique twist – the guests would become co-creators of the celebration. With a songwriter at hand, they were going to compose a song that encapsulated the book's central theme of uprootedness.
Initial skepticism filled the room, but Tiffany reassured everyone that she had successfully guided similar endeavors in the past. Her confidence in the group's abilities proved well-founded.
After 75 minutes, the group gathered in a circle, and each group of participants sang their newly created lyrics about the experience of being uprooted. The results were truly remarkable!
Results and Reviews
Writing a book is a personal and arduous journey, making it challenging to find a suitable way to commemorate its launch. However, by the end of Jan's book launch event, she had a room full of book enthusiasts who were not only intellectually but also emotionally connected to the book's content through the soulful process of co-creating a song. Jan beamed with satisfaction, saying, "I couldn't have been happier with the results. It was creatively challenging at times, but that mirrored the book's story. We had to collaborate to create something, and Tiffany made us feel confident and inspired throughout.”
One participant shared, "When Tiffany first explained what we were going to do, I was skeptical with all these tables of women. I didn't see how it would be possible, but every table had a song, and they were all good. We'll never forget that experience. It was fun!"
Conclusion: Elevate Your Book Launch with a Song Rite
If you're an independent author or working with a publishing team, consider harnessing the power of a Song Rite to offer your audience an unforgettable engagement with the core ideas of your book. Through this unique experience, you can create a lasting impression and provide a shareable reflection in the form of a recorded song. Don't miss the chance to elevate your book launch experience and leave a lasting impact on your readers.
“Uprooted by God’s Design
We’re in darkness
With red around us
But God is light
And He will ignite our souls
The Lord hears us
The Lord prepares us
To follow His call as we leave all we’ve known
Through thoughts of failure
And lost connections
And severed trust, we lean on God alone
All glory
To the Father
Who is able to do more than we can imagine
UpRooted
but well-suited for the journey
Wherever God takes
Wherever God breaks us
Lord, hear us,
Be near us
On our journey
Grow our souls deep
In bittersweet places
Redirected course corrected
For the journey
Where will God lead
Where will God train us
Lord, guide us
Lord, help us
On our journey
You heard our pleas
You heard our pleas
Not seen, not known, feeling all alone,
But ‘I Am’ sees me,
‘I AM’ knows me
Life brings loneliness,
What’s my role?
But ‘I AM’ is with me, declaring my worth.
UpRooted
but well-suited for the journey
Wherever God takes
Wherever God breaks us
Lord, hear us,
Be near us
On our journey
Grow our souls deep
In bittersweet places”