The Unwriting Café
The only writing circle where nobody writes and everything gets written.
Practicalities
- A weekly unwriting gathering where undoing does everything
- Recurring Zoom sessions on every Friday, 14.00 to 15.00 CET
- Facilitator: Youri Hermes
- Packages: 3, 5 or 8 sessions
- Investment: free for your first session, €33/session after
The place between writing and waiting.
Not a workshop. Not a writing sprint. Not a place to only talk about a book. Not a place to make yourself productive.
The Unwriting Café is an open space, sometimes shared with others, sometimes more quietly, where the book is given room to reveal itself.
If the book still doesn’t move, it’s not because you lack effort. It’s because trying is still standing in the way.
Here, we don’t motivate the writer. We don’t push the book. We leave space, and the book moves on its own.
After your free trial, you can choose an Unwriting Session Pack.
Three writing approaches:
Two only feed the writer, one frees the book.
| Approach of hustling book coaches: | Approach of spiritual book coaches: | Youri's nondual-inspired way: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Systems, plans, discipline | Flow, trust, heart | Removing the writer |
| Intention | Make the book happen | Let the book manifest | Get out of the way |
| Result | Vague and unfocused | Vague and unfocused | Instant movement |
| Problem | Book never finished due to lack of discipline | Writer always waiting due to lack of clarity | Non-existent due to absence of author |
Three writing approaches:
Two only feed the writer, one frees the book.
Approach of hustling book coaches:
Approach of spiritual book coaches:
Our way at the Unwriting Café:
Focus
Systems, plans, discipline
Flow, trust, heart
Removing the writer
Intention
Make the book happen
Let the book manifest
Get out of the way
Result
Forced and frustrating
Vague and unfocused
Instant movement
Problem
Book never finished due to lack of discipline
Writer always waiting due to lack of clarity
Non-existent due to absence of author
Stop trying to write. Let the book happen.
This isn’t about forcing a book into existence. It’s about allowing it to unfold through practical phases I went through myself.
FAQ
How is the Unwriting Café different from the Free Your Book program?
The Unwriting Café is a casual, open space, no framework, no mentoring, no goals.
We don’t force writing, but we also don’t wait or talk around it.
It’s simply a shared presence where the book can move, quietly or together. The Free Your Book program is a much deeper, guided mentoring trajectory with full support and clear holding until your book is free.
Can I use what I paid for the Unwriting Café toward the Free Your Book program?
Yes.
Whatever you invest in the Café will be deducted if you later join the Free Your Book program.
What is the VAT policy for EU and non-EU customers?
- EU Consumers: The price of the training is subject to an additional 21% VAT.
- EU Businesses: If you provide a valid VAT number, the reverse charge mechanism applies, meaning no VAT is charged. This mechanism shifts the responsibility of accounting for VAT to the buyer, simplifying cross-border trade within the EU and avoiding the need for the seller to register for VAT in the buyer’s country.
- Non-EU Customers: The price of the training is VAT exempt as sales to customers outside the EU are not subject to EU VAT rules.