Nonfiction Coaching
For Professionals Who Are Ready To Write The Book, Contribute To The Conversation, & Leave A Meaningful Legacy
Hello!
I’m guessing you’re here because you’ve been there and done that. And you have zero interest in another T-shirt.
What you want is to write a book. The book. The one you’ve been kicking around in your head for far too long already.
A great nonfiction book will consolidate your hard-won knowledge, experience, and know-how. It will pave the way for others who are just starting down a similar path. It will inspire people to action.
People have been telling you for years that you should write a book. Now, you’re finally ready to make it happen.
I’m excited that you’re ready and that you’re here!
Helping people through big book projects is my jam, whether or not you consider yourself to be a writer. Or, you know, a writer writer.
Have you done a little writing in the past? A lot? None at all?
It doesn’t matter. You don’t need to have experience as a writer to write a book that delivers your message to the general public.
You just need to get clear on your message and get some help with the process to make sure that your message lands on the page in a way that will reach — and excite — your reader.
That’s where I come in.
Helping smart, studied people with head-turning expertise get their books written is one of my favorite things to do.
If you haven’t scheduled a call with me yet, grab a spot so we can talk.
Before our call, look over my offerings and see which one looks like the best fit:
Book Coaching
Planning | Proposal | Drafting | Revising
Publishers buy nonfiction books on the basis of a book proposal, not a completed manuscript, so writing your proposal is the first step to writing your book.
This is the 1:1 hands-on partnership you've been looking for to help you plan, draft, or revise your proposal and sample chapters.
Using Author Accelerator's Blueprint for a Nonfiction Book materials, we'll make sure you have a strong framework and a cohesive vision on which to build your proposal.
Regular page submissions and coaching calls keep you on track with accountability and invested editorial support as you build your proposal and as you draft and revise your sample chapters.
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This one-off session is designed to help you nail down the most important elements of your book with five key questions pulled from Author Accelerator's Blueprint for a Nonfiction Book.
What you get:
A supportive place to explore your idea.
The Mini-Blueprint workbook.
Written notes on your Mini-Blueprint answers.
One 60-minute coaching call.
A taste of what it's like to work with a book coach.
This is right for you if you have an idea for a book and want to get clearer about your idea and how to help your reader engage with it.
This is not right for you if you want feedback on your written pages or proposal or are looking for ongoing support and accountability. For that, ongoing coaching will be a better fit.
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This is where you really get a lot of work done.
After we ensure that your book has a rock-solid foundation and framework, you'll submit pages each week and receive both in-line notes and big-picture feedback to help make sure that each element of your proposal is dialed in. We'll use our coaching calls to make sure you're crystal clear about what to do next and to work through any ways you’re feeling stuck.
The once-monthly call package ($650 per month) is the best fit for you if you're ready to make steady progress and can commit to submitting 20 pages per month. It includes one 60-minute coaching call per month.
The twice-monthly call package ($850 per month) is the best fit for you if you're ready to dive in and complete your proposal as quickly as possible and can commit to submitting 40 pages per month. It includes two 60-minute coaching calls per month.
What you get:
Support and accountability as you develop, write, and revise your proposal.
The full Blueprint for a Nonfiction Book workbook.
Written feedback on your Blueprint answers.
Weekly page submission deadlines of up to 5 or 10 pages each.
In-line comments + big-picture notes on your submissions each week.
One or two coaching calls (60 minutes each) per month.
*Please note: ongoing coaching requires a three-month minimum contract so you have enough time to make real progress.
Proposal Evaluation
Editorial Review | Revision Overview
You've finished your proposal and sample chapters — congratulations!
Now what?
You might be wondering if you're ready to start pitching to agents. Or you might sense that something's not working but you can't pin down exactly what. Either way, a proposal evaluation is the perfect next step.
Looking closely at your book's structure as well as elements such as audience, platform, outline, and sample chapters, you'll get feedback and clear next steps on your proposal as a whole so that you can move forward with clarity and confidence.
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We dive into the overview or annotated table of contents of your proposal or your sample chapters and see how things are going.
What you get:
My close read of either the overview or the annotated table of contents of your proposal or your sample chapters. Up to 50 pages or 12,500 words.
Limited in-line comments.
An editorial feedback letter (average 2-5 pages).
Recommendations for next steps.
One 60-minute coaching call.
This is right for you if you have a partial proposal or you've done a Mini-Blueprint session and want to make sure you're on the right track.
This is not right for you if you're trying to determine whether your full proposal is ready to pitch to agents or if you want to make sure your proposal as a whole holds together. For that, a full proposal evaluation would be a better fit.
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The whole shebang! I'll evaluate your full proposal so you can get a clear sense of the overall shape of your book and understand just where things stand.
What you get:
My close read of your entire proposal.
Limited in-line comments.
An editorial feedback letter (average 10-15 pages).
Recommendations for next steps.
One 90-minute coaching call.
NOTE: Proposal evaluations (mini and full) are very helpful one-off services for clients who are looking for a single round of feedback in the form of in-line comments, an editorial letter, and a single coaching call. If you are looking for a more hands-on approach that includes ongoing feedback on your revisions, book coaching may be a better fit for you.
Pitch Support *
Submission Materials | Agent Research | Strategy
You've done the hard work of pulling an idea out of the ether and into a completed, revised proposal that is ready to go out to agents and publishers. You should feel extremely proud of your work!
If the nuts and bolts of exactly how to get your proposal there feel daunting, you're not alone.
Navigating the pitching process can be overwhelming.
I offer support in two distinct stages.
*NOTE: Pitching support is only available to clients for whom I've done a proposal evaluation and whose proposals I’ve determined to be ready to pitch.
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Your submission materials need to be polished to a high shine before you begin sending them out to agents. I'll look at what's working and what's not in your query letter and proposal and offer detailed recommendations on how to improve them.
What you get:
Feedback + 3 rounds of edits on your query letter.
An editorial feedback letter for your proposal as whole with recommendations for fine-tuning (average 2-3 pages).
One 60-minute coaching call.
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Once your submission materials are rock solid, it's time to begin the query process. But who should you query first and how many agents at a time?
Don't get intimidated. This package gives you everything you need to approach the querying process with confidence!
What you get:
A customized and researched list of 30 agents and small presses who are likely to be a good fit for your book.
A personalized pitch plan, including who to pitch first, when to start pitching, and how many queries to send out at a time.
One 60-minute coaching call.
I bet you still have a bunch of questions.
As an Author Accelerator certified book coach, I am qualified to coach writers using Author Accelerator's strategy, methods, and materials, but I operate independently of Author Accelerator and am not affiliated with them.