Welcome, friends of StoryGrid!

We have a special code for you to take our One Page Book Coaching Business Plan Challenge for free — a course that is normally $199. You’ll find the code and the sign-up button at the bottom of this webpage, below the description of our book coach certification course

Watch our free training with Jennie Nash and be on the lookout for a special offer.

Want Details About Author Accelerator’s Book Coach Certification Program?

Tamara Schweitzer, Author Accelerator Certified Coach

“This course is the gold standard! I thoroughly enjoyed every part of the experience and appreciate all the thought and intention that went into creating such a valuable course. I am extremely proud to be part of the Author Accelerator community and am so grateful that the book coach profession exists to help writers bring more stories into the world. I have grown so much as a student, a coach, and a writer as a result of this certification course and I’m looking forward to joining the ranks of this impressive group of certified book coaches. I cannot thank the Author Accelerator team enough for their care and support throughout this training process.”

Jessica Hunter, Author Accelerator Certified Coach, exerpt of letter to the community upon certification

“I am officially certified!!! 🤩🥰😄😵
Thank you to [the Certification Team] for responding to all of my posts and questions over the past year with such patience, gentleness and wisdom. Thank you for your deeply encouraging feedback on my submission materials. And for the way each of you support us every single day.

Thank you Jennie Nash for this amazing training and community you’ve built. I am astonished by how much I’ve grown in my coaching abilities, story telling, my own writing, and in life itself from this course and community. I really can’t imagine my life without this experience.

Thank you to every coach and coach in training in this community who have been a part of my journey here. Thank you for supporting me, guiding me, and encouraging me through this entire process. I would have never made it without all of you beautiful coaches and coaches in training. This community is absolutely priceless and I treasure you all so much.

I can’t wait to continue this journey with you all.”

Special Offer for Friends of StoryGrid

This offer is for students new to Author Accelerator

The One-Page Book Coaching Business Plan Challenge 5-Day Course

This short course will help you envision your future book coaching business and give you clarity on what you would actually be doing one year from when you being your training.

The challenge? Get the mission, the packages, and the marketing plan on just one page.

Use the Code STORYGRID to access the course for free.

The 5-day course will walk you through:

  • Writing a mission statement for your business — why does book coaching speak to you?

  • Defining what kind of coaching you might like to do — fiction, nonfiction, or memoir to start, but also where in the process will you work, what kind of outcomes will you promise?

  • Who your ideal clients might be — you’ll consider demographics, psychographics, and more.

  • How much money you could reasonably expect to make given the time you have to devote to coaching — what will it take to earn back your tuition and make the money you want to make your first year?

  • What is your first idea for marketing to your ideal clients — what’s one thing you would feel comfortable doing to connect with them?

    At the end of the course, you have the opportunity to sign up for a 1:1 strategy session with Author Accelerator CEO Jennie Nash. Here’s a note from Jennie about what to expect:

    I’ll review your One Page Business Plan and in our 1:1 session, we’ll discuss where there are holes — and possibilities! I can share the websites of coaches who are working in a similar space so you can find real-world inspiration. You can ask me any personal questions you have about our certification program. I will not try to sell you on joining our book coach training and certification course. We find that the people who build the best book coaching businesses are the ones who know it’s right for them — and twisting your arm is not something we believe in.

Do you still have questions we didn’t answer here?

  • Go HERE to read Jennie’s book coaching manifesto and the story of how she started Author Accelerator

  • Go HERE to read book coach Success Stories

  • Go HERE to read the first chapter of Jennie’s book, Read Books All Day and Get Paid For It: The Business of Book Coaching.

  • Go HERE to listen to Jennie on a podcast — she’s been on more than 50.

  • Go HERE to follow her on Substack where she writes weekly about book coaching and is happy to answer your questions.

  • Reach out to us at contact@authoraccelerator.com.

  • Scroll down for more testimonials.

Jessica Hill, Author Accelerator Certified Coach

“I have a M.A. in creative nonfiction, and as much as I loved my educational experience, I feel like I learned more about how to write a book in this course than I did in my program.”

Laurie Calkhoven, Author Accelerator Certified Coach and author of more than 50 books

“I worked in book publishing in various editorial capacities for twenty years, and have traditionally published more than 50 titles since I left the corporate world. I found the Blueprint, the Inside Outline, and the Hierarchy of Editorial Concerns invaluable in approaching other writer’s work and my own.”

Sabrina Estudillo Butler, Author Accelerator Certified Coach

“The Author Accelerator Nonfiction Book Coaching Certification course was EVERYTHING. Coming from an architecture background, I was extremely worried that I just wouldn’t know enough and that it would take forever to learn what I needed to. But since starting (and finishing) the course, and going through the practicums, I truly feel like a book coach! And all of the clients I've already started coaching would agree."

Liisa Kovala, Author Accelerator Certified Coach

“The Author Accelerator program exceeded my expectations. I love the supportive online network and the interaction with staff. The practicum prep sessions were invaluable as I prepared for certification. Jennie Nash, her staff, certified book coaches, and coaches-in-training make the Author Accelerator an amazing community.”

Marni Seneker, Author Accelerator Certified Coach

“Author Accelerator certification gave me a framework and Blueprint (literally) for the work, the confidence that once I was certified I was qualified to do it, the ongoing support of classes, MN, and community, and so many other resources. I have created true friendships with so many coaches and I am so grateful to be able to "talk shop" and learn from all of you wonderful humans.”

JoAnne Tompkins, Author Accelerator Coaching Student (and Edgar Award-Winning Novelist)

“I am nearly 50% through the program which I am finding extremely useful! I wasn’t sure how much new I would get out of the course as I have had a lot of coaching and editing. My debut novel was published in 2021 by Riverhead Books. Sarah McGrath, Riverhead’s Editor in Chief, is my editor and she has edited [many literary luminaries.] I also completed an MFA in 2017 where I worked with award winning faculty. But, like most things in life, I’m constantly discovering how much more I have to learn. I am loving the framework you provide for approaching the work, our clients and the business of book coaching. It makes me feel very anchored. Thank you. And thank you for putting together such a thoughtful, well-presented course.”