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Fiction
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Become the Book Coach Writers Love to Pay
Writers can no longer count on agents and editors to take their partially-finished work over the finish line. They have three options:
They can try to do it themselves
They can attempt to reverse engineer a complex process, pluck information from all over the internet, and get advice from writer friends, but all of this is unreliable, ineffective and inefficient.
They can hire one-off editorial services
They can dig through online marketplace for a service provider they think will help, but they don’t know what they need and they often end up the hands of someone who has spent little to no time studying how to help someone else on their path to publishing.
Or…
They can hire a Certified Book Coach
A certified book coach is someone who has mastered the editorial, emotional, and entrepreneurial skills it takes to help writers finish their books and confidently approach the marketplace.
A great book coach is a professional ally who offers packages designed to help writers reach clearly stated outcomes.
An excellent book coach helps their writers step into their creative identity, stop playing small, and write the kinds of books that can change the world.
At Author Accelerator, we train and certify excellent book coaches
These are the coaches writers love to pay—and they’re not always who you think they are
They might be writers, folks with an MFA, or academics who’ve spent their careers advising dissertations, but they could just as easily be teachers, lawyers, doctors, HR professionals, or life coaches who love books and love the idea of helping writers.
They work all over the globe helping many differents kinds of writers
We teach people how to become excellent book coaches
A book coach increases the odds of a writer’s satisfaction and success because we help writers understand themselves as creators—their strengths and their limitations, their passions and their desires, their goals and their fears.
The result is a profound transformation that gives writers something they have been yearning for their entire lives.
But we don’t stop there
We teach people how to become successful entrepreneurs
We show them how to find ideal clients and design packages their clients need.
We help them get out of imposter syndrome, shift their money mindset, and believe in their offers.
We prepare them to be ready to sell, to talk about the power of book coaching, and to step onto the biggest stages in the world of writing education, where they teach and lead.
Yes, you can do this
You may be telling yourself that launching a book coaching business is for other people because you don’t have _________________.
You don’t have an MFA
You haven’t written a book
You couldn’t get an agent
You’ve never made money from your writing
You couldn’t possibly run your own business
No matter what story you’re telling yourself, that’s just imposter syndrome talking.
That’s just a story the culture has fed you to keep you down and you don’t have to believe it.
We are in the business of helping people step into their power and we can help you, too
We have coaches who have cracked six figures and multiple six figures.
We have coaches who have their income from jobs in academia, architecture, corporate communications, and the law.
We also have coached who choose to work part-time who are helping their families with an extra $2000 or $3000/month, or funding their own writing dreams.
Believe me, writers will pay. We will teach you how to set up your business so that they pay you.
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Ready to enroll in our June cohort and get your $500 discount?
✅ Choose your genre, 💰choose a payment plan, 🎯 and let’s make this happen!
Fiction
Nonfiction
Memoir
In 12 Months, You’ll be Qualified to Coach Writers and Ready to Launch Your Business
Anyone can hang out their shingle and call themselves a book coach, but there’s a lot more to the work than just being an editor and a cheerleader.
Our certification program gives your clients the confidence that you have the necessary skills, experience, and training to help them do their best work.
We designed our program to be thorough and rigorous.
It takes 12 months to complete the certification requirements in fiction, nonfiction, or memoir — and we don’t just hand out certification to anyone who signs up.
You have to prove you have the core skills of an excellent book coach, which you do by working with three practice clients at three critical stages of the book development process:
Starting a book from scratch
Evaluating a complete manuscript (fiction and memoir) or a complete book proposal (nonfiction.)
Preparing the materials and strategy needed to pitch to agents (which is a critical skill even for self-publishing writers, since it’s all about positioning the book in the marketplace.)
We hold a high standard so that your certification means something — both to you and to leaders in the industry.
Industry Praise For Our Program
What to Expect When You Enroll in Author Accelerator’s Book Coach Certification Program
You’ll identify the kinds of writers you would most enjoy serving and make a plan for how to get in front of them. Our goal is for you to build a sustainable business that is aligned with your life, your talents, and your passion.
With our direct support, you’ll learn the skills to coach writers from a glimmer of an idea to a manuscript (fiction and memoir) or a book proposal (nonfiction) that’s ready for the marketplace. You’ll know exactly how to communicate with your writers, earn their trust, and deliver the outcomes they need.
You’ll get personalized feedback on each of your three practicums so you always know where you stand and what you need to do.
You’ll have a cohort and a community to help you brainstorm ideas, work through concerns, and celebrate your milestones, which is the key to marking your progress and keeping up the momentum.
You’ll have a dedicated team of seasoned coaches to answer all your questions and provide feedback on your work as you go.
You’ll learn how to be an effective book coach on an editorial, emotional, and entrepreneurial level. Coaching writers is a different skill than writing and we’ll teach you how it’s done.
You’ll learn how to find your Zone of Genius and create a business launch plan so you are ready to start taking clients right away.
You’ll celebrate your certification!* It takes a lot of work and dedication to complete our program and we encourage you to savor the moment!
You’ll be invited into our community of certified coaches**, where we offer guidance and support as you work towards your first-year business goals and beyond.
Want more details? Download a syllabus.
🎯DOWNLOAD THE FICTION SYLLABUS
🎯 DOWNLOAD THE NONFICTION SYLLABUS
🎯 DOWNLOAD THE MEMOIR SYLLABUS
* You must meet the requirements of certification. Details in the syllabus.
** There are additional fees to participate in the certified coach community. Details in the syllabus.
Ready to enroll in our June cohort and get your $500 discount?
✅ Choose your genre, 💰choose a payment plan, 🎯 and let’s make this happen!
Fiction
Nonfiction
Memoir
If you want to get on a call to make sure the program is a good investment for you, sign up for a 1:1 enrollment call
Hi I’m Jennie Nash
I’m the founder and CEO of Author Accelerator. We’ve certified more than 300 book coaches, who are working all over the globe to help writers do their best work.
My own book coaching clients have landed top New York agents and six-figure book deals with Big 5 houses such as Penguin, Scribner, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette. They’ve won dozens of national indie book awards, landed on the Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestseller lists, and become a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick.
I’m also the author of twelve books in three genres, but book coaching is my true love.
Teaching and inspiring writers to raise their voice, do their best work, and make their dreams a reality just lights me up, and now I’m on a mission to set the standard of excellence in this brand-new industry.
I can’t wait to see you in our program.
Who is a Good Fit for Author Accelerator’s Book Coach Certification Program?
📚️ Burned-out English teachers and creative writing professors who love what they do but crave more control.
📚️ Overwhelmed freelance editors, copyeditors, and ghostwriters stuck in a per-word, per-page, or per-hour universe.
📚️ Lawyers, nonprofit executives, and librarians who want to continue to do meaningful work in a less stressful environment.
📚️ PR and communications professionals who love telling stories and want to learn how to read books all day and get paid for it.
📚️ Agents and editors who want to stay in publishing but crave more agency and control in their work life.
📚️ Writers looking for a way to add an extra income stream.
Who Should Not Enroll:
If you want a program that will hand you clients (who are probably not right for you and probably won’t pay enough), this program is not for you. We are teaching people how to be their own boss, attract their own clients, and run their own businesses.
If you just want to pay a fee and get a stamp of certification— that is not what we are doing here. Our program is rigorous, comprehensive, and takes time, effort, and energy. We give every student the support they need to learn the work of being a book coach, but certification is not guaranteed.
If you are mean. We are a community of people dedicated to lifting up writer’s voices. We make room for all stories and treat each other with kindness and respect.
Invest in Yourself
When you invest in Author Accelerator’s Book Coach Certification Program, you’re investing in a career that can give you money, meaning, and joy for years to come.
Rather than being locked into what someone else says you deserve to be paid, you have the flexibility to set your own prices, decide on your own workload, and choose your own hours.
The investment in Author Accelerator’s Book Coach Certification Program is: $9,000
Enroll by DATE TKTKT to save $500 off the tuition
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Ready to enroll in our September cohort and get your $500 discount?
✅ Choose your genre, 💰choose a payment plan, 🎯 and let’s make this happen!
Fiction
Nonfiction
Memoir
I would love to be a book coach, but can I really help writers? Can I really run my own business?
Short answer: We have coaches in our community who come from a wide variety of backgrounds. They were lawyers and literary agents, librarians and communications professionals, copywriters and ghostwriters, career counselors and psychologists, journalists and nonprofit directors, architects, and doctors. They’re now betting on themselves instead of someone else.
We have quite a few book coaches who are published writers, because it’s a fantastic compliment to a writing career, but success as a book coach does not depend on success as a writer
Longer answer on video: 4:22 minutes
The 13 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Author Accelerator’s Book Coach Certification Program
2. How much time does your program take? I’ve got a job/family responsibilities/a big trip planned and want to make sure I can do the work.
Short answer: Our coaches in training generally spend about 2 to 4 hours a week on the work. Some weeks when you are working with clients may be closer to 8 hours, but you get to determine when those weeks fall. There is plenty of flexibility in the program for you to determine your own path through it.
Longer answer on video: 1:47 minutes
3. How will I find practicum clients for the program?
Short answer: You will start with people you know, including friends and family, and members of any writers’ groups or professional organizations you are part of. (All those copywriters and grant writers you are connected to? All those lawyers and doctors? So many of them want to write books!) We’ll also show you how to use social media to invite people to work with you. We’ll help you identify and connect with practicum clients — and these are the same skills you’ll build on when you launch your business.
Longer answer on video: 3:22 minutes
4. How much money can I expect to make as a book coach?
Short answer:
We are fierce about teaching you how to make money. We believe that people who coach writers are offering a valuable service that is worth more than pennies per word or dollars per page.
Some people want to add to their existing income. $30,000 doing part-time work is entirely possible.
Other people go all in, building businesses that reach six figures and beyond.
Longer answer on video (plus Jennie up on her soapbox about book coach income): 4:33 minutes
5. I’m neurodivergent. Can I succeed in your training and become a book coach?
Short answer: We hope so! A lot of neurodivergent people are attracted to entrepreneurship in general and book coaching in particular because it allows such flexibility in when, where, and how you work. Our program is designed with different learning styles in mind. All our program videos have the option to turn captions on or off, and a complete, searchable transcript is also avaialable.
Longer answer on video: 1:07 minutes
6. I have an MFA or a PhD in English. Will your program be redundant to my previous studies?
Short answer: No it would not be redundant. More than 35% of our certified coaches have advanced degrees and they report that our program was incredibly value-added to their education. For one thing, our focus is on the writer as well as the writing. For another, we’re teaching people about the marketplace — what it is, how it works, and how to succeed in it. The most common reaction we get is, “This was way more robust than my MFA program.”
Longer answer on video: 1:45 minutes
7. I am already running an editorial freelance/developmental editing/ghostwriting/ copyediting business. How can you help me run a more effective and efficient business?
Short answer: Yes! Most freelancers have not thought strategically about their business. They have not thought deeply about their pricing models and how to run a sustainable business. They have not looked at the systems and processes that could make them more efficient. We’ll help you do all that and more.
Longer answer on video: 1:35 minutes
8. Will the Book Coach Certification Program help me become a better writer?
Short answer: Yes! There is no better way to improve your own work than to focus on teaching others.
Longer answer on video: 1:21 minutes
9. What if I can’t attend the live coaching sessions because of my time zone or work schedule?
Short answer: We will miss you but we also know that you will get the same benefit by listening to the call recordings (or reading the call transcripts.) You can submit questions and we will answer.
Longer answer on video: 2:17 minutes
10. I love fiction, memoir, and nonfiction. Which course should I choose?
Short answer: There is no short answer to this question, since it’s highly personal and depends on key factors such as your background and how fast you need to make money. If you are on the fence as to which genre you would like to study, go ahead and book an enrollment call. We will discuss your situation on our 1:1 call.
You can also download a syllabus for each genre, below, to see how the programs differ. Please note that the memoir program has 3 additional modules, because coaching memoir demands an understanding of both fiction and nonfiction concepts.
Longer answer on video: 6:57 minutes
11. What are the requirements of certification and what happens if I don’t pass?
Short answer: The requirements are listed in each program syllabus (which are right above 👆.) You will turn in your coaching work (video calls with your practicum clients and written feedback on their writing) from each of the three practicums. If your work does not meet the requirements of certification, we will give you a Revise and Resubmit letter, outlining the improvements we expect you to make.
Longer answer on video: 2:46 minutes
12. How will you support me in running my book coaching business after I’m certified?
Short answer: We want you to succeed — and we know what it takes to run a successful business. As a member of our Certified Coach community, you will receive a Business of Book Coaching Launch-It Kit (Tier 1) and a Business of Book Coaching Level-Up Kit (Tier 2) to guide your business launch and growth. We host a monthly Business Accountability Call to support you in setting and reaching your goals and offer special masterlcasses to help you continue to build your business.
Details and pricing on the membership tiers and support options can be found in the program syllabus and HERE.
Longer answer on video: 3:24 minutes
13. Can I see what it’s like inside the Author Accelerator virtual learning spaces?
Short answer: Sure! Check out the video. It’s 5:33 minutes
