Supporting self publishing authors, to write self-help books in the wellbeing sector.
Finding my way through the challenges of writing, self publishing, and promoting a book launch, I realised there was a gap that needed filling.
Being in main book groups with other authors selling horror, romance, children's books and more, no one was supporting the self-help authors, and likewise. As a self help author, I didn't want to share most of their books within my vision - nothing personal to them.
I needed a collaborative of self help authors, who do more than meet in some unknown group online and spam posts. I needed to get to know these people, and build a team of ongoing support - for me and for them. So I created just that and it's here...
are fantastic leaving you to focus on writing. They get the job done quickly which for some is an absolute bonus. Writing my first book I used a publisher which allowed me to focus on the content. They did the formatting, editing, and collated the book into the various Amazon formats required. I went from initial conversation, to book on my desk in 28 days in a very intense process. I am glad I did this, but I know many aspiring authors are looking for a more laid back solution.
is hard to get a deal and takes a long time, finally leaving you with up to 15% royalties if you're lucky while taking away some of your control. On the plus side, the marketing is more likely to generate bigger sales. On the flip side, there will be thousands of books to hand-sign, events to attend, and you have to be available to be 'managed' for travel and events, if you want the contract.
This is great for Biography Style, where you have all the information, history and ideas. Having someone to put them into a book on your behalf still requires work, but you can focus on the substance while they follow the process. Ghost writing is great for people who have a trauma to triumph story to share, or who don't have time or inclination to self-write. This comes at a price in the thousands but will also come with links to publishers and support for getting to market.
If any of these options are for you, I can put you in touch with someone who can help.
Workshops: Join then next workshop and have your book structured ready to write. Check out Emma's Video and her early writing journey.
To-Do List: As part of being a group member, you will be encouraged to do as much work yourself as possible, using a 'step by step' approach, with a giant To-Do list, that takes you from concept, to structure, writing, proof reading, formatting, publishing, launching, and more, all in one segmented list, with tick-boxes for trackability, and support through every step. Check out Rory's Interview below where he talks about the list.
What ever your book mentoring needs: Book a Discovery Call to discuss your Self-Help Book potential.
MENTORING: You have full control your book creation. You do the work which means you save money vs publishing deals while still getting group and 1-to-1 support to ensure you are doing the right things in the right order, My job is ensuring you get over those self publishing 'humps' with ease.
STRUCTURE: I can assist you with structuring your book, and knowing what to put in front and behind your content to make it a professional book cover to cover. The cover is another hurdle that can be daunting with bleed, spine, barcodes etc. Again I can assist
AUDIO TYPING: Videos or audio recordings you need typing up, for example minutes of a meeting, audio-evidence, or YouTube videos and podcases to turn into blog posts, I can help with as one-off tasks or on a regular basis.
DICTATION: If you have some urgent letters to send and need a dictation service, I can help with that too, or would rather create a book via dictation than audio, anything is possible.
FORMATTING: I offer basic formatting for word documents needing the text, fonts, headers, insert indexes, and more, ready for upload to Amazon.
BOOK MENTORING 1-1: If you don't want to partake in a 3 month publishing program, I can also offer ad-hoc 1-1 support at an hourly rate. Book a discovery call to discuss your personal self-publishing needs for your self help book.
