A five-month guided journey to well-written chapters

Don’t procrastinate any longer. This is the year you finish your book. Writers who finish this program will have four or more well-structured, well-written chapters, a working title, book description, audience analysis, and competitor books research by the end of the program. With the knowledge and guidance that will be provided, this is achievable, and all these elements can be used in a book proposal or self-publishing project. Get ready to make writing your book a reality!

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WHAT YOU GET:

• Four months of live group mentorship and writing feedback; the fifth month for feedback and wrap-up
• Deliverables that can be used in a traditional book proposal and/or final manuscript
• Live group writing exercises/prompts
• Insights for moving from idea to outline with your audience in mind
• Grammar necessities from an editor’s perspective
• Direction for structuring your chapters
• Monthly writing assignments to help complete your chapters
• Monthly peer feedback on what you’ve written
• Guidelines for crafting your book title and description
• Accountability during the critical developmental phase of the writing process

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TOPICS

Month 1: From Idea to Outline: What do you have to say and to who?
In the first month, you focus on gaining clarity by organizing your thoughts into a solid outline. Yes, you have much to say but how best will you structure it?

Month 2: Shaping Your Chapter(s): What’s the point, and sub-points?
Rules should not stifle your creativity, but well-written chapters do follow a set a of guidelines and have a clear structure.

Month 3: Grammar Basics: Do you know the rules?
Writing a book is not like writing a high school or college essay. There are industry-standards that dictate style and grammar rules related to the serial comma, active voice, and more. As an author, you certainly should have a professional editor edit your book. Still, you should also be aware of the major standards and rules to better your writing, understand the choices your editor will make, and self-edit your work.

Month 4: Your Book Title and Description: What’s in a name?
Titles should be distinctive and descriptive. Your book’s title should distinguish and describe it. It should differentiate it from and position it with other books so your reader can easily find it and immediately understand its value.

Month 5: More Feedback and Wrap-up

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SCHEDULE (Saturdays at 9:30am – 11:15am)

November 22, 2025: Information Session for all interested (Saturday 9:30am)

December 20, 2025: Kick-off meeting and pre-work writing exercise assigned

Regular Monthly Meetings*
• Month 1: January 3, 2026
• Month 2: February 7, 2026
• Month 3: March 7, 2026
• Month 4: April 4, 2026
• Month 5: May 2, 2026

*Feedback and access to the online classroom between live meetings

Regular Monthly Meeting Structure

• 9:30am: Opening
• 9:35am:  Topic Instruction
• 10:05am:  Writing Exercises/Application of Topic, Q&A
• 10:35am: Feedback on Chapters/Writing Assignment(s), Q&A
• 11:15am: Closing