The fastest way to get your publishing team on the same page...
Pitch, presentation, overview, sales deck ... call it what you want - any product that can be sold to an existing audience needs a document like this. Your book is no different.
Writers are funny creatures. Maybe you are not a writer, exclusively. But when you sit down and put on your writing hat, you go into hermit mode and think you have to do all the things! Like conceive of and write your book, publish and promote it.
I’m here to tell you that’s not true.
It takes a group of individuals to bring a massive undertaking like a book into the world. Yes, you might be the author (or you might commission a ghostwriter to pen your words – you’d still be the author). You might decide you are the one writing every single word. But you can’t be the reader – because who would you be selling your book to, really? On whom would you be making the most impact? In what market are you operating and wanting to teach or share your ideas or create ripples? Who would check whether you’re adhering to US or UK spellings? Who would design the book cover and the layout, create illustrations, help you work out your marketing? The list goes on!
Can you imagine creating a piece of software or launching a new tech product, that you spent years of your life on, and it was all ‘just in your head’ when it came to asking others to collaborate and help you build it and launch it to market? No, never! So why would you do this with your baby, your book?
Are you ready to get serious about designing your book as a product, before you even start writing it?
Hello, I'm Jane
The Nonfiction Book Proposal has everything you need to convince your dream team to work with you
You may know how to write a strategy, or a sales deck, or create a coaching process. You’re a smart person, I know it. There are many parallels with those processes and that of the book writing process. The only thing is, you’ve not written a book before. Or if you have – maybe you don’t want to wear all the hats this time.
The Nonfiction Book Proposal is the document you could be missing. It is the file you hand out to anyone that you want to collaborate with on your book. It enables them to see the vision of your book, without having to read the book. (As it is still to be written, right …)
A book without a proposal means you have to turn into a broken record (remember those?) and just repeat, ad infinitum, the gist of your book to anyone who is in the business of making your book come into the world. Think agents and publishers. But also, layout artists, designers, illustrators, marketing specialists, content editors, editors (the developmental line and copy types), proofreaders …
When you decide to put together a Nonfiction Book Proposal with me, you get:
– Extensive proposal framework that you work on (with guidance and encouraging coaching) to be the document that helps you market your book before you even write it (45 – 60 pages).
– 6 x 60 minute coaching sessions (delivered via Zoom)
– 6 x rounds of assignments/deadlines to work through the material
– Access to support videos for deeper exploration into each of the sections
– Customised advice around publishing and writing craft from me, longtime copywriter, editor, author and coach.
– Tens of hours of saved time on spent on unfocused drafts, research on what they contain and how to format them
– A polished proposal* in 12 weeks – even less, depending on how hard and fast you are willing to work.
Your investment starting at USD$3000
* May or may not include the sample chapters – this part often takes the most time, and depends on the input of the client.
The things people say …
“What makes working with Jane different is her personal approach and emotional intelligence. She doesn’t shy away from connecting with her clients and striving to empathise with and understand them, their backgrounds, and their visions. Writing is a lonely business, and Jane helped make it into a conversation, an intimate relationship between writer and reader that is so difficult to come by.
“Jane shape-shifted constantly during the writing process, from creative researcher to writer to coach. Her writing is superb as is her level of dedication. She is knowledgeable about the writing process and a joy to work with. Jane simply makes projects better.”
“Writing a book is a huge undertaking, but even as an experienced writer, working with Jane is the best decision I ever made. Not only is she a pleasure to work with, but Jane also points out important things you’ll never see on your own, which will make a huge difference to the quality of your book and your experience writing it.”
“Jane is technically brilliant. She elevates your language in a smooth and subtle way. She sees the overall project and helps you understand how to put it together. And ultimately she has this gift of never letting you lose sight of your motivation – something which, on the writer’s journey, is very important. Not working with Jane is your loss!”
GUARANTEE
Can I get a refund?
When it comes to writing a book, and booking time with me, your coach, I can guarantee I will be present with you in every moment I am with you.
My longing is to work with people who are ready to write their book.
It may turn out, after penning your Nonfiction Book Proposal, that you are not ready to write a book after all. And that’s fine. But you won’t know whether you are ready, or not, if you don’t take action on the planning and dreaming process – correct?
Also, you may believe that paying for a coach to help you write a Book Proposal will guarantee that you’ll land an agent or successfully pitch to a publishing company. But this is a promise I cannot make and this is the spot where I need to make that crystal clear! No one can guarantee that you’ll land a book deal – that’s like predicting when you’ll win the lottery.
This is why I don’t offer a full 60-day money back guarantee. Gah!
I do offer the chance to stop the coaching process, and to refund the money that equates to the time that we haven‘t yet worked together.
Because I deliver such a personalised service, and because a book is such a unique product, I cannot refund the money – and time – already spent on working together.
I do this because I take you, your time, money and your idea completely seriously. If I wanted a shortcut way to see if we are a fit, of course I’d offer a money back guarantee. And I do for some of my other products. But not for this one.
Work with me – or don’t work with me. And for the time we are together, we will have a clear working relationship that respects the investment of the other, and of course, I hope you will complete your proposal with me (and maybe your the whole entire book and its promotion too …)!
The Process
We are a team
I will be the first team member of your ‘Team Book’. I will be with you every step of the way, if you’ll have me. I listen to every word you say and read every word you write. For a writer, that’s the greatest gift of all.
Purchase your proposal package today and make an appointment right away to get started with your personalised coaching trajectory, at the first possible available date.
I am based in New Zealand, and I work with clients all over the world. I have a high touch working relationship with you, meaning that we have ongoing Whatsapp and email contact in between the scheduled coaching sessions and assignment dates.
If for any reason there is a delay or waitlist in commencing the Proposal process, I will let you know within 48 hours of your purchase.