Group coaching for writing a nonfiction book is one of my acres of diamonds, and I think it’s pretty cool. Let me tell you a story.
At a one-day, in-person mastermind event located in Indianapolis in October 2018, during my “hot seat,” I mentioned two things. One, that a number of people had asked me to do group coaching for writing a nonfiction book because they couldn’t afford my one-on-one coaching. Two, that a few hundred people have asked me if I will teach them how to become a freelance editor.
Host and author Vincent Pugliese’s eyes bugged out and really got my attention. When he asked why I hadn’t done those things yet, I told him that I’d been getting my ducks in a row so that I could start them. Too many people go off half cocked or with a half baked idea. I wanted to offer helpful group coaching for writing a nonfiction book.
His response was hilarious and pointed. “Jennifer’s like, ‘I have a drawer full of gold over here, but I’m not going to do anything with it; I’m going to go over here and look for pennies under rocks or something.’ Does anyone else see an acre of diamonds here?”
So, I finished the process of asking interested people what they’d like to see in the program of group coaching for writing a nonfiction book that helps people, and then I put together an offer. Over the next couple of years, that morphed into a two-pronged approach: a 12-week program for getting the first draft of a book “baked,” and an ongoing program that is open-ended. The other program we talked about that day, the one for how to become a freelance editor, called Editors School, I decided to begin a few months later, in 2019.
The group coaching for writing a nonfiction book sessions are weekly Zoom meetings that are about 45 minutes long. If a member can make it to every call, great. If not, no worries—sometimes life interferes. They’ll just catch us next time. That’s one of the many benefits of technology. I’m so glad to be living in this time, when we can reach people around the world and work asynchronously, accommodating a wider variety of needs and working well with many different circumstances. Aren’t you?
Group coaching for writing a nonfiction book
Members of this group coaching program will receive these:
- The instruction they want to receive
- Access to me and to guest experts
- The ability to ask questions on the calls and in Slack
- Access to a private group (capture your questions immediately so you don’t have to remember them!)
- Resources such as productivity trackers and contact logs
- Lists of common errors and pitfalls
- Information on places they could be published
- A simple and straightforward path to self-publishing
- Opportunities for feedback on your writing
- Free editing and discounted editing
- Live editing sessions: see what happens to your writing when it goes to the editor
- Step-by-step demonstrations (one is Outlining for People Who Hate Outlining)
- Cheat sheets and templates
- The 250 most commonly misspelled words
- More
The program is ongoing, which means that it’s not a finite, “six weeks and it’s over” kind of thing. Nope. Members get access for as long as they want it.
When asked what the value of such a resource is, the answer that came back most was “hundreds of dollars per month.” I’m not going to ask that much, though. That’s what I charge for my one-on-one coaching. My goal is to help more people, so the group-coaching programs will have a smaller price tag: $1,000 for the 12-week Your Book Bakery program, and $100/mo for the ongoing group.
Before I even had a chance to mention it publicly or to write this post, several people told me they were in. Money came in for the writer group coaching before it even started!
Do you think Vincent was right, that I have an acre of diamonds, a drawer full of gold over here?
Check out the group coaching for writers page.
UPDATE: A friend and client told me people want a very easy way to reach me about this. The Harshman Services Facebook page, my personal Facebook page, and email will be easiest. Here is my email address: Jennifer at HarshmanServices.com