Finish Your Book Proposal Coaching Program
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REALIZE YOUR DREAM OF BEING A SUCCESSFUL AUTHOR
- Do you want to write a book proposal to win a contest, get a literary agent, and land a traditional publishing contract?
- Do you want to change people’s lives by sharing your message and your story?
- Have you always wanted to write a self-help / how-to / teaching book, memoir, or biography but weren’t sure how to start?
- Have you started a book proposal but lost motivation along the way?
- Have you tried to write a proposal but felt isolated and like you didn’t know what you were doing?
- Have you tried to write a proposal but couldn’t finish without someone to keep you accountable?
- Do you want to write a book proposal but aren’t sure how to make it excellent?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’re in the right place.
Melanie Votaw’s Finish Your Book Coaching Proposal Program will alleviate all of those issues and help you realize the dream of a completed book proposal!
THE NEXT FINISH YOUR BOOK PROPOSAL PROGRAM WILL BE OFFERED AT A LATER DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED.
If you want to write a full self-help / how-to / teaching book manuscript, please visit the 6-month Finish Your Book Coaching Program page.
During the 4-Month FINISH YOUR BOOK PROPOSAL COACHING PROGRAM, you will receive:
- One-on-one coaching to ensure that your book’s concept and outline are sound;
- Guidance as you write your book proposal so that you feel that you know what you’re doing;
- Continuous motivation and accountability so that you stick to a schedule and finish your proposal by the end of the program;
- A community so that you no longer feel isolated as you write;
- An opportunity to ask questions of a long-time publishing industry professional; and
- The confidence to finish your proposal in 4 months and get it out into the world, whether you’re entering the Hay House contest or submitting your proposal to literary agents and publishers.
SO MUCH MORE THAN AN ONLINE COURSE!
This is not an online course that gives you some items to read and leaves you to figure it all out yourself! The Finish Your Book Proposal Coaching Program is much more robust and interactive than that!
Here’s what you get:
- Five (5) 30-minute Private Coaching Sessions with Melanie Votaw via phone or Zoom, per your preference and to be used at your discretion;
- Private audio recordings of all Private Coaching Sessions;
- Five (5) or more 1-2-hour Group Coaching/Training Sessions on Zoom with Melanie Votaw, as well as other occasional industry expert guest speakers;
- Access to videos of all Group Coaching/Training Sessions;
- Access to a library of training materials to assist with the various aspects of writing a successful book proposal;
- Access to a private Facebook group, where you can ask questions of Melanie Votaw directly, enjoy Q&As with Melanie during Facebook Live sessions, and interact with other participants;
- A buddy system with another participant in the Program for accountability, encouragement, and motivation;
- Access to a list of resources to help you with building a platform, publishing your book, and marketing your book;
- Regular motivational text messages to keep you fired up;
- Contests, prizes, and surprises!
WHO IS MELANIE VOTAW?
Hi, I’m Melanie Votaw. I’m an author, ghostwriter, editor, and book coach who has written 40 non-fiction books published by such houses as Hay House, Macmillan, Hyperion, Little Brown, New World Library, and Perseus, to name a few. I regularly work directly with publishers and literary agents, and I have worked with some of the biggest names in self-help / how-to / teaching books, including 8 Hay House authors of 11 books published there. I have also ghostwritten memoirs and biographies.
I have ghostwritten and edited numerous book proposals that have sold to top publishers, including Hay House, Little Brown, and Penguin Random House, and I have developmentally edited more than 75 books that have won 50+ international book awards.
As a book coach, I love helping authors from concept to completion to make sure their books are the best they can be.
Melanie Votaw (right) with Hay House author Nancy Levin.
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT MELANIE VOTAW
“Melanie Votaw has been incredible to work with. She has such depth of knowledge about wellness and mindfulness that I felt she understood me, my story, and my method of teaching. She was easily able to translate my ideas into a cohesive book proposal that ‘popped’ on the page. Additionally, she was amazing at keeping with deadlines and keeping me on task. She is a skilled and quick writer who can bring your ideas to life. I can’t recommend her enough!”
~ Erin Stutland, author of Mantras in Motion
“Melanie is warm, friendly, talented, accessible, and quick-minded. She is so well-versed in the publishing industry that she’s able to easily convey ideas and offer suggestions. Oh, and here’s the other thing she offered besides all her nuts-n-bolts expertise: she gave me tons of support! That meant so much to me as I was in the writing process. I would definitely work with Melanie again!”
~ Sherry Richert Belul, celebration book artist, author, and awareness coach
“Melanie is a total pro and a pleasure to work with. My clients have truly benefitted from and enjoyed collaborating with Melanie on book proposals and books that sell.”
~ Wendy Sherman, Wendy Sherman Associates, Inc. Literary Management
“Melanie Votaw’s experience and devotion to the crafts of writing, editing, and publishing bring my heart and voice alive on the page with grace, depth, precision, and radiance. I am grateful to have her by my side for each of my books and wouldn’t want to write one without her.”
~ Nancy Levin, author of Hay House books Jump and Your Life Will Appear, Worthy, and The New Relationship Blueprint
“There are not many things in this world that are all they are cracked up to be. You, Melanie, are all you are cracked up to be and more.”
~ David King, book author and personal trainer
“I hired Melanie to help me finish my Hay House book because of her depth of knowledge in the publishing industry, her vast experience understanding how to put together a bestselling book, AND her ability to help me feel calm and confident through the entire process. I recommend her without hesitation!”
~ Sage Lavine, author of Women Rocking Business
THE FINISH YOUR BOOK PROPOSAL COACHING PROGRAM
- Rock your Overview;
- Ensure your bio isn’t boring;
- Make the best of whatever platform you have;
- Create a robust marketing section;
- Find the best books for your competitive analysis section;
- Write impressive chapter summaries; and
- Choose the sample chapters that will give you the best chance of getting a publishing contract!
Enjoy group training calls, Facebook Live Q&As, and private coaching sessions with Melanie, if you choose. Ask questions of Melanie and other participants at any time in our private Facebook group. (If you start the group in month #2, you will also work on the components of month #1.)
Discover tips for editing your own work and how to choose an editor to help you fine-tune your writing and make sure errors are found. Enjoy your final group training calls, Facebook Live Q&As, and private coaching sessions, as well as time in your Facebook group.
Why do you still need an editor after the program? Everyone needs an editor – another pair of eyes to catch mistakes that you won’t see after reading your work so many times. This program is designed to make sure that you present the best possible proposal to your editor. The better the quality of the proposal you give your editor, the better quality you’ll receive back.
HERE’S THE HARSH TRUTH: So many people present poor proposals to their editors, and one of two things happens: (1) They have to pay the editor a lot of money to completely rewrite the proposal so that it comes back no longer looking like their work; or (2) they can’t pay the editor enough to overhaul the proposal, so the editor does what they can to make it a bit better. But it’s a bit like putting lipstick on a pig, and the edit still doesn’t make the proposal good enough to win a contest or land a literary agent.
Writing your proposal in the FINISH YOUR BOOK PROPOSAL COACHING PROGRAM will help to ensure that you give your editor a professional-quality product so that what you receive back will be that much better and ready to be presented to agents and publishers.
REALIZE YOUR DREAM OF BEING AN AUTHOR WHO CHANGES LIVES!
The next Finish Your Book Proposal Group Coaching Program will be announced at a later date. Most programs of this kind cost $15,000 and up. The FINISH YOUR BOOK PROPOSAL GROUP COACHING PROGRAM is just $597 per month for four months ($2,388 total)! And there are discounts we can discuss when we talk. This is a fraction of the cost of a ghostwriter (which costs $5,000-$15,000 for a proposal if you hire a professional). I wanted to keep it as economical as possible in order to help as many writers as I can to get their message out in the world.
Your ‘Life-Changing Book’ Breakthrough Sessions to discuss the program will begin shortly before the start of the next program. Stay tuned to schedule your free 30-minute video conference with Melanie.
Contact Us
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