GOT BOOK?!
Book Coaching by Peter G. Engler
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If you are an aspiring Author, someone with “a book in them”, I offer a nine-meeting phone and in-person program (one hour per meeting) to get your book written and ready for editing and publication on Amazon Books, print or kindle.
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I am a retired major ad agency copy writer/director and a published author of a novel, a book of short stories and a career guide l (enter my name on Amazon books). I want to help you “GET BOOK!” with your own fiction or non-fiction books.
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Has something been holding you back from writing a bestselling story or a helpful non-fiction book? We will figure out what drives you, set realistic goals to move forward, define the purpose and theme of your book and decide who your primary audience is. The Program below is your map to success!
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I have done this with others, and they are thrilled with their results.
Now, it is YOUR TURN.
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THE PROGRAM- (one-hour mtgs)
NINE 1-Hour Sessions over 20 Weeks to Final Book Manuscript Ready for Editing and Publishing.
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SESSION 1- ORIENTATION TO WRITING- Week 1. (1½ Hours)
DISCUSS books and authors you admire and why. Discuss concerns and questions regarding contemplating writing a book.
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Discuss why you want to write a book (motive/purpose)
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To whom you are writing (target audience)
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key message (theme)
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purpose (to raise a new POV, change minds, tell a favorite story, communicate to family members, consider the past, present or future, or all of the above).
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Style (suspense, exposition, humor, historical fiction or non-fiction, travel, personal story, ode to someone special, etc.)
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POV (first person, third person, combination)
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Length (novel, novella, short stories, articles, essays)
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SESSION 2- REVIEW SESSION ONE OUTPUT- Week two
Discuss output from Session One. Discuss the next step of Rough Outlining your book and the helpful TOOL of writing character profiles of 2-3 main characters to “get to know them" as they will "help" you write your book.
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SESSION 3- BOOK OUTLINE REVIEW-two weeks later/week 4.
Discuss your Book Outline and Character Profiles.
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DISCUSS the "Writing Headlines" technique to organize the flow of your book, and establish your story flow. You just “fill in the blanks" under each heading to create your First Draft!
SESSION 4- CHAPTER HEADLINES REVIEW- two weeks later/week 6.
DISCUSS CHAPTER HEADLINES. Discuss writing behavior/scheduling/ ”seat in a chair”, dialogue/exposition, POV, etc. Discuss preparing to write your ROUGH DRAFT of the first three chapters.
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SESSION 5- THREE-CHAPTER MANUSCRIPT REVIEW- three weeks later/week 9.
DISCUSS THREE ROUGH CHAPTERS DRAFT. Plan to edit these in the next two weeks.
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“SESSION 6- THREE CHAPTER TIGHT DRAFT REVIEW- two weeks later/week 11.
DISCUSS revised THREE REVISED DRAFT CHAPTERS. Begin to write your first FULL DRAFT of your novel. Do not edit or revise. Just let it fly.
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SESSION 7- REVIEW OF FIRST FULL DRAFT- four weeks/week 16
We DISCUSS your FIRST DRAFT and make suggestions for revisions.
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SESSION 8- REVIEW OF REVISED DRAFT-one week/week 17
We REVIEW AND DISCUSS REVISED DRAFT. You then write/edit the draft into MANUSCRIPT form (ready for others to review and to send to an editor)
SESSION 9- DISCUSS YOUR GREAT MANUSCRIPT- three weeks/week 20
DISCUSS your final terrific manuscript. Decide Next Steps.
DISCUSS where you at this point and your intentions. Happy, disappointed, frustrated, energized, determined to see it through to the SECOND PHASE of the PROGRAM.
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SECOND PHASE OF PROGRAM- Pre-publication through publication and marketing. MEET THE EXPERTS.
SESSIONS ONE-FOUR with you and an expert to introduce their role in publishing your book.
Professional editing- Linda Jay
Professional layout, cover design- Ruth Schwartz/Tom Joyce
Professional Amazon placement- presentation by Amazon publishing pro
Discussion, advice and resources on how to market your book
THIRD PHASE- WRITE ANOTHER BOOK!!
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