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Your Blueprint for Getting Your Book Written
A digital self-paced video curriculum
Here’s the truth:
Creating the framework
for your book will give you
the freedom to write it.
Your Blueprint for Getting Your Book Written
A digital self-paced video curriculum
Here’s the truth:
Creating the framework
for your book will give you
the freedom to write it.
Your Blueprint for Getting Your Book Written
A digital self-paced video curriculum
Here’s the truth:
Creating the framework
for your book will give you
the freedom to write it.
You probably already have some great pages written and sitting in a folder on your computer — pages from hours spent at your desk, from transcriptions of talks or podcasts you’ve done, from downloads you’ve received, etc.
But you don’t have a book. And you may not even know what kind of book you ultimately want to write.
This scenario applies to almost all of the 97% who passionately set out to write a book and abandon the process.
So, here is what we wish to shout from the rooftops:
Creating the structure or framework for your book IS the solution that the other 3% understand. It’s one of the key reasons they completed their books. It’s one of the key reasons that we’ve completed our books!
Our advice: Don’t sign up for another writing retreat, writing challenge, or writing workshop until you’ve created the structure for your book.
Our new digital video course, The Best Book Course, will show you what to do, step by step.
You probably already have some great pages written and sitting in a folder on your computer — pages from hours spent at your desk, from transcriptions of talks or podcasts you’ve done, from downloads you’ve received, etc.
But you don’t have a book. And you may not even know what kind of book you ultimately want to write.
This scenario applies to almost all of the 97% who passionately set out to write a book and abandon the process.
So, here is what we wish to shout from the rooftops:
Creating the structure or framework for your book IS the solution that the other 3% understand. It’s one of the key reasons they completed their books. It’s one of the key reasons that we’ve completed our books!
Our advice: Don’t sign up for another writing retreat, writing challenge, or writing workshop until you’ve created the structure for your book.
Our new digital video course, The Best Book Course, will show you what to do, step by step.
When it comes to the book you want to write and publish, have you overheard yourself saying something like this?
“I know I’m supposed to write a book, but I have no idea where to begin.”
“I want to share my story, but I’m not sure how to do it.”
“I get lots of ‘downloads’ for my book, but then the pages just sit there – waiting for me to figure out how to put it all together. I am so stuck!”
“I know my story can help a lot of people, but I don’t know what kind of non-fiction book it should be. Should I write a memoir? Is it a how-to book? I’m confused.”
“I know my subject matter inside and out, but I’m completely overwhelmed every time I try to begin this book! I’m afraid it’ll never happen at this rate.”
“I’m a speaker and teacher with great content, but I don’t know how to put it into book form. It seems like it should be easier than it appears to be in my own head.”
“I’m an academic, but I’d like to be a storyteller. How do I make the shift?”
“I would like to turn my online course into a book, but I don’t know how to create that expanded version.”
“I’m sure that the book I want to write has already been written.”
“Who am I to write a book?”
We are undaunted by every one of these concerns because we know how to help new authors move past them. With our groups and individual clients, we do it on a regular basis!
Now you can take a shortcut and get down to the business of creating the framework for the book you want to write. Procrastination, writer’s block, confusion, and self-doubt will lose all their power in the face of your newfound clarity and decisiveness.
“Without the book structure, you’re like a ship without a navigation system.”
~ Kristine Carlson
Separately and together, we share a rare depth of experience and knowledge in the field of transformational books. Kris is a New York Times bestselling author and co-creator with her late husband, Dr. Richard Carlson, of one of the publishing industry’s greatest success stories of the past 25 years – the Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff series.
Debra has edited and ghostwritten more than 20 books over the past 15 years, and prior to that worked with authors such as Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Marianne Williamson, Ram Dass, Stephen and Ondrea Levine, Caroline Myss, and other beloved teachers as the conference director and chief copywriter of a national event organization.
All combined, we have more than 50 years of experience in the writing, publishing, and speaking arenas and have brought more than 30 books to market.
We know exactly what it takes to write an exceptional nonfiction book. Once you determine the structure of your book with The Best Book Course, you will be off and running. (And you’ll have lifetime access to the online course, including any future updates, for other books you will write.)
The clarity you will have will set you free. You will no longer be adrift in a sea of ideas. You’ll be sailing toward completion and publication!
Separately and together, we share a rare depth of experience and knowledge in the field of transformational books. Kris is a New York Times bestselling author and co-creator with her late husband, Dr. Richard Carlson, of one of the publishing industry’s greatest success stories of the past 25 years – the Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff series.
Debra has edited and ghostwritten more than 20 books over the past 15 years, and prior to that worked with authors such as Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Marianne Williamson, Ram Dass, Stephen and Ondrea Levine, Caroline Myss, and other beloved teachers as the conference director and chief copywriter of a national event organization.
All combined, we have more than 50 years of experience in the writing, publishing, and speaking arenas and have brought more than 30 books to market.
We know exactly what it takes to write an exceptional nonfiction book. Once you determine the structure of your book with The Best Book Course, you will be off and running. (And you’ll have lifetime access to the online course, including any future updates, for other books you will write.)
The clarity you will have will set you free. You will no longer be adrift in a sea of ideas. You’ll be sailing toward completion and publication!
Knowing your “Why” and strengthening it. It’s the wind beneath your writing sails.
Determining the genre that best suits your book and your writer’s voice. In short, is it a self-help book? A memoir? A hybrid of the two? Understand what will serve your vision, and put your stake in the ground. For many, this is one of the most pivotal aspects of the blueprint course.
Articulating your process and the core components of your process, which is the backbone of your book if it’s a self-help book. If you’re going to be writing a teaching memoir (the hybrid referenced above), these will likely have an essential supporting role in your book.
Identifying and placing the stories that will illuminate the lessons and teachings at the heart of your process.
Writing your book outline – which will ultimately become your Table of Contents! Yep, it’s time to see how all of the pieces of your book will come together into a cohesive whole.
Learning how to write strong chapters – or dramatically improve the chapters you’ve already written. We show you how to take one chapter and develop it to the point where it becomes a guiding light for each of your chapters to come.
We love guiding people through our blueprint and seeing the lights go on! The breakthrough moments where they cross the threshold into a knowing that they can and will complete their book.
To create a course that is easy and fun to navigate, we’ve parceled it into 39 short videos at an average running time of 5 minutes each! We did this intentionally to ensure that the ten parts of the blueprint are super easy for you to work with ~ bite-sized lessons for banishing book-creation overwhelm.
Total viewing time is just under 3.5 hours.
Note: You’ll have access to all course content—and any future updates—forever.
We’ve created 10 gorgeous worksheets that are far more than a nice complement to the videos. In many instances, they expand on the information we share on video. These PDF guides are essential for creating the structure that will put you quickly and powerfully in action. Use them online or print them out
In addition to our Book Doulas Facebook community – a global family of fellow writers, teachers, healers, leaders, and transformers – we will keep you abreast of other opportunities, such as our free writing challenges, as well as our writing boot camps, writing retreats in Mount Shasta, California, and other courses and programs.
Knowing your “Why” and strengthening it. It’s the wind beneath your writing sails.
Determining the genre that best suits your book and your writer’s voice. In short, is it a self-help book? A memoir? A hybrid of the two? Understand what will serve your vision, and put your stake in the ground. For many, this is one of the most pivotal aspects of the blueprint course.
Articulating your process and the core components of your process, which is the backbone of your book if it’s a self-help book. If you’re going to be writing a teaching memoir (the hybrid referenced above), these will likely have an essential supporting role in your book.
Identifying and placing the stories that will illuminate the lessons and teachings at the heart of your process.
Writing your book outline – which will ultimately become your Table of Contents! Yep, it’s time to see how all of the pieces of your book will come together into a cohesive whole.
Learning how to write strong chapters – or dramatically improve the chapters you’ve already written. We show you how to take one chapter and develop it to the point where it becomes a guiding light for each of your chapters to come.
We love guiding people through our blueprint and seeing the lights go on! The breakthrough moments where they cross the threshold into a knowing that they can and will complete their book.
To create a course that is easy and fun to navigate, we’ve parceled it into 39 short videos at an average running time of 5 minutes each! We did this intentionally to ensure that the ten parts of the blueprint are super easy for you to work with ~ bite-sized lessons for banishing book-creation overwhelm.
Total viewing time is just under 3.5 hours.
Note: You’ll have access to all course content—and any future updates—forever.
We’ve created 10 gorgeous worksheets that are far more than a nice complement to the videos. In many instances, they expand on the information we share on video. These PDF guides are essential for creating the structure that will put you quickly and powerfully in action. Use them online or print them out
In addition to our Book Doulas Facebook community – a global family of fellow writers, teachers, healers, leaders, and transformers – we will keep you abreast of other opportunities, such as our free writing challenges, as well as our writing boot camps, writing retreats in Mount Shasta, California, and other courses and programs.
Hi again friends!
The Best Book Course was born out of our wildly successful Book Incubator and Momentum programs (our 10-week and 6-week live programs). Creating the structure or framework for a book is not only a core aspect of both of those processes, it is one of the most popular parts of our entire curriculum. Period. The end.
Its popularity is understandable because, as we’ve indicated above, creating the right structure for your book effectively removes the internal roadblocks.
What rushes in to take their place is relief, excitement, and inspiration . . . and moments of real joy.
Writing a book CAN be a joyful experience. We know this first-hand. And many of our clients and participants have now discovered this as well.
Now it’s your turn.
Your Book Doulas,
Kris and Debra
Hi again friends!
The Best Book Course was born out of our wildly successful Book Incubator and Momentum programs (our 10-week and 6-week live programs). Creating the structure or framework for a book is not only a core aspect of both of those processes, it is one of the most popular parts of our entire curriculum. Period. The end.
Its popularity is understandable because, as we’ve indicated above, creating the right structure for your book effectively removes the internal roadblocks.
What rushes in to take their place is relief, excitement, and inspiration . . . and moments of real joy.
Writing a book CAN be a joyful experience. We know this first-hand. And many of our clients and participants have now discovered this as well.
Now it’s your turn.
Your Book Doulas,
Kris and Debra
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Yes! Oftentimes the underlying cause of feeling stalled, blocked, or unmotivated to write is that the structure of one’s book needs to be further clarified. Certain aspects of the framework may simply need to be re-examined and reconfigured. By learning and working with our 10-part blueprint, your writing process will be super-charged with focus and clarity.
A whole-heartedYES! The focus of this course is a powerful place to begin your book-writing journey. It will help to sharpen your focus and set you up for a highly productive, effective, and positive writing experience. By getting super organized and creating a solid framework for your book, you will be motivated to write because your map will be ultra clear.
Ultimately, having this framework in hand can also save you a tremendous amount of time and money in the process of completing your book. For example, one of our goals in teaching our 10-part blueprint is to help you write a first draft that requires far less editing/re-writing than is often the case with first-time writers.
The blueprint will support you to write a first draft that is cohesive, clear, and that has an intelligent and elegant flow.
Another one of our goals is to help you create a solid foundation for writing a book that you’ll feel proud of . . . and that your readers will love.
Most definitely, yes! While immersing yourself in this course will set you up for a successful writing journey and may be all you need to accomplish your book-writing goals, the Book Incubator program would be an extraordinary adjunct for you if you want to amplify your success as an author-entrepreneur.
In addition to focusing on the blueprint and book structuring process, the Book Incubator curriculum goes further into the art and craft of the writing process, and it also includes a comprehensive focus on building your author platform and your brand. This includes:
starting or expanding your social media presence
optimizing your website or building one for the first time
building or growing a strong online community
how to start a podcast
how to expand your speaking opportunities
and more
We also focus on your publishing options, including how to prepare for publication and what comes after publication. This includes:
traditional publishing options
hybrid publishing options
self-publishing options
book marketing basics, including the essentials of an effective book launch campaign
and still more!
In addition to distilling our combined knowledge from the past 25+ years — as author and editor, respectively — the Book Incubator also includes a roster of exceptional guest speakers. These are writers, publishers, podcasters, social media experts, and other industry professionals who, like us, also have a passion for helping individuals to realize their dream of becoming a successful author.
Unfortunately, this course isn’t designed for fiction writers. But we know there are so many wonderful resources out there for you. For example, in case you don’t already know about NaNoWriMo, check out this link: https://nanowrimo.org/
We have had fiction writers participate in our live 10-week Book Incubator program, however. The aspects we cover during that course on author platform-building and brand-building are invaluable for writers of every kind.
Yes! Oftentimes the underlying cause of feeling stalled, blocked, or unmotivated to write is that the structure of one’s book needs to be further clarified. Certain aspects of the framework may simply need to be re-examined and reconfigured. By learning and working with our 10-part blueprint, your writing process will be super-charged with focus and clarity.
A whole-heartedYES! The focus of this course is a powerful place to begin your book-writing journey. It will help to sharpen your focus and set you up for a highly productive, effective, and positive writing experience. By getting super organized and creating a solid framework for your book, you will be motivated to write because your map will be ultra clear.
Ultimately, having this framework in hand can also save you a tremendous amount of time and money in the process of completing your book. For example, one of our goals in teaching our 10-part blueprint is to help you write a first draft that requires far less editing/re-writing than is often the case with first-time writers.
The blueprint will support you to write a first draft that is cohesive, clear, and that has an intelligent and elegant flow.
Another one of our goals is to help you create a solid foundation for writing a book that you’ll feel proud of . . . and that your readers will love.
Most definitely, yes! While immersing yourself in this course will set you up for a successful writing journey and may be all you need to accomplish your book-writing goals, the Book Incubator program would be an extraordinary adjunct for you if you want to amplify your success as an author-entrepreneur.
In addition to focusing on the blueprint and book structuring process, the Book Incubator curriculum goes further into the art and craft of the writing process, and it also includes a comprehensive focus on building your author platform and your brand. This includes:
starting or expanding your social media presence
optimizing your website or building one for the first time
building or growing a strong online community
how to start a podcast
how to expand your speaking opportunities
and more
We also focus on your publishing options, including how to prepare for publication and what comes after publication. This includes:
traditional publishing options
hybrid publishing options
self-publishing options
book marketing basics, including the essentials of an effective book launch campaign
and still more!
In addition to distilling our combined knowledge from the past 25+ years — as author and editor, respectively — the Book Incubator also includes a roster of exceptional guest speakers. These are writers, publishers, podcasters, social media experts, and other industry professionals who, like us, also have a passion for helping individuals to realize their dream of becoming a successful author.
Unfortunately, this course isn’t designed for fiction writers. But we know there are so many wonderful resources out there for you. For example, in case you don’t already know about NaNoWriMo, check out this link: https://nanowrimo.org/
We have had fiction writers participate in our live 10-week Book Incubator program, however. The aspects we cover during that course on author platform-building and brand-building are invaluable for writers of every kind.
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