Brave First Drafters (BFD) Small Group Book Coaching
Go from idea to done!
You will complete a solid first draft of your book or novel with three other like-minded writers and a book coach at your side.
Taylor Smith, Teacher, Des Moines, Iowa
“I finally, finally, finally finished a book and it’s because of Michelle’s coaching. I’ve been talking about this forever and I just couldn’t do it on my own.”
Are you ready to be a BFD?
Brave First Drafter (BFD) Small Group Book Coaching will take you from idea to done on the first draft of your novel or book. This is a high-touch book coaching experience that combines the expert guidance and feedback of a professional book coach (that’s me) with benefits of a small power group of like-minded writers who will hold you accountable and cheer you on as you start, write and finish your book. And this group coaching is at a fraction of the cost of my one-on-one book coaching.
A small group book-coaching experience that takes you from idea to done on the first draft of your novel or book. This is a high-touch book-coaching experience that combines th of a small power group of like-minded writers to hold you accountable and c
The BFD group is limited to four people, and we get started in March 2023!
As a member of this small power group, you’ll get:
✅ Once-per-month written feedback from me on your submitted work.
✅ Once per month live coaching.
✅ Novel/book-planning live instruction and exercises based on the Blueprint for a Book method developed by Author Accelerator Founder Jennie Nash. This will help you start your book strong with a solid foundation, which means you’ll FINISH strong, too.
✅ Invitations to monthly zoom “office hours/write-ins” where I teach a short craft lesson, answer questions and then host zoom write-in.
✅ A community of support from the other group members and optional page swaps with those writers with guidance from me on feedback methods.
✅ Access to premium resources on publishing and book and author marketing.
✅ A one-hour introductory call for group members.
✅ A private FB group for camaraderie, messages and support between group coaching calls.
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Writing can be lonely work, but you don’t have to do it alone. If you’re the type of person who benefits from the dynamics of a group of people working toward a similar goal, and you learn both by live instruction, written feedback and by witnessing others work through the process, then this group coaching program is for you.
You will:
save yourself months (or years) trying to figure this writing thing out on your own.
finally complete the thing you’ve dreamt of doing.
go from being frozen to finished, from staring at a blinking cursor to writing your manuscript with confidence.
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Why wait any longer? This could be the year you finally write that book. Imagine what it will feel like to type the words “the end” and hold your finished manuscript in your arms.
Investment: $250 per month, four month minimum, paid monthly.
Yes! I want to be one of the four BFD’s and (finally) start, write and finish my book.
Limited spots available.
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"You make me feel like I know what I'm doing which is a real confidence booster! When I get stuck with idea generation, you're there to provide a bird's eye view of a scene, and when I need to get into the nitty gritty of my characters' emotional development, you know the questions to ask to help me deepen and expand them. I also like that you point out where I could deepen things in a second draft, but help me keep the momentum of the first draft by not getting caught up in minor details.
Melissa Mowry, fiction book coaching client
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“So...this writing a book thing can be great, exciting, inspiring, motivating...and shit all in one breath. The process isn't clean, the emotions are plentiful, but the one thing that excites me the most, the thing that pulls me back to the keyboard and puts a pep in my step, is collaborating with such an amazing writer as you. It warms my heart. Thank you. You inspire on so many levels. ✨️ Thank !"
Kathy Carroll Rawlings, nonfiction and fiction book coaching client.
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“There are SO many things I could say here. First, I appreciate her integrity in that she only takes projects she believes in. Secondly, I really appreciate that Michelle doesn’t sugar coat her feedback. She will not only tell you what needs to happen to improve your book, but she will also help you make it happen. "
Gina Birkemeier, MAC, LPC, author of the award-winning Generation’s Deep
