Book Coaching and Ghostwriting for Memoir and Self-Help Books

Three ways to turn your stories and expertise into a book, each one built with a clear blueprint.

You have years of experience and lessons worth sharing. I’m here to help you share it in whatever way fits your time and how involved you want to be in the writing. Every offer follows the ARCH Framework, my four-stage method (Assemble, Reveal, Construct, Handcraft), so your book has a solid structure before a single chapter gets written.

Which one sounds like you?

• You have the stories but can’t see how they fit together —> Outline Intensive

• You want to write the book yourself with an expert to guide you —> Book Coaching

• You want the book written for you, in your voice —> Ghostwriting

A detailed outline is the framework for your book. It’s what each chapter is built from.

If you have a lifetime of stories and keep jumping from one to the next, this is the place to start. Together, we find your book’s central message (the Golden Thread) and place every story and lesson in its rightful chapter.

One client came in with decades of stories and no idea how they connected. We had a rough outline by the end of our first session; by the end of the next, every relevant story had its place.

How it works:

1. You complete a short prep workbook before we meet

2. Session one (2 hours): We talk about your stories, the purpose of your book, and your reader

3. I build your outline behind the scenes

4. Session two (2 hours): We review it together and then go deeper, chapter by chapter

5. You receive a detailed chapter-by-chapter outline (up to 20 pages) as a Google Doc

Timeline: 2-3 weeks

Best for:

Memoir and self-help writers who have plenty of material and need structure. It's also a smart first step if you're considering coaching or ghostwriting.

Investment: $2500 or three payments of $920

Outline credit: If you continue with book coaching or ghostwriting within 90 days of receiving your outline, the full $2,500 is credited toward your project.

An eight-month done-with-you program that takes you from outline to finished manuscript.

You want to write your book, and you want someone experienced beside you the whole way. In book coaching, you do the writing, and I guide you from the first outline through the final edit. Each session covers one or two chapters, so you always know what to write next.

What’s included:

• Your book outline, built together in month one

• 16 two-hour coaching sessions (two per month), each recorded and sent to you

• Chapter-by-chapter coaching while you draft in months two through six

• Two full rounds of developmental editing in months seven and eight

• A final proofread of your manuscript so it’s ready to format and publish

Timeline: 8 months

Best for: Coaches, entrepreneurs, and women in midlife writing memoir or self-help who can set aside 6–10 hours a week to write and want to finish the book themselves.

Investment: Starts at $16,500, with a monthly payment plan available.

Your book: written, edited, and ready for publishing

A book is more than a wishful, someday project. It’s a legacy piece that builds authority. It positions you as a leader, deepens your credibility, and creates opportunities beyond your current business. And your book deserves to be written, even if you don’t have the time to write it.

I’ve ghostwritten roughly six books under contract, and the published titles have become bestsellers in their Amazon categories.

Your part is sharing your stories and ideas in our interviews. I do the writing, and you approve each chapter as it’s finished.

Because of the depth of this work, I take on a limited number of projects each year.

How ghostwriting works:

• Month 1 - Interviews begin, and your outline is finalized and approved

• Month 2-6 - We talk, I write, and you review and approve chapters as we go

• Month 7 - Developmental edit of the full manuscript

• Month 8 - Proofread and final manuscript delivered

What you receive:

A 40,000-50,000 word manuscript, roughly 200 pages. That’s the ideal length for most self-help books. Longer books, including some memoirs, are scoped individually.

Investment: Starts at $30,000, with a monthly payment plan available.

If you’re serious about writing a nonfiction self-help or memoir-style book that reflects your voice and message, book a call, and let’s talk!

(By the way, this is one of my favorite offers!)