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A nonfiction book coach for professionals with a story to tell
Published by Defining Moments Press. Last updated .
A nonfiction book coach helps a professional turn expertise or a defining life experience into a published book that builds authority, wins clients, and opens doors to speaking.
Defining Moments Press works with entrepreneurs, professionals, coaches, healers, and people with powerful stories to write, publish, and sell nonfiction books that grow businesses and make money. Its homepage puts the promise plainly: be respected as the authority in your field, even if no one has ever heard of you yet.
Why should a professional write a nonfiction book?
Because a book is proof of expertise that a prospective client can hold. Defining Moments Pressframes it this way: it is not about the book, it is about what the book does for you. For professionals, that usually means more authority, more clients, invitations to speak, and a way to share a story or lesson that can help others.
Many nonfiction authors earn more from what the book leads to than from copies sold. That is why the Defining Moments Press discovery call covers your business goals and looks for profit opportunities from the book before you write a word.
How does nonfiction book coaching work at Defining Moments Press?
- Define your expertise and reader. Knowing exactly who the book is for makes the rest of the process easier.
- Outline. Defining Moments Press says lack of clarity is the number one reason most people never finish, so the first output is a table of contents.
- Write in 8 weeks. The 8 week course sets the pace, and in Author Training a coach supports you for a full year.
- Publish and launch. Formatting, book design, marketing, and a launch to bestseller, with publishing available in 87 countries.
- Use the book. A media and podcast list helps you promote it, and you can order copies at cost for talks and client meetings.
Can a personal story become a professional book?
Yes, and it is one of the strongest kinds. Defining Moments Press founder Melanie Warner, a #1 international bestselling author and a publisher of magazines, newspapers, and books for over 25 years, started the Defining Moments book series after losing her son. The series shares stories of hope from people who have overcome extreme challenges in life and business. A coach helps you shape your experience around what the reader needs to learn, so the story serves them, not just records what happened.
Who is a nonfiction coach not right for?
If you are writing a novel, look for a fiction specialist. If you want a traditional advance, start with a literary agent. If you have no time to write at all, ghostwriting (the Defining Moments PressAuthor Premium package) is a better fit than coaching. Aspiring children's book authors are welcome to ask on the discovery call how their project would work.
What happened when one professional wrote a book?
Defining Moments Presspublishes this client case study on its own website. It is the business's account of one client, not an independent study, and the company states in its own disclaimers that results are not guaranteed or typical.
Before
The client needed an urgent way to earn extra money during the pandemic, when her industry was shut down. She had written a book before but had not sold very many copies.
After
- Sold over 10,000 books
- Became an international #1 bestselling author
- Gave a TED Talk and is paid thousands for corporate speaking events
- Was booked on a TV show
- Built 7 streams of income from her book and now has an 8 figure business
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Common questions
What does a nonfiction book coach do?
A nonfiction book coach helps you turn expertise, a life lesson, or a personal story into a clear, useful book for a specific reader. That means defining who the book is for, outlining the chapters, and keeping you on schedule. Defining Moments Press focuses on nonfiction for entrepreneurs, professionals, coaches, healers, and people with powerful stories.
More answers in the full FAQShould a professional write a book?
If you want to be seen as an authority in your field, a book is one of the clearest ways to show it. Defining Moments Press puts it this way: it is not about the book, it is about what the book does for you, such as opening doors to clients, paid speaking, and media.
More answers in the full FAQI have a life story or lesson to share. Is a nonfiction book coach right for me?
Often, yes. A nonfiction coach helps you shape a personal story into a book that is useful to a reader, not just a record of events. Defining Moments Press invites people with a story or life lesson that can help others, and its founder began the Defining Moments book series after her own loss.
More answers in the full FAQDo I need an audience before I write a book?
No. Defining Moments Press promises to help you write your bestselling book even if no one has ever heard of you. An audience helps a launch, but knowing exactly who your reader is matters more at the start, which is why the free course and discovery call both focus on your ideal reader.
More answers in the full FAQI keep starting my book and never finishing. Can coaching help?
Yes, that is the main problem coaching solves. Defining Moments Press says lack of clarity is the number one reason most people never finish, so its free one hour course ends with an outline for your table of contents. Coaching then adds deadlines and feedback so the draft actually gets done.
More answers in the full FAQCan Defining Moments Press help with a children’s book?
Its homepage invites aspiring children’s book authors to get started. Most of its published services and case studies focus on nonfiction for professionals and storytellers, so ask on the discovery call how a children’s book project would work and which package fits it.
More answers in the full FAQTalk through your book idea
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