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Blueprint for a Book

Turn your story idea into a clear, focused blueprint before the draft runs away with you.

You have the idea. Maybe you even have a few chapters, notes, character sketches, timelines, and a folder full of scenes that all seemed terribly promising at 11:47 p.m. But when you try to pull it together, the story gets slippery, the plot wanders, and the characters blur. The middle sags before you’ve even reached it.

 

Blueprint for a Book coaching helps you step back, find the shape of the book, and build a practical story blueprint so you can write with direction, confidence, and far fewer “what on earth am I doing?” moments.

Who It's For

This is for you if:

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  • You have a novel idea but don’t know how to turn it into a coherent book.

  • You’ve started writing, but the story keeps expanding, tangling, or changing direction.

  • You keep rewriting the opening because you don’t yet trust the structure underneath it.

  • You want thoughtful feedback before you invest months or years in the wrong version of the book.

  • You don’t want a rigid formula, but you do want a clear plan.

Benefits

By the end of Blueprint for a Book, you’ll have:

 

  • A clearer understanding of what your book is really about.

  • A stronger sense of your protagonist, central conflict, emotional arc, and reader promise.

  • A practical blueprint you can return to whenever the draft gets foggy.

  • More confidence about what belongs in the book and what can be lovingly escorted from the premises.

Features

The package includes:

 

  1. A two-part Story Development workbook based on Author Accelerator's Blueprint for a Book.

  2. One-to-one coaching and feedback at key stages.

  3. A complete Blueprint for your.

  4. Detailed feedback on your first 20 pages.

  5. Clear next steps so you know how to move from planning into drafting.

Investment

$1800

Ready to feel good about your writing again?

Think we might be a good fit? Start with a short application - it gets us both get clarity on what you need and whether I can help.​

Ready to feel good about your story again?

Think we might be a good fit? Start with a short application that helps us both get clarity on what you need and whether I can help.​

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