Bookwifery

Yes. In my experience, most people come into the process mainly thinking about their book. Many of them have written thousands of words already!

But they don’t have a clear sense of who the book is for, the hole that it fills compared to other books, or how they’re connecting to an audience as they work on it.

All of these pieces are essential, and bringing a book to viable life requires the simultaneous tending of all of them.

The planning guide ensures you put all of this in place from the start.

Both! The most important thing to remember is that no matter which path you choose, you need to simultaneously tend your book, your voice, and your audience. 

This is because with traditional publishing, agents and publishers require:

• Your clear vision, ownership, and plan for the book

• Your awareness of the conversation space and where your voice fits in

• Your vibrant platform with a direct connection to your audience

For independent publishing, this is just as critical because:

• You invest your own belief, effort, and resources in its success 

• You want to ensure it is clear, valuable, and visible when it arrives

Bookwifery helps you prepare for either option, providing you with guidance and resources for both.

Yes! Every author-in-progress at Bookwifery belongs to the Bookwifery Collective, which I host for 90 minutes every other week. (More details on this in the next question.)

Additionally, each phase of the Bookwifery process provides 1:1 access to me, whether purchased up front as part of a bundle or added later in the process at the completion of clear milestones. These 1:1 sessions are where you receive my closest care and collaboration with you on your book project.

Lastly, Bookwifery provides editorial services for authors along the way, which I oversee closely the entire way.

The full gestational growth, development, and delivery of your book pregnancy is likely to require an investment of $5,000–$7,000 at Bookwifery.

The numbers are variable because they depend on the length of the manuscript, the degree of editing required, and the publishing path you choose.

The good news is, the costs are spread across your book pregnancy. You don’t pay for all of it at once. This ensures your investment follows your gestational stage, making room for its development at the pace of your life’s realities and needs.

Additional editorial fees (over and above the guides and workbooks that support the Bookwifery process) range as follows:

• Book proposal edit: $750

• Developmental edit: $1,500–$3,000

• Line edit: $1,500–$3,000

• Production package: $750

Please note: All of the above services are only available to authors working through Bookwifery’s guided process.

The Bookwifery Collective is our author community and, yes, it is included with your purchase of any Bookwifery digital product—no extra charge!

We meet every other week on Wednesdays at 5:30–7:00PM Eastern. These sessions include:

• An examen-like ritual that helps you notice the continued growth of your book and yourself as its author

• Q+A with me for any aspect of the process as you go

• Connection and camaraderie with other Bookwifery authors who are growing books too, just like you

• Intention-setting for continued progress on your book

We’d love to have you join us once you start the Bookwifery process!

No. The Bookwifery process is designed to support authors writing in the general nonfiction category—what I call "books that help people."

They are not designed to support authors writing in the memoir, poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction categories.

If you’re unsure whether your book fits the Bookwifery parameters, feel free to reach out here.

All Bookwifery digital products are non-refundable, due to the nature of their deliverability.