Yes, YOU are still meant to write the book even if:
- you are not a full-time writer but a psychologist, social worker, coach, etc (a.k.a. someone who doesn’t spend 60 hours a week obsessing over whether Facebook should mandate oxford over AP style commas)
- you aren’t sure you have anything worthwhile to say (trust me, you do)
- you feel like your writing process is so chaotic that you might be 97 by the time you actually get one chapter written (not if you have the right person to help you today. And even if you are 97, then you’re right on time)
- your book idea has been done already OR <insert famous person’s name here> has already written it better (but it hasn’t been written by you yet, has it?)
If you keep waking up with an idea for a book that truly helps other people but the thought of <gasp> actually writing a book (much less, marketing one) has you feeling so overwhelmed that you would rather go read people arguing on Twitter to avoid thinking about it, well, I can’t blame you.
I’m Leann Harris and I guide writers through the chaotic writing process and help them find their audience of readers who need their book, like, NOW.
Do you feel like you need a self-help book while you’re writing your own self-help / personal development book?
Yeah…. you’re not alone.
I can help you feel confident in not only your writing but all the “non-writing” activities that come *after* writing a book.
I walk you through the book writing, marketing, and techno-babble parts. You don’t have to birth your book alone.
Writing a book is hard.
Writing a book when you are already working to help others with their mental health WHILE writing a book is incredibly hard.
I believe:
| Everyone has a message inside of them that’s waiting to be shared (yes, even you) | Self-help books by therapists can fail not because they aren’t useful but because authors need guidance in knowing how to help via text instead of in-person |
| Self-compassion before self-punishment: Beating yourself up because you still haven’t started writing your first chapter is NOT going to lead to said chapter ever being completed. | Writing to be read by others is a different skill set than writing for blogging, journaling, or simply pure enjoyment. You don’t have to master this skill alone. |
| We aren’t born knowing how to structure a book, create a website, pitch a book, or develop an author platform. We need each other’s strengths to help fill in the gaps. | When you’re ready to do something with the inspiration and idea that you just can’t shake, the risk is greater to not even try to bring it into the world than to try creating something and learn from it. |
As your book coach, it's my job to make the process easier for you.
I Promise to not:
I Promise to: |
And I won’t: |
| Be honest with you and never tell you that you have a great idea if you really don’t. | Crush your soul in the process. Writing a book with a great idea is not a straightforward process: it’s more like a drunken chicken at a rave. |
| Help you write your book so that readers demand you to write a sequel. | Let you forget that if you have one good idea for a book, you will most likely have another. |
| Advise you on how to build your author platform so that you have the freedom and flexibility to create the life you want (especially if it means you’ll do a TED talk!) | Constrain your life around what you know today: you never know where your book may lead you. |
With my background in:
- behavior
- mindfulness
- coaching
- web site building
- branding, marketing and sales
- strategic social media
- project management
- a flexible amount of structure for the creative process
- oh yeah, AND a lifetime of experience reading the same type of book YOU are writing
I can help you write the book you can’t stop thinking of AND attract the readers you are hoping to help!
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Discovery Session
Let’s talk and make sure we’re a good fit! I will explain how I can help you get clear on your voice and the message you want to share without getting in the way of your unique needs and dreams.
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Design a Unique Plan for You
With my 20+ years of experience as a Project Manager, I will help you ORGANIZE the creative process WITHOUT stifling you! You’ll have structure and accountability without the rigidity of a “one size fits all” model. I want to work *with* your natural tendencies, not against them.
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Training & Exploration In Website Building, Branding, and Social Media
You’re writing to help others on a larger scale. I will go over how to set up your website, create a mailing list, know exactly which social media platforms you should use (and which one to avoid), explain foreign terms like “funnels” and scary things like “sales” in a way that feels authentic to you and your mission.
You know, so you could actually *sell* at least a few copies of your book after you’re written it? -
Let’s Get Writing
As little or as often as you need help, a shoulder to cry on, another set of eyes, as well as a guiding voice when you’re stuck -again – on rewriting the same 4 sentences.
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Compassionate, Thoughtful, and Practical guidance
I have a keen eye for voice and structure and a delicate sensitivity to language. I want to make sure readers not only FIND your book, but help you make it so wise and helpful, they WANT to read your book – and recommend it to 12 of their friends.
Want to see it in action?
WHAT WE DO
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Introductory Package
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