Holly Bellebuono
Accredited Herbal Medicine School
Coaching for Writers & Authors
+ Global Travel & Retreats
Your manuscript deserves the BEST pitch and proposal to captivate and inspire an agent or editor to buy it. Work with 8X international author Holly Bellebuono to develop your strongest book proposal, pitch, and promo materials. For those seeking an agent as well as self-publishing nonfiction.
Get the book proposal coaching you need... SPECIFIC to your book!
Writing a book? Ready to think about selling your manuscript?
Because of my hard-won experience as an 8X published author, I enjoy helping writers like you get their books birthed into the world. Coaching with me can make the difference.
Both my course and my coaching package shine a bright light onto your manuscript so that you can take your publishing journey to the next level. I can help you to:
Craft the message of your book so a potential agent or editor will KNOW it is the right fit for them
Deliver the right information, in the expected sequence, so that a reader UNDERSTANDS why they need your book… now
Develop a strong and compelling case for why you are the best author and why this is the right book… and the right time… for a publisher to take you on
Deliver what agents and editors WANT. I've worked with many and I can steer you in the right direction.Build the frame around which all of your promotion grows
Get yourself into selling mode instead of creativity mode (which is the BIGGEST obstacle for writers)
Package and position your entire project for success
Work 1:1 with your personal book proposal coach
8 weeks of customized-for-you coaching
personalized to YOUR needs, desires, and publishing goals
Get 4 1-hour 1:1 Feedback Coaching Sessions
Meet 1:1 (not in a group!) with Holly to review your book, set goals, develop your pitch, and assess and edit your proposal
Build your skills in the Book Proposal Bootcamp
Take advantage of exclusive (AND FREE) enrollment in the 8-hour online, nuts-and-bolts webinar course packed with information, activities, directions, and guidance
Emerge with a Pitch, a Proposal, & a Bank of Customized Marketing Materials
Our coaching relationship allows you to brainstorm and create materials specific to your book that will propel your promotional efforts, whether self-publishing or seeking an agent.
Invest in Yourself & Your Future
Learn to craft the most compelling author bio and other materials that position you as the author. Explore publicity options such as podcasts, magazines, interviews, and other promo specific to you and your book.
What does this Book Proposal Coaching Package include?
Real-life insights, advice, feedback and guidance from an award-winning 8X author published in 3 languages
4 hours of 1:1 virtual coaching sessions customized to your specific goals
8 weeks of email availability and direct 1:1 coaching support
Exclusive access to the Book Proposal Bootcamp, complete with 4 hours of on-demand video instruction and a Student Workbook
review/assessment of up to 3 chapters of your manuscript
comprehensive review and hands-on co-development of your pitch and book proposal
expert and personalized guidance for marketing, building your platform, identifying your strengths
Big picture guidance for beyond book proposal submissions, including promotion, monetizing your book, developing website assets, entrepreneurship, and more
(Note: evaluation of your entire manuscript is available at an extra fee)
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
About the Book Proposal Bootcamp
"Extremely helpful"
“The exercises in your class have been extremely helpful in shaping the structure of my book as well as developing a book proposal. Many thanks and looking forward to tomorrow's class!” Tessa
"Invaluable!"
“Holly, you are the first to know that [the editor] has just emailed me to say they will take my book! Your book proposal class was extremely helpful. I am excited and nervous and very appreciative for your invaluable help! Thank you so much!” Rebecca
Who is this coaching package for?
Holly supports fiction and nonfiction writers, with an especial usefulness for nonfiction.
This Coaching Package (and the Book Proposal Bootcamp course) are available to writers of self-help, memoir, autobiography, and non-fiction on nearly every topic.
Past students have written about cycling, foraging herbs, the writing experience, memoirs, travel, scientific research, philosophy, politics, and more.
After the coaching, will I be ready to submit?
The coaching package (including completion of the Book Proposal Bootcamp course) will take you to the next level, which for most writers is submitting your polished and compelling pitch and proposal to an agent or editor.
If you've completed the course and all coaching sessions, you will be prepared and ready to submit your pitch and all proposal materials and documents to an editor or agent. You'll also have additional promo materials ready for a wide range of uses.
What if I plan to self-publish?
Great! You still need a proposal, and our 1:1 coaching sessions will prepare you for successful marketing and promotion--the SALES part of your book journey.
How long will my coaching program with Holly last?
The Package consists of 8 weeks of email-availability, 4 1-hour 1:1 virtual coaching sessions (spread over those 8 weeks, or longer if needed), and the online Bootcamp course. All in all, plan for about 3 months of interaction, coaching and class time.
This tends to be the optimal length of time to explore the manuscript, your publishing needs, the agent requirements, complete the bootcamp, and to prepare your proposal.
Will you find me an agent or submit on my behalf?
No. Holly's services prepare you with solid, compelling materials so that you can choose your next direction. Some authors prefer to seek an agent, others develop relationships with publishing editors. Still others prefer to self-publish using the marketing materials we co-develop in our coaching sessions.
Can I speak with Holly before committing to the coaching program?
Yes! I encourage writers to schedule a call with me to explore if this is a good fit for you. Here's the Calendly link where you can select a convenient time for us to chat before you make the commitment:
