We meet you where you’re at. We've had people join the EAC with absolutely no idea of what their book would be about and others with the makings of a draft book. As long as you want all the opportunities that come with writing a non-fiction book, you’re in the right place.

We have about 100 members and have over 100 books published. Expect around 35-40 community members on the live coaching sessions, with opportunities for smaller breakout rooms. Our sessions are dynamic and interactive, so no one gets lost or feels overwhelmed. You also can opt-in to additional small group Focus Friends for even more intimate conversation and support, and member-led Writing Sprint sessions. You are important to us

The short answer is: yes. You will need to consider costs like hiring an editor, designer, printer, publisher, and marketer. Every author’s writing and publishing choices are different. We discuss this in the group and our members save thousands of dollars from getting their manuscript into great shape from the program. Plus, you will have access to our Trusted People & Perks, which are vetted suppliers and providers who offer special discounts for our members.

At first, you'll only need a couple of hours a week to work on materials, then when you start writing, you’ll get best results if you can allocate 5-7 hours per week . The Expert Author Community is designed for busy professionals who are delivering client work, but still keeps the pressure on to ensure you do the work. You do not need to come to every session live. You can dip in, and dip out of sessions as you choose, stay in longer than 1 intake or join our Legacy option where you need never renew.

You have the flexibility to make progress as quickly as you like, according to your own schedule. We’ve had people picked up by a publisher in a few weeks from joining, people who have written their books in just 8 weeks and those who like to take much longer and enjoy the ride! If you get your book written quicker, then you have more time to focus on and get support with your launch. In our experience, it’ll take 4-6 dedicated months at the recommended 5-7 hours a week to get a book from initial idea to final edit.

Yes! We have exclusive Industry Coaches offered to community members for an additional investment. Our coaches are seasoned publishing pros! We recommend all aspiring authors join the EAC and complete some of the curriculum first to maximise your investment of working with one of our coaches next.

The community is a 6-month experience to keep you supported, but deadline driven (we'd be doing you a disservice otherwise). Once the time is up, we invite you to stay on to access the live coaching, at a heavily discounted price so you can keep learning and leveraging the hell out of your work. The resources, worksheets, templates and processes can be used time and time again for each and every book, long after your time in the Expert Author Community. You are important to us and will continue to be long after our time together.

We are a global group of authors, spread out in nearly every continent. As such, we have Focus Friends, and Alumni Mentors on hand to support you based on your location. We encourage members to host their own Writing Sprint sessions. These are so easy to set up and require absolutely no experience or specialist skills. All you have to do is pick a date and time that suits you and other peers will jump into your session and work with you. Most importantly, all of our sessions and core training is pre-recorded, so you can watch in your own time, ensuring that no matter what time zone you exist in, the EAC supports you and your author journey.

Of course, that's why the best thing to do is Express your Interest and then come to our free Open House in November 2024! You can learn more about us, and we can learn more about you and your goals and how we can help. You'll have the opportunity to meet and greet current members so you can determine if we're the right fit for you. Otherwise, send us a message and we’ll put you in touch with someone in your industry and/or your timezone.

Applications open on 1st November 2024, in preparation for program kick-off on 6th December. We begin with a Welcome Session that is designed to settle you in, show you how everything works, how to best manage your time and, of course, give you an opportunity to meet some other members.

While I would never talk someone into doing this if they didn't really want to, just know that there is never really a "right time" to write your book. In my honest experience, it's the people who have some hesitation, who doubt "can I really do this" that actually make the best members and go on to have the most fun and success!

So you can wait until next week/ year/ lifetime or our next intake to write and publish a book. Or, you could ask yourself whether this👇 stuff can wait?

• That moment when a publisher leaves just ONE comment on your pitch and it reads, “Love it. Here’s a publishing contract”
• The moment you start selling your methodology, insight, or framework and spark deep transformation in your readers
• Invitations to keynote at events and speak on podcasts
• Landing on your business message and developing a wellspring of reusable content
• Cementing your credibility and scaling your business
• Hearing that respected leaders and experts recommend your book or want you at their gig

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The Expert Author Community does NOT include direct 1:1 coaching with Kelly, but is the ideal first step to get you prepared for any kind of 1:1 coaching (whether you continue on with Kelly or any book coach). All of the materials EAC authors gain access to through the intake support the creation of the necessary artefacts needed for most book coaches to take on author clients. So, Kelly designed the Expert Author Community as an opportunity for authors to complete the prerequisite work before kicking off with a 1:1 coach and providing a leg up on access to the resources and materials to set them up for success. Kelly does take on some 1:1 clients, but prioritises her EAC members and has a waitlist of clients. Since the price point for the EAC intake is comparable to only a X session with Kelly, she recommends aspiring authors to join the EAC and create those needed artefacts before crossing the bridge to 1:1 work. Joining and completing these materials through The Expert Author Community means you get more bang for your buck in the long run, and you get to test out the EAC  book writing process in preparation of working with Kelly more intensely. We also have exclusive coaches offered only to community members for an additional investment.

If the pay-in-full price tag isn’t doable, you can opt for the 4-month payment plan. If that's an issue, I encourage you to privately reach out to me. I don’t ever want to place you in financial stress and am sure we can work something out that makes you feel good about joining us.

Time for some basic maths.

Here are 3 ways you could leverage your book and 10x your investment:

1. Create a signature program, based on your methodology which you’ve codified as part of writing your book, and sell that for $2000 to 10 people

2. Sign on one client for a high ticket consulting package

3. Land 4 speaking gigs at $5k each