The Author Accelerator Book Coach Certification: Memoir program offers you a self-paced online course you can access from anywhere. Complete more than 100 hours of training and apply for certification within 12 months. Students will learn editorial and client-management strategies, get hands-on practice working with real clients, receive access to proven tools and resources to help your clients succeed, enjoy written support in our private student community and live training calls with our coach management team.
Check out the course syllabus here for a preview of the material and lessons.
Please review our Course Terms of Use HERE. This document outlines our refund policy and other key terms. You will be required to accept these Terms of Use upon enrollment in the course.
Your Instructor
Jennie Nash is the founder and CEO of Author Accelerator, a company on a mission to lead the emerging book coaching industry with rigorous training, high standards for certification, and support for coaches while they launch and build their businesses. Author Accelerator has certified 300 book coaches, who are working all over the world to help writers of all kinds do their best work. Jennie’s own clients have landed top agents, six-figure book deals, and spots on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. Jennie is the author of 12 books in 3 genres, including her Blueprint for a Book series for fiction, nonfiction, and memoir. Sign up for her newsletter, The Art & Business of Book Coaching, at jennienash.substack.com.
Course Curriculum
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StartWelcome (2:28)
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StartTerms of Use
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StartJoin the Community! (4:32)
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StartGather Key Resources (6:14)
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StartSet Yourself Up for Success (10:40)
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StartGuiding Principles (12:32)
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StartHow This Course Works (22:30)
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StartBuilding Your Book Coaching Business Before Certification (6:34)
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StartCriteria for Certification (4:34)
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StartGetting Technical Support
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StartGot Questions?
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StartLesson 1: Why Are You Here? (18:40)
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StartLesson 2: What Is Book Coaching? (7:16)
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StartLesson 3: The 7 Core Principles of Giving Editorial Feedback (54:46)
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StartLesson 4: 6 Ways to Edit More Efficiently (43:00)
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StartLesson 4.1: Stoplight Strategy Clarification (17:20)
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StartLesson 5: The Big 6 Editing Skills, Memoir (55:36)
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StartLesson 6: The 5 Core Principles of Providing Emotional Support (25:24)
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StartLesson 7: How to Design a Project Framework (33:26)
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StartLesson 8: How to Design an Effective Client Intake Process (57:00)
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StartLesson 9: Identifying Red Flag Clients (54:36)
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StartLesson 10: Client Intake Practice (1:26)
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StartBonus: Mini Blueprint (19:36)
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StartBonus: Managing Your Time and Energy (47:10)
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StartBonus: Managing Your Documents (23:32)