THE ACCELERATOR
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A 7-week program with a community of bookbound women, offering step-by-step guidance to sharpen your book idea so it sells.
Calling all women writers, experts, entrepreneurs and thought leaders! If you’re looking for clarity, confidence and community as you write (and SELL!) your nonfiction book, you’ve come to the right place.
Your BOOKBOUND Accelerator includes:
7-week program: weekly 90-minute virtual workshops with Bethany, Fran, and your BOOKBOUND community.
Step-by-step expert guidance in sharpening your book idea so it SELLS.
A unique opportunity to learn which publishing path is best for you, whether you’re writing prescriptive non-fiction, investigate nonfiction, memoir, self-help, or any other nonfiction genre.
24/7 community support via a private email group.
FREE BOOKBOUND ebook on how to write a nonfiction book proposal.
Exclusive access to our bespoke BOOKBOUND indie publishers database.
Small group breakout sessions for community feedback + support.
Access to Bethany’s and Fran’s networks with introductions that could help make your book a reality.
Weekly (optional) writing workshops with Bethany.
Rave Reviews
Natalie Silverstein—Author, Speaker, Consultant & Nonprofit Founder
“I learned so much, from structure/format to the different publishing paths. I needed to hear the discussions around the counterintuitive idea and tropes/metaphors to help hone my content and title. It was super helpful to be reminded that you need a hook to stand out in a FLOODED market!”
Christine Carpenter—Writer & Freelance Journalist
“This program was invaluable. Everything from the weekly content sessions and workshops to sharing with other writers and expanding my ideas has been unbelievably helpful. I am so grateful to have had this experience.”
Summer Latino—Founder of Chi Works and Peach of Heart Foundation
“Bethany & Fran have helped me gain confidence and have given me a roadmap on how to successfully achieve writing (at least) two books! I feel the program was beautifully orchestrated. Bethany and Fran make a great team!”
Lindsay Linton Buk—Artist & Photographer
“My experience was provocative, illuminating, connective, inspiring, helpful, grounding, and challenging. I was seeking structure, clarity, inspiration, guidance, direction, and community. Bethany & Fran delivered on all of this and so much more. This program set me up for success!”
Melina Levin—Parenting Consultant & Founder of Pueblo
“I found the program immensely helpful in focusing my energy and providing a framework that led to increased clarity about my book and how to get it to market. My BBFF was a huge support and we already have plans to continue meeting throughout the summer.”
Marcella Hammer—CEO, Palette Community
“I've learned a new way of structuring my ideas and writing process via this accelerator and I'm 100000000% more likely to follow through on the writing and proposal process as a result.”
Laura Cox—Founder & CEO, She Said/ She Said Media + Podcast
“It was incredible! The entire process has helped me get more focused and organized on how to structure the book and realize what was previously missing from my attempts. I am truly grateful and look forward to continuing my bookbound journey with this community and with Fran and Bethany! ”
Jennifer Scott Mobley—Executive Coach, Trainer & Leadership Consultant
“This program provided a beautiful container that demystified the publishing process and introduced me to a vibrant writing community.”
WEEK 1: Let’s get (playfully) strategic! This welcome session is all about setting you up for success by establishing a mindset of long-game thinking + playful iteration. You’ll also learn about the most common book writing goals—the three C’s of Credibility, Content, and Craft—and how to get clear on yours. Your Week One Mantra is: Don’t attach!
WEEK 2: Discover your muse, and how you’ll change her life. Books sell when they have a clear promise to a specific audience. This is the week when you’ll meet your muse, the one person whose life will change after reading your book, and you’ll study her PPQ—her pain, problem, and question—as a way to stay connected to your book’s key message. Your Week Two Mantra is: If you’re writing for everyone, you’re writing for no one.
WEEK 3: Sharpen your big, juicy, irresistible, counterintuitive idea. Here we go! In this session, you’ll learn expert tips and insider exercises that will fine-tune your idea so that it’s dynamic, totally original, and flexible enough to keep growing and changing as you write, edit, and SELL your book to an agent and editor. Your Week Three mantra is: They say…
WEEK 4: Make your book stand out by being completely you. Agents and editors are looking for books that stand out, but how can you get attention if you’re writing in a crowded space? In this session, you’ll study a bestselling author and how she created room on the shelf by amplifying her unique author-ity. Your Week Four Mantra: My unfair advantage is…
WEEK 5: Unlock your book idea with the perfect guiding image, metaphor, or trope. Finding a structure or framework that is as brilliant as you are and CLEAR at the same time is one of the biggest challenges of writing and selling a book. In this session, you’ll learn the secrets to finding an organizing principle that easily translates into the perfect title and a subtitle that will speak directly to your ideal reader. Your Week Five Mantra is: Clear over clever.
WEEK 6: Align your writing goals with your publishing path. Get ready to learn about the world of publishing and how to find your place in it. This session is all about finding the publishing path that fits your life and your goals, whether it’s one of the Big Five, Indie, Hybrid, or Self-publishing. But don’t worry—you can always change your mind. Your Week Six Mantra is: There’s a path for you.
WEEK 7: Finally! The 7 parts of a proposal that SELLS! Congratulations! You’ve found clarity about your muse, your counterintuitive idea, your guiding image, metaphor or trope, and your publishing path. Now your proposal will practically write itself :) Especially after we walk you step-by-step through the wonderfully nonlinear seven parts of a proposal that SELLS. Your 7 Week Mantra is: Iterate, iterate, iterate.
Here’s your BOOKBOUND Accelerator breakdown:
BOOKBOUND Spring ‘24 Cohort
Fran speaking at the 2023 Pennsylvania Conference for Women
Bethany’s 2023 BOOKish Retreat
Meet Bethany & Fran
Bethany Saltman
Bethany Saltman still can’t believe she gets to write and work with books for a living. Her critically acclaimed first book, Strange Situation: A Mother’s Journey Into the Science of Attachment (2020, Random House) was named one of the Top Science Books of 2020 by New Scientist, has been published in five countries, and is included in psychology syllabi around the world. As a bestselling book coach and co-host of the Bookbound podcast, Bethany is obsessed with the art of the non-fiction book proposal and with helping women claim their author-ity. She is also a Brown-University certified leadership coach, and lives in the Catskills of New York with her husband, teenage daughter, and their two standard poodles.
Fran Hauser
Fran Hauser knows books. A bestselling author, speaker, startup advisor, and former media executive, her expertise runs deep. She's also the founder of Bookbound, a consulting service that helps aspiring authors bring their books to life, and co-host of the Bookbound podcast. Fran is the author of two books for professional women who are looking to create careers they love while staying true to themselves: The Myth of the Nice Girl (2018, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) and Embrace the Work, Love Your Career (2022, Collective Book Studio). The Myth of the Nice Girl has been translated into eight languages and earned the prestigious title of "Best Business Book of the Year, 2018" by Audible. Fran resides outside NYC with her husband, two sons, and beloved mini Goldendoodle.
