Finally Finish Writing Your Book
[in 2025!]
without feeling stuck, distracted, or like you need to leave your family and run away to a small off-grid cabin in Maine!
If you’re an aspiring novelist, memoir or nonfiction writer… you know how difficult it is to just sit yourself down and get your book all the way done!Â
You’ve thought about it for months and fallen in love with your outlines. You've tried to create a writing schedule and stick to it, but when it comes time to finally put "butt-in-chair" and write the darn thing, your mind starts racing…Â
“Maybe I should grab another coffee first…”
“I need to answer my mom's email right now…”
“OH! I should put in a load of laundry while I have time!”Â
“Maybe my writing isn’t good enough. Ugh. I feel like giving up.”
Enough is enough, my friend: You know your author dreams will not die. So, let’s get focused and FINISH the book that has been trapped inside of you for a lifetime.
ARE YOU READY TO WRITE YOUR BOOK?
(and actually FINISH, so that you can finally get your book into the hands of readers?)
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If you're ready for that "Real Writer" seal of approval...
You are ALREADY a “real” writer now... But once you have your first book out in the world, your “hobby” is suddenly seen as legit to non-writers. When people introduce you, they start to say “She’s the author of [insert your work-in-progress title here!]”Â
And you get to sit back and watch their face light up with respect and admiration.
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If you want to feel the excitement of seeing your book out in the wild...
You walk into your local bookstore and there on the “New Releases” table is your book. (Be a good author and sign a few for the bookstore owner, would you?) Or, you’re doing some research on your next book at the library and right there in front of you someone is checking it out. Your book in the hands of readers! -
If you're ready to feel the pride that comes from living a true “writer's life...”
Imagine finally being able to live up to the promise you made to yourself when you were just a little kid who couldn’t get enough of a good book. Imagine waking up each day, knowing that your primary task for that day is to be as creative and open-minded as possible… because YOU ARE A WRITER. -
If you're longing for the pleasure of artistic growth and mastery of your craft...
You want to take pride in and have real affection for your writing and no longer worry about turning out “crappy first drafts” because you know you have the skills needed to turn those drafts into complete works of art. -
If you want to connect with a small group of committed writers just like you...
No successful writer truly writes alone. To finish a book, you need community, accountability and loving support. You want to build relationships and a writing community that can support and encourage you... as you finish this book and all your books to come. -
If you want the hands-on support and feedback from an award-winning author and experienced writing mentor.
You need accountability and guidance from someone who’s been-there-done-that and can give you clear steps to follow as you finish your book and connect with your readers.
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If you nodded YES to any of the above, then First Book Finish is custom-designed for you!
I get it: even though the reasons to complete your book are obvious, the path to actually doing it successfully is anything but.
It's time to finish your book, my friend!
Okay...but how do I do that?
Perhaps in your most courageous moments you’ve made the commitment to yourself that this month you’ll definitely finish your book.
You’ve bought a new notebook (plus a spare!) and stocked up on a set of those easy-glide gel pens.
Maybe you’ve even said you’ll get up early and write every day before the kids woke up and your house went into overdrive, or you had to leave for work.
But even with the best intentions, most writers end up abandoning their half-written manuscripts in a drawer or box in the closet, while watching others push through to the finish line, find agents, publish and be celebrated for their brilliant work.Â
Here’s why most writers abandon their unfinished books:
- They haven't figured out how to make the time to finish fit into their specific personal circumstances.
- Even when they find the time, they're scattered and distracted, without the skills to find focus and manage NORMAL creative anxiety.
- Self-doubt creeps in and they tell themselves that they’ll write again next week. But then life gets in the way and next week never comes.
- They’re not sure their writing is “good enough” or that it’s worth it. (Spoiler alert: it’s 100% worth it!)
- They feel all alone with the demands of writing their book, and overwhelmed at the enormity of their specific project.
- They don’t know what comes next after the first draft, and freeze up when it comes time to revise, publish or promote their book.
- They get super-anxious when they lack clarity over exactly what they need to do next to finish their manuscripts, depending on the phase of the book process they’re in.
- They've bought no less than 101 books and courses on outlining, the craft of writing, landing an agent, self-publishing, how to write a bestseller, and more. But they still have no book to show for it.
Fear, self-doubt and overwhelm STOPS them in their tracks.
Here's How to Guarantee You'll Finish YOUR Book...
I'll let you in on a little secret most writers don't know...
Most writers get concerned about creating the perfect narrative arc, or getting the setting concrete enough, ensuring movement in their character development, or perfecting each story or poem.
And of course all of these things matter, but they’re not where we get stuck.
Writers get stuck when they don’t acknowledge that 80% of completing a book is in our mental effort to manage ourselves.
In my own experience as a writer and as a writing mentor, writers know deep down that the only thing really in our way is ourselves and our own thought patterns.
If you’ve ever grasped for the right words or the next scene -- congratulations on being a normal writer! There’s inherent uncertainty in the creative process that breeds anxiety in all artists. We have to pay attention to how this manifests for us personally -- our own peculiar quirks -- and come up with plans to manage it. That’s the task, and no creative person gets to avoid it.Â
Fortunately, we now have brain science and the science of creativity (yep, there are real scientists studying this stuff, bless them!) to show us how we can effectively respond when caught up in our writer’s fears and struggles.
But no one is born knowing all of this and it's not taught in most writing programs, including in graduate programs like the MFA.
You need what all writers need when they really want to finish: inspiration, practical support and accountability from someone who really believes in you and cares that you finally finish your book.
And you need clear step-by-step guidance through ALL the phases of finishing a book: drafting, revising, publishing and promoting.
Introducing...
First Book Finish
This isn't another writing course.
It's a 12-month small group coaching experience guiding you through the complete author cycle.Â
You get hands-on support tailored to where you are in the process: drafting, revising, feedback, publishing and promotion.
Previous First Book Finishers Have Said...
First Book Finish Graduate: Kirsti MacKenzie (previously Salmi) Published Author of BETTER TO BEG (novel)
"It changed my life and it changed my writing life because it gave me the tools that I needed to create a sustainable, pleasurable writing practice, one that kept me energized and focused. I can't speak the praises of the course highly enough because it gave me what I needed to finish the project and also lessons that I'll carry with me for the rest of my life and for my career."
"If you are stuck in your writing practice, you should try First Book Finish.
This writing program dismantles the emotional baggage and poor writing habits that are keeping you from finishing (or even starting) your manuscript."
First Book Finish Graduate: Ellen Jean McKeough [Novel]
I’ve taken everything I’ve learned from my MFA in Creative Writing, my years mentoring writers, and my veteran experience in finishing and publishing award-winning books as a working single mother... and channeled it all into a comprehensive book completion program.
This is the program that not only teaches you the mental and technical tools you’ll need to finish your book, but also provides the small-group coaching and loving accountability you’ll need to help you get there.Â
First Book Finish provides EVERYTHING a writer needs to complete, publish and promote their books.Â
The training, coaching, community, and dedicated co-writing sessions to finally put your writing at the top of your list.
The end result for you: a finished draft that works, a proven step-by-step process to help you revise your book, a personalized plan with guidance and resources on how you’ll publish it, and the skills and support you need to build your author’s platform.
Oh, and did I mention the long-lasting increased confidence that comes from mastering your writing mind? Because that’s what gets you finishing the next book and the next!
FIRST BOOK FINISH is the ONLY program of its kind that…
- Shows you how to fight the very specific and personal fears that are getting in the way of you completing your first draft.
- Provides the hands-on support you need to finish your book and provides the loving accountability to help you get there.
- Teaches you the sneaky ways that fear and self-doubt manifest themselves in your life and provides proven, science-backed tools to develop long-lasting responses that will sustain you in your writing life for years to come.
- Supports you to problem-solve and plan around your specific Real Life realities to make your writing sessions happen, providing the guidance and support you need to craft a regular writing ritual that really works for you.
- Teaches you the classic guiding principles for compelling narrative so that the sections of your book will slide into place AND supports you to integrate your beta reader feedback into your revision.
- Provides guidance and resources for publication and promotion, so that you can get your book out into the world and finally connect with the Ideal Readers waiting for your book.Â
It’s the only comprehensive book coaching programme of its kind, meeting you where you are in your process and accompanying you through each stage in the book completion and publication process.
First Book Finish is for women & non-binary writers who have started a book but set it aside when life intervened.
So if you’re committed and serious about finally finishing your book within the next 12 months, I invite you to join me in the First Book Finish program.
Here's how I'll help you get to the FINISH line...
First Book Finish is a complete book-completion experience. Over our 12-months together, you’ll receive everything you need to complete your book and get it out into the world so that you can finally become the successful author you’ve always dreamed of being.
It’s like having a book coach in your corner for an entire year. (But one who also helps with your publishing plan and book marketing!) Our year together allows me to get to know you, your writing style, your life circumstances, your long-held book dreams, and – importantly – the needs of your specific book.
You’ll join a live coaching call every week that is tailored to exactly where you are in your process: Drafting, Revision, Publication & Promotion. During these calls, you’ll have all your questions answered, so you never have to feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure of what to do next.
Once you finish your draft, you'll receive a comprehensive Manuscript Evaluation. No more wondering what to revise!
You’ll also get feedback on your book structure so that you can be 100% certain you’re writing a book that works. (No more soggy middles or plot holes, thank you!)
You'll have all the support you need to publish! Whether you decide to try Traditional or go the Indie route, I've got you covered, step-by-step.
You'll know exactly how to build your Author Platform and market your book. No more wasted time or wondering what to do first and next!
In addition, you’ll have access to the First Book Finish online course (valued at $997), with video lessons to guide you through every step of the book-completion process.
Here’s how the course breaks down…
Module 1
Find Focus & Create Your Personalized Plan
- We start with a complete 360 degree overview of the 6 Phases of a Book so you can picture precisely where you are in the process and what comes next for every writer.
- We’ll do a deep dive together into the true nature of drafts (how rough is rough, exactly?) and uncover how to handle research and any shiny new ideas that bubble up. Focus is the name of the game!
- Your Book Finish Blueprint will provide the guidance you need to track and celebrate your progress.Â
- We’ll find you more time to write (!) and develop new ways to avoid distractions so your writing sessions are truly productive.
Module 2
Develop a Productive and Fulfilling Writer's Mindset
This module draws on the work of social scientists studying creativity and exciting new developments in brain science that all writers can use to:
- Achieve a productive Writer’s Mindset.
- Choose optimal over perfect and finally beat your perfectionist tendencies.
- Understand how self-doubt and self-sabotage are showing up in your life and the tools you can use to leave these behind.
- Develop the skills needed to beat writer’s resistance every single time it shows up -- and how to ensure it doesn’t even bother to come around any more. Bye-bye writer’s block, bye-bye!
Module 3
Achieve Structural Clarity
This module is all about the nitty-gritty technical aspects of craft you'll need to finish your book.Â
- All the classic structural guidance for narrative, plus a few new contemporary approaches so that you can find the best structural “container” for telling your particular story.
- How to create believable characters who develop naturally and easily.
- The Goldilocks approach to ensuring backstory doesn’t take over your story.
- How to craft a setting so realistic your reader feels wet when you describe the rain!
- How subplots work and how to handle these threads in the first draft.
- How to write scenes that work, including what the heck a “beat” is.
- And for short story writers and essayists, I’ll provide a proven process for curating a collection and pulling everything together into a compelling whole once the individual pieces are finished.
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Module 4
Revise & Get Feedback
At this point in the programme, you'll be soooo close to finished, my friend! Here's where we get into:
- Some super-useful tools for getting unstuck (break glass in case of emergency!)
- What great endings look like and how to write one for your book.
- How you’ll know when your first draft is ready and you can move on to revision.
- The precise questions to ask beta readers in order to get some solid initial feedback on your book that you can actually use. (And in our coaching sessions, I’ll help you do exactly that!)
- A comprehensive Manuscript Evaluation, showing you exactly where to focus in your revision process!
- My proven First Book Finish Revision Method, which will give you all of the tools you’ll need to develop your very own personal revision plan.Â
Module 5
Publish & Promote Your Book!
Congratulations: you have a finished book! But now what? No worries, I’ve got you!Â
- How to Clarify Your Personal Publication Dream
- Guidance on How to Choose Indie vs. Traditional Publishing
- How to Find an Agent and Work with the Big 5 Publishing Houses
- How to Find a Small-Press (or Literary) Publisher
- How Self-Publishing (also known as Indie Publishing) Works
- The Minimalist Marketing Approach to Building an Author's Platform
- A complete set of resources, including step-by-step task lists and templates to save you time and overwhelm.
And because this isn’t just an online course, but a comprehensive book-completion experience, I’ll be with you to provide guidance and feedback every step of the way.
Even when you’re feeling anxious or aren’t sure what to do next. I’m your personal book coach and I’m in your corner for the next 12 months: from draft to revision, publication to promotion!
The First Book Finish Guarantee
The First Book Finish Guarantee is a 30 day 100% money-back guarantee that removes all the risk of investing in this program.
Look, let me say this upfront:
First Book Finish is the most comprehensive program for women & nonbinary writers who are excited and COMMITTED to finishing their book. And I am excited to offer you all the practical tools and loving accountability you need over the next 12 months.
Now here’s the First Book Finish Guarantee:
By the end of the first 30 days, if you don’t feel totally confident and motivated by your personal Book Finish Blueprint AND all of the coaching support and loving accountability you’re receiving, simply reach out with an email to [email protected] and I’ll immediately refund 100% of your program tuition. (Full Details on Terms and Conditions Right Here.)
Here’s what you’re getting when you join
the First Book Finish Program today:
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12 Months of Intimate Small-Group Coaching Designed to Meet You Where You Are in Your Process - $7,500 Value
Loving accountability, practical guidance and accessible Live Weekly Coaching to encourage, support and inspire you as you gain momentum and track your progress all the way to finally holding your published book in your hands (or opening it on your e-reader) and seeing those book sales come in.
Includes weekly accountability check-ins and LIVE coaching sessions via Zoom where you can ask all of your questions.Â
You’ll join the coaching call that is most relevant to where you are in the process: Drafting, Revision, or Publishing & Promotion – when you finish one phase, you just move on to the next!
PLUS...
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A Comprehensive Manuscript Evaluation to Guide Your Revision Process - $1,500 Value
Finishing a draft is one thing, but then what?? You know the draft needs more work. Too often, writers find themselves paralyzed with overwhelm at this stage.
In First Book Finish, you'll submit your draft for a manuscript evaluation by experienced editors, resulting in a focused revision process where you know exactly what's working and what still needs some time and focus.
 Most writers just start reading the draft and tweaking as they go, resulting in an incomplete revision that doesn't address the real issues in the draft. But not you! You'll know exactly what to focus on to improve your book.
PLUS...
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First Book Finish Online Course - $997 Value
5 Modules, more than 30 Lessons, plus PDF guides and worksheets.
Options for how you learn best with video, audio and written transcripts
AÂ mobile app so you can learn on the go
All the tools you need to successfully complete and revise the first draft of your book!
An entire Module with step-by-step guidance on how to publish and promote your work.
Lifetime access to all materials and free updates every time the program is revised or anything new is added.
PLUS, these extra special bonuses...
- 12 months of 24/7 Access to your Book Coach via Voxer Voice App [Value: $4,850] so that you can get your questions answered as they arise and never be stuck again!
- 12Â Weekend Page Booster Writing Retreats [Value: $3,564] so that you can generate extra momentum in your writing process and finish even sooner!
- Quarterly Critique Opportunities [Value: $1,188] so that you can get the eye of an experienced editor on your book, at the right time in your process.
- In-depth Editorial Review of Your Book Structure [Value: $497] so that you can be 100% sure that you're writing a book that works.
- Community Connection with Access to our Private Facebook Group [Value: $497] so that you can be part of a supportive writing community.
- Up to 8 Community Co-Writing Sessions You Can Join Each Week [Value: $470] so that you always have a writing partner waiting for you.
- Feedback from a Literary Agent on your query letter and synopsis package. [Value: $97]
- A Step-by-Step Checklist for Indie or Self-Publishing. [Value: $47]Â
- Training on Book Sales on TikTok & Instagram & How to Build an Author Website and Email Newsletter List [Value: $297] so that you know exactly how to build an author platform that sells books!
When you add it all up, that's a total value of $21,504 US...
And if you hired a book coach today, you can expect to pay at least that amount for a 1 year commitment. First Book Finish replaces all the writing memberships, writing craft workshops, courses, feedback and coaching you would otherwise need.
But when you join today, you’ll get access to everything for just:
Pay Monthly
12 Monthly Payments of
$447
OR
Pay In Full & Save $367
1Â Payment of
$4,997
Special Full Tuition Bonus!
For those paying the program tuition in full, I have a special bonus: a 7-lesson mini-course called PERFECT YOUR PLOT: COMMON STORY DEVELOPMENT MISTAKES AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM! Offered by my friend, story editor Stacy Juba, this course will ensure your book avoids all the common plotting pitfalls!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Questions writers like you asked before signing up for First Book Finish -- click each question to see a response:
There’s no specific minimum number of pages to qualify. It’s okay if your pages are still handwritten notes -- that’s why we call it a draft! If you have an idea and some notes or an outline, you're also in a good place to join.
I hear you! It’s totally 100% normal to get stuck at a specific spot in your manuscript and then not be able to get over it. This is why I’ve designed the program the way I have -- with a deep dive on the proven, science-backed mindset tools upfront first, so that we can eliminate them once and for all. And not just for this book either; these are tools you can come back to any time you’re feeling stuck in your writing life for years to come.
I don’t believe in the lie that “Real Writers” write every day. It just hasn’t been my experience and I’ve got the published books and a few literary awards to support my fairly strong opinion on this.
However, with that said of course you’ll need to be writing regularly in order to finish your book. That’s why right at the start in Module 1, I will walk you through the Book Finish Blueprint to help you break down your personal writing project, and we make a plan for how you’re going to find the time you need that is entirely based on your specific Real Life circumstances. Can you find time to write 1-3 times a week? That’s totally doable and inside First Book Finish, I show you how to make it happen.
We dive into Module 1 together immediately. In our weekly sessions I’ll be referring to lessons in the online course so that we’re always on the same page, but you do the lessons on your own time. There are video, audio and print options so you can choose how you learn best. You have lifetime access to the course so anytime I make updates you get the new versions of everything too.Â
The coaching component of the program is over the 12-month program period, and you will immediately join the call most relevant to where you are in your book-completion journey. Here’s the schedule:
Live Coaching for Drafting: Monday afternoons at 12pm Eastern time.Â
Live Coaching for Revising: Wednesday afternoons at 12pm Eastern.
Live Coaching for Publishing and Promotion: Thursday afternoons at 12pm Eastern.
But you don’t have to worry about missing any, because you can submit questions in advance and then the sessions are recorded so you’ll be able to stream and/or download them (or even re-watch them again!) as you need them. I’ll provide a digital and printable calendar so you can’t miss a thing.
The First Book Finish 30-Day Guarantee has your back. After the first 30 days, if you aren’t motivated by your personal Book Finish Blueprint and the loving accountability the program offers, then all you have to do is email [email protected] and I’ll immediately refund 100% of the program tuition you've paid.Â
Yes, of course! But let’s be honest -- will you, though? I’ve been at this a long time and I know how hard it is to keep ourselves motivated to stick with our writing routines, never mind motivating others as well.
And I’ve designed this program to incorporate the latest in social science and brain research to help you understand what stands between you and the completion of your book, so that you can benefit from a set of practical and proven science-backed tools, as well as have the loving accountability of a coach and a group of fellow writers as you write to finish. I know there’s no other program like it available.
No worries -- it's important that you make the decision that's right for you and your writing life. If you want to talk it through and ask your questions, you can scroll down to the bottom of this page and you'll find a page where you can book a call at a time that's convenient for you.
Here’s what you’re getting when you join
the First Book Finish Program today:
-
12 Months of Intimate Small-Group Coaching Designed to Meet You Where You Are in Your Process - $7,500 Value
Loving accountability, practical guidance and accessible Live Weekly Coaching to encourage, support and inspire you as you gain momentum and track your progress all the way to finally holding your published book in your hands (or opening it on your e-reader) and seeing those book sales come in.
Includes weekly accountability check-ins and LIVE coaching sessions via Zoom where you can ask all of your questions.Â
You’ll join the coaching call that is most relevant to where you are in the process: Drafting, Revision, or Publishing & Promotion – when you finish one phase, you just move on to the next!
PLUS...
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A Comprehensive Manuscript Evaluation to Guide Your Revision Process - $1,500 Value
Finishing a draft is one thing, but then what?? You know the draft needs more work. Too often, writers find themselves paralyzed with overwhelm at this stage.
In First Book Finish, you'll submit your draft for a manuscript evaluation by experienced editors, resulting in a focused revision process where you know exactly what's working and what still needs some time and focus.
 Most writers just start reading the draft and tweaking as they go, resulting in an incomplete revision that doesn't address the real issues in the draft. But not you! You'll know exactly what to focus on to improve your book.
PLUS...
-
First Book Finish Online Course - $997 Value
5 Modules, more than 30 Lessons, plus PDF guides and worksheets.
Options for how you learn best with video, audio and written transcripts
AÂ mobile app so you can learn on the go
All the tools you need to successfully complete and revise the first draft of your book!
An entire Module with step-by-step guidance on how to publish and promote your work.
Lifetime access to all materials and free updates every time the program is revised or anything new is added.
PLUS, these extra special bonuses...
- 12 months of 24/7 Access to your Book Coach via Voxer Voice App [Value: $4,850] so that you can get your questions answered as they arise and never be stuck again!
- 12 Weekend Page Booster Writing Retreats [Value: $3,564] so that you can generate extra momentum in your writing process and finish even sooner!
- Quarterly Critique Opportunities [Value: $1,188] so that you can get the eye of an experienced editor on your book, at the right time in your process.
- In-depth Editorial Review of Your Book Structure [Value: $497] so that you can be 100% sure that you're writing a book that works.
- Community Connection with Access to our Private Facebook Group [Value: $497] so that you can be part of a supportive writing community.
- Up to 8 Community Co-Writing Sessions You Can Join Each Week [Value: $470] so that you always have a writing partner waiting for you.
- Feedback from a Literary Agent on your query letter and synopsis package. [Value: $97]
- A Step-by-Step Checklist for Indie or Self-Publishing. [Value: $47]Â
- Training on Book Sales on TikTok & Instagram & How to Build an Author Website and Email Newsletter List [Value: $297] so that you know exactly how to build an author platform that sells books!
When you add it all up, that's a total value of $21,504 US...
And if you hired a book coach today, you can expect to pay at least that amount for a 1 year commitment. First Book Finish replaces all the writing memberships, writing craft workshops, courses, feedback and coaching you would otherwise need.
But when you join today, you’ll get access to everything for just:
Â
Pay Monthly
12 Monthly Payments of
$447
OR
Pay in Full & Save $367
1Â Payment of
$4,997
Special Full Tuition Bonus!
For those paying the program tuition in full, I have a special bonus: a 7-lesson mini-course called PERFECT YOUR PLOT: COMMON STORY DEVELOPMENT MISTAKES AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM! Offered by my friend, story editor Stacy Juba, this course will ensure your book avoids all the common plotting pitfalls!
More Praise From First Book Finish Graduates...
"Hallelujah: I finally have a book!"
"I think I went to every live coaching session and I worked my whole schedule to do that. They were really, really helpful. I was part of a group that was all making this big effort, and it was like we were all going to finish our books by this date. And that for me was incredibly supportive and compelling. When I finished First Book Finish, I finally had a finished product and it actually made sense, it had structure, and a character arc, all of that. It was like: Oh, this is actually really good!”
First Book Finish Graduate: Mari Ruddy, award-winning & best-selling author of Extreme Healing: Reclaim Your Life and Learn to Love Your Body [Creative Non-Fiction]
"THANK YOU SO MUCH"
"I had an idea of the beginning and an idea of the end, but in between, oh, my goodness, so many dead ends. It was kind of like being in a maze. All of a sudden I'd write myself into a corner and have to back out and take another route. Thank you so much, Rhonda. Thank you for helping every step of the way, because I would not have been able to write this book without your assistance."
First Book Finish Graduate:Â Karen Lea Armstrong, published author of Drownproofing [Novel]
First Book Finish is PERFECT for you if…
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You’re a creative professional woman or non-binary writer who started a book but then set it aside when life got in the way, and now you know you HAVE to finish.
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You’ve got a Word file or Google doc filled with pages of writing for your book, but you dread going back into your draft because you feel overwhelmed.
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You want to finish your book so badly but you find yourself avoiding your writing sessions out of fear that you just won’t know if you’re going in the right direction or not.
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You love the idea of the Muse but also want to know what science has to say that might help you out when the Muse isn’t cooperating.
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When it comes to your writing life right now, you could really use some loving accountability and community, combined with some personalized expert feedback on your book and writing process.
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You find yourself getting stuck as you’ve been working on your book, thinking things like “what’s the point?” or “who’s going to read this anyway?” and you know you need to reset your writers’ mindset in order to make it to the finish line.
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When you let yourself imagine holding your finished book in your hands, the idea of it excites you SO MUCH you can barely stand it.
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You’ve been dreaming about finishing your very own book ever since you were a little kid reading books under the bedcovers with a flashlight, and you’ve gotten started but now could use a little push.
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You’re ready to understand how books really work, including what a complete book actually looks like, how to publish and promote it once it’s done. You know you need comprehensive support to get you to the finish line.
 If you said “yes” to at least 4 of the above, I can’t wait to meet you inside First Book Finish.
Pay Monthly
12Â Monthly Payments of
$447
OR
Pay in Full & Save $367
1Â Payment of
$4,997
More Praise from First Book Finish Graduate: Karen Richards (Memoir & Novel)
"For me, First Book Finish was nothing short of transformational - a perfect combination of the right program, the right time and a willing heart! I was not writing at all. I wasn't even thinking of writing! Since then I have completed my memoir, started another one, began editing a completed novel I'd put aside and started to build my author website. I am embracing my new life as a working writer, inspired by Rhonda's encouragement and teaching, the support of the community and everything I've learned."
A final, personal invitation from Rhonda...
Hey there, Writer!
A few months from now, where will you be and how much of your book will you have written if you continue to struggle through on your own?
Will you still be avoiding your writing sessions, worried that your writing just isn't good enough?
Will you be disappointed, knowing you didn't really commit to achieving your creative dreams?
This is your opportunity to nix the self-doubt, the fog of uncertainty, and take your writing life and goals into your OWN hands.
I believe you can finish your book. There's no reward for doing it the hard way, but there is a whole set of practical tools and loving support for you here to help you finish, if that feels right for you.
If you're still reading this, I know you feel a strong call to finally finish your book and create a writing life you love this year. And it would be my privilege and delight to help you get there.
I wish we could meet up in a bookstore café, but if you'd like to know a bit more about me...
I’m Rhonda Douglas, a published and award-winning writer. I have my Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, and have been a writing mentor for over a decade, offering live workshops, one-on-one editorial support and creativity coaching.Â
Supporting other writers brings me pure joy.
I write short fiction, novels, poetry and creative nonfiction. Publishers Weekly said my short stories “bubble with originality and daring,” among other lovely things.
I would love to work with you in the First Book Finish program. If you decide to join us, I'll be with you every step of the way and I couldn't be more excited to support you on your journey to a finished book.Â
Stay Well! xo
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"Try First Book Finish -- it is worth the investment. It’s not just for this book - it can be applied to all writing in your life! Before taking First Book Finish, I was feeling: Guilt. Laziness. Fraudulent. Inexperienced. Now, I feel I am a writer. Boom!"
Valerie Rose Juaregui (@valerie_library)
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