The Six Benefits of Author Coaching

Keith Carroll has the expertise to guide you toward your goal of becoming a published author—and, if you're already published, to the next level of your writing ministry. Here's a list of six benefits that Keith's coaching program provides:

1. Overcome your publishing roadblocks More...
2. Evaluate your material More...
3. Guide authors without a completed manuscript More...
4. Help prepare your material for submission More...
5. Present your material to interested publishers More...
6. Assist authors who prefer ghostwriting More...
THE SIX BENEFITS...

1. OVERCOME YOUR PUBLISHING ROADBLOCKS

Authors who attempt to navigate the waters of the publishing world without the aid of a guide, do so at their own risk. The risk of rejection, frustration, and disappoinment is very real and very pervasive in the publishing industry--even in Christian publishing. Beyond your disappointment there is the possibility that your goal of being published could be shortcircuited. You've spent a considerable amount of time developing your message--doesn't it deserve the best possible opportunity to be widely read? Keith Carroll will help you to:
  • Be a wise steward of the truths God has revealed to you
  • Communicate the message entrusted to you more effectively
  • Move your ministry forward by helping you reach a wider audience
  • Prepare you for the increased responsibilities that come with successful publishing
Many publishers will not consider a manuscript that is not presented by a literary agent. Keith effectively removes this roadblock. While no one can guarantee that you will become published or that your book will be successful, you owe it to yourself to get professional assistance. Top


2. EVALUATE YOUR MATERIAL

Keith Carroll's mission is "Bringing Out the Best in You." This statement reflects his sincere desire to help every serious author to become a published author. Does your manuscript have the right stuff to attract a publishing offer? The majority of authors who submit their material to publishers don't understand what publishers are looking for. Their manuscripts may be well-written, but off-target. Conversely, their material may be on-target, but poorly presented. Keith can help you identify and fix such roadblocks to publishing. This process includes several steps:
  • An evaluation of your manuscript or book proposal highlighting its strengths and weaknesses
  • An examination of the steps needed to bring your material into alignment with current publishing criteria
  • An assessment of potential "speed bumps" in your book that turn off readers and publishers
  • Help in focusing your material to communicate your "core message" more effectively Top

3. GUIDE AUTHORS WITHOUT A COMPLETED MANUSCRIPT

If you don't have a completed manuscript or any manuscript at all, Keith Carroll can help you develop your book idea into a completed manuscript. Today, many publishers want to evaluate completed manuscripts, not just book proposals, especially from new authors, before making a publishing decision. Keith can help turn your book idea into a completed manuscript by:
  • Laying out a workable writing strategy that fits your unique gifts and skills
  • Helping you to set a reasonable writing schedule and writing goals
  • Identifying the most important thoughts that you want to communicate to your readers
  • Showing you how to develop those thoughts and add supporting ideas and examples
  • Making sure your manuscript flows smoothly from one point to the next Top

4. HELP PREPARE YOUR MATERIAL FOR SUBMISSION

Is your manuscript ready to be submitted to a publisher? Even after you've had your spouse, relatives, ministry associates, and local English expert review your material it may still fall short of publishing standards. This can be especially disheartening when you've spent months or even years on your "baby." Keith Carroll can help you bring your manuscript up to industry standards, not by editing your work, but by making sure you submit a publishable manuscript. Keith helps you to:
  • Clearly define your target audience and their needs
  • Focus your message on the needs of that target audience
  • Deliver the promised solutions/benefits to your readers
  • Make sure your presentation reflects what publishers are looking for Top

5. PRESENT YOUR MATERIAL TO INTERESTED PUBLISHERS

There are many different ways to become published today but only one of them is the most appropriate for your current situation. Keith Carroll can help identify the publishing path that's most appropriate for you based on several factors: the demand for your subject matter in today's market, publishers' current areas of interest and theological bents, publishers' schedules and publishing time frames, the author's ability to influence the market and ability to conduct promotional activities, and the author's ministry needs. When these factors are correctly evaluated, Keith can help you to design a publishing strategy that fits you. When this happens...
  • Your book project will find its proper place among your many priorities
  • You'll have a publishing path that supports the growth of your ministry
  • You'll be able to build on one successful publishing opportunity after another
  • Publishers appropriate for your type of material will be identified
  • Your material will be presented to suitable publishers
  • Publishing contracts offered to you will be reviewed and evaluated Top

6. ASSIST AUTHORS WHO PREFER GHOSTWRITING

Many books that are published are written by someone other than the author. This is not a contradiction in terms. A person can author a book even if they don't sit in front of a computer and write the actual words. Ghostwriters work from recorded messages, author notes, and/or interviews with the author. The ideas and words are the author's--the presentation is the ghostwriter's. This is a legitimate way to become a published author. The same roadblocks, pitfalls, and challenges of writing a book also apply to ghostwriting. Keith Carroll can help ghostwritten authors by:
  • Securing an experienced ghostwriter
  • Keeping the message and presentation focused on the needs of the target audience
  • Making sure the finished manuscript conforms to publishing criteria
  • Maximizing the market potential of the finished product Top

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