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Jennie Nash is the founder and CEO of Author Accelerator, a company that trains, certifies, and supports book coaches so they can help writers 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. She is the author of 12 books in 3 genres, including Blueprint for a Book: Build Your Novel from the Inside Out and Blueprint for a Nonfiction Book: Plan and Pitch Your Idea. Visit her at authoraccelerator.com and jennienash.com.

Decide Where You’re Standing in Time as You Write Your Memoir
Image: on a white wall are mounted dozens of minimalist modern circular clocks which have minute and second hands all pointed in different directions, but no numbers.
Memoirists must make conscious decisions about time—the time frame of the story and where in time you are standing while ...
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/ Guest Post, Memoir Craft
Nonfiction Writers: Find Your External and Internal Why
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Does my story matter? Is it good enough? They’re questions every writer asks, and the way to answer them is ...
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/ Guest Post, Improve Your Writing
Why Write This Book?
Image: a note reading "We start from WHY" pinned to a bulletin board.
Identifying your story’s “why”—why it haunts you, why you care—will give your book power that readers can feel ...
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/ Guest Post, Improve Your Writing
Why Do Writers Hire Book Coaches?
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Book coaching is much more than editorial support. Coaches help clients complete a transformation—from someone who wants to write a ...
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/ Getting Published
The 4 Hidden Dangers of Writing Groups
Danger of writing groups
Writing groups can cause fatal frustration, deep self-doubt, and sometimes years of wasted effort. Learn the most common dangers of ...
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