If you’re an entrepreneur looking to write your first book and use it to expand your authority and impact, listen up.

Odds are, you are currently in one of these three stages:

• You know you have a book in you…but you have no idea where to start.

• You have a pile of notes about the book…but you haven’t done a word of actual writing.

• You’ve written some or even all of the book already…but you’re not sure anyone wants to read it.

In other words…your book is NOT “ready to write itself”.

In fact, the mere thought of working on it probably fills you with dread.

Especially since you’re so busy already, and this is the one thing that feels like a dead end no matter how many hours you spend at the keyboard.

Trust me, I get it.

Better yet, I know how to fix it.

And it all starts with understanding how the professionals PLAN their books even before they start writing.

The first step to a professionally published book is a book proposal.

As a matter of fact, every single business or personal development book on your book shelf started out this way.

It is the required first step in any traditional nonfiction publishing contract.

They don’t even want you (or your ghostwriter) working on the book itself UNTIL they’ve accepted your book proposal.

Which is great, because you know what a book proposal does?

It forces you to ask the right questions…and put your ideas in the right order…so that you wind up with a book that’s ready to write itself.

Because that’s exactly what publishers want: a book idea that is so clear and powerful it simply MUST be written and published.

And whether you plan to write it yourself or work with a ghostwriter…having that idea will make the entire process so much smoother.

Now if that STILL sounds overwhelming? Keep reading.

At this point, you might be tempted to run off and look up some template for writing a book proposal.

And truth be told, there are many good ones out there.

You could even go to ChatGPT and get a pretty good one there. You could even ask it to fill in the proposal based on your existing notes.

The only problem?

You still won’t have a book that’s ready to write itself.

Because like I hinted at earlier, the format of a book proposal is the LEAST important part of the process.

The real meat of your book proposal comes from asking the right questions and finding the right answers.

And I’m about to show you how to do that in just 15 minutes per day.

Because I spent 3 years working closely with a Hollywood screenwriter who wrote for 4 generations of Star Trek.

I’ve written and published award-nominated short stories in fantasy and science fiction.

And during that same time, I also ghostwrote about a few dozen articles for Entrepreneur Magazine.

Plus, I worked behind the scenes for the launch of a self development book from a highly successful entrepreneur. (I even proofread the entire thing in a single day when the publisher’s team dropped the ball.)

But you know what I haven’t done?

I haven’t written an authority-building book for myself.

Even though I know exactly what those kinds of books need to look like when other people write them.

And if there’s one thing I’ve learned…is that’s you DON’T need any of the following:

• More time

• “Inspiration”

• Fewer distractions

• Validation from others

• Permission to write your book

• Great writing skills

• A knack for storytelling

• Formal training

• …or anything else

You just need to ask yourself the right questions and let your subconscious go to work. (Or, as my old screenwriting coach likes to call it, the “boys in the basement”.)

This is how busy entrepreneurs are able to write their books (or get them written) and have them fly through the publishing process.

One way or another, they’ve cut through the noise to find the HEART of their book…and once they’ve done that? Everything else falls into place.

So now it’s time I did the same for myself…and I’d love for you to join me.

Introducing the 30 Day “Ready to Write Itself” Challenge

Here’s how it’s going to work…

Every Monday through Friday, I’ll send you an email the previous evening at 8 pm with your assignment.

Some assignments will be pure reading just to teach you the core concepts. But for most of the first three weeks, you’ll be writing notes based on the prompts I give you.

Either way, your assignment should take 15-20 minutes per day MAX!

Weekends I’ll leave open for you to catch up (if needed) and I might throw in some bonus material just to keep your wheels turning.

I’ll also host “office hours” towards the end of each week over Zoom, as well as a special “kick off” call on the first Monday of the Challenge.

Then, in week 4, I’ll show you how to write the actual book proposal…AND the very first chapter of your book!

Why wait that long to write the book proposal?

Simple: I want you to have an ABUNDANCE of the RIGHT materials to work from by the time you write the proposal.

And that’s exactly what the first three weeks are going to do.

Like I said, I’ll be doing the assignments with you at every step.

I’ll even show you my own book proposal and first chapter at the very end of the Challenge.

The Price

The total cost for all 4 weeks is $47.

(Why $47? I’d make it free, but nobody actually uses the things they get for free. My goal is for you to actually get your book written and published. This way, you’re committed and you don’t have to worry about any freebie-seeking weirdos polluting the group.)

After you join, you’ll be taken to the private Facebook group where you can introduce yourself. You’ll receive your first “Heart of Your Book Challenge” task the night of [DATE].

The last day to join will be [DATE].

Yours from the heart,

- Sean Mabry

P.S. If at any point you want the $27 back, just email me during the 4 weeks and I’ll refund you. All good. This isn’t about the money, but about making sure you don’t waste another second on a dead end book idea – or even staying stuck in your own head. Contact me at sean (at) seanmabry (dot) com.