This is your solution.
The American Legacy Guided Author Program is a proven process that provides you with everything you need to write, publish, and market your book.
Led by the same expert book coaches and editorial team who have helped produce 23 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, you’ll receive top-tier book coaching, support, editing, and publishing services.
This program is designed for entrepreneurs, consultants, executives, and other professionals who wish to write their own book while receiving high-level publishing and marketing services, ensuring that their book meets the highest standards of quality.
The American Legacy Guided Author Program is a proven process that equips you with everything you need to write, publish, and market your book.
Through up to two in-depth and collaborative conversations with your Book Coach, we’ll help you refine your book idea and transform it into a clear, professional book positioning by defining your objectives and identifying your audience. This document will serve as your “North Star” throughout the writing process.
Additionally, you’ll have a session with your Book Coach to develop your book’s Table of Contents. Over the course of up to four calls, we’ll create a detailed, chapter-by-chapter outline—what we call a Book Roadmap—that sets the foundation for your book.
You’ll have two coaching sessions with your Book Coach throughout the manuscript writing process. During these sessions, your Book Coach will review selected chapters, offering feedback, advice, suggestions for improvement, and accountability as you write. Once you’ve completed the first draft of your manuscript, your Book Coach will review the entire document and provide you with an evaluation memo. You’ll then have a call to discuss their feedback, talk through editing and revisions, and address any questions you have to ensure you’re ready for the editing stage.
You’ll start by working through the best book writing course available: the American Legacy Guided Author Digital Course. This course guides you through every step of starting your book, from positioning and structure to creating the outline and more. You’ll begin your book here, even before working with a Book Coach.
Once you’ve completed your manuscript, an American Legacy editor will conduct a comprehensive round of content edits.
Our editorial team will dive deep into your work, providing high-level developmental notes to help you refine and complete your manuscript. Your editor is an experienced professional who has worked on numerous bestselling books, ensuring your manuscript is polished and ready for publication.
We call this the “Hurt Your Feelings” edit because we promise to give you honest feedback, even if it stings, to ensure your book is the best it can be. This service, if sold separately, holds a $5k value.
Once your manuscript is edited, we handle everything required for a professionally published book.
This includes a stunningly designed cover and interior layout, full coordination of all publishing details (ISBN, bio, description, etc.), along with hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats. We take care of everything involved in publishing your book, ensuring it’s ready for the world. If sold separately, this service has a $24k value.
We offer comprehensive printing services, allowing you to order unlimited copies at production cost.
Your book will be fully distributed through major online retailers like Amazon, BarnesandNoble.com, and more. Plus, you retain 100% of the royalties from your book sales.
Your Author Success Manager will personally walk you through our Launch Promotions plan for your book, discussing your marketing options in detail. To support your strategy, we’ll also grant you free access to the American Legacy Book Launch Blueprint Course.
Targeted Amazon Best Seller strategy, including a discounted eBook campaign and category selection
Custom social media graphics and banners to promote your book
Email strategy and templates to help leverage your network for early reviews and sales
Goodreads eBook giveaway to introduce your book to new readers and encourage additional reviews
Enrollment in an exclusive international rights marketplace
Access to added media opportunities to post and share your book within our network
You maintain complete creative control over your book, along with all rights and royalties.
American Legacy Publishers can facilitate the creation, production, and distribution of an audiobook version of your book. The audiobook will be recorded by a professional voice actor in a studio and made available for purchase on platforms like Audible.com, Amazon.com, iTunes, and Spotify.
Robin already had the knowledge to be a thought leader in her industry, but she realized she needed to broadcast that wisdom so that her ideas could precede her. Writing her book helped her propel her brand and established her as a speaker and an authority.
Author of The CEO as Patient and The Thought Leader Formula
David Goggins was determined to retain full ownership of his life story, refusing traditional publishing offers. He partnered with American Legacy Publishers to publish his book, and Can’t Hurt Me became one of the bestselling memoirs of all time. Beyond that, the hashtag #canthurtme grew into a powerful movement.
NY Times, WSJ and USA Today Bestseller
Joey Coleman understood that writing a book could amplify his influence beyond speaking and consulting. However, he struggled with the writing process for ten years before partnering with American Legacy Publishers. After his book launch, Coleman became a WSJ bestseller and doubled his speaking revenue.
Author of Never Lose a Customer Again, WSJ Bestseller
We have a proven process designed to help you create the best possible book, guiding you through each step of the journey.
Before you begin writing, the first step is to determine if you truly have a book inside you and if our process is the right fit for your needs.
You’ll have a conversation with an Author Strategist who will help you clarify:
Your book idea
The audience you’re targeting (and how your book serves them)
The goals you want to achieve with your book (e.g., generating revenue, building your brand)
This is not a sales call. We want to help you decide if our method is the right choice for you. If it’s not a good match, we’ll refer you to another service that may better suit your needs.
Your journey begins with meeting your Author Success Manager, who will act as your primary point of contact and help assemble your creative team.
Your Author Success Manager ensures that your book meets the highest standards and is published on time. During the introduction call, they’ll gather essential details about your book idea and match you with the best Book Coach for your project.
Start with Our Digital Writing Course
You’ll begin with our comprehensive digital writing course, led by American Legacy Publishers’ expert editorial team. This step-by-step program will guide you through every phase of writing your book.
You’ll learn how to:
Clearly position your book in the market
Create a compelling outline
Build a sustainable writing plan
And much more
By the end of the course, you’ll have the confidence and clarity to write and refine your manuscript with ease.
In your first call with your Book Coach, you’ll refine and finalize your book’s “North Star.” This in-depth session builds on the strategy consult call and accomplishes the following:
Define exactly what your book is about
Pinpoint your audience and how your book will serve them
Clarify how your book will benefit you and your goals
After finalizing your book’s North Star, you’ll work with your Book Coach to finalize your Table of Contents and create a Book “Roadmap” — a step-by-step guide to shape your writing and sharpen your thinking.
After your coaching sessions, you’ll be fully prepared to start writing.
You’ll have everything you need to stay on track, including access to our Guided Author Community, where our team will be there to support you through any obstacles.
You’ll also have two writing check-in calls with your Book Coach to ensure you’re progressing well. These one-on-one calls will focus on your chapters, feedback, and any necessary refinements.
Once you complete your first draft, you’ll have a final call with your Book Coach to review their feedback on your manuscript.You’ll discuss edits, ask questions, and make sure you’re ready for revisions before submitting the manuscript for publishing
This includes a beautifully designed cover, interior layout, and full coordination of publishing details (ISBN, author bio, description, etc.). We’ll provide hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats for your book.
As your release date approaches, we’ll get your book ready for launch by designing social media graphics and drafting email templates for you to promote the book.
Upon launch, we’ll run an Amazon pricing campaign to boost initial sales and manage a review campaign to gather early feedback.
The first week of your book’s release will focus on building a foundation of reviews, readers, and media attention to support your continued success as a published author.
eople writing non-fiction books
Authors writing memoirs
Those working on books in business, finance, medicine, education, self-help, personal development, or memoir genres
Individuals aiming to share knowledge that will help their readers
Authors seeking to share their story in order to inspire or help others
People who want to write their book but need guidance and assistance
Those who require accountability from professionals to stay on track with their writing
People who want to write a novel
Authors aiming to write a fictional book of any sort
Individuals planning to create a children’s book
Those interested in writing a cookbook
People who don’t know why they want to write a book
Authors expecting us to ghostwrite their book
Individuals who want us to do the writing for them
You get everything you need to confidently write, publish, and market your book. The entire program includes comprehensive support at every stage, from initial strategy to post-launch promotion.
Yes, editing is included. Once you complete your rough draft, it will go through a complete structural edit by a member of the Executive Editing team, all with over 15 years of experience.
Our goal is to ensure your book is not bad before publishing. If necessary, we’ll point out where it needs work and guide you on how to fix it. Once we know your book is on the right track, the next step is to take it from good to great. Our editing approach is about making sure your book is of the highest quality, because our reputation is tied to it, just like yours.
Yes, publishing is fully included. We take care of everything: interior layout, cover design, distribution, and more. The process we follow is the same as with our Scribe Professional authors, ensuring your book receives the same high standard of publishing quality.
You can pay for the Guided Author service over 15 months, but you can publish in as little as 9 months, depending on how quickly you write and edit your manuscript. The only requirement is that the full payment must be made before we proceed with the final publishing stages.
If you’re serious about writing and publishing your book this year, let’s talk.
We’ll discuss your book idea, evaluate its potential, and guide you on the best next steps to take. Whether you’re just starting or need help refining your concept, we’re here to ensure you’re on the path to success. Let’s make your book a reality!
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