FROM PUBLISHED TO PROFITABLE

The Author's Business Accelerator with Sharon Woodhouse

11 Weeks to Transform Your Author Career Into a Sustainable Business

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Most published authors struggle to make consistent income from their work. You wrote the book. You got it published. But now what? How do you actually build a business—not just sell more books, but create the multiple revenue streams, strategic partnerships, and sustainable systems that let you thrive as an author?

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That’s exactly what I'll show you in this intensive 11-week program.

 

Why I Created This Program

Over my 30+ years as a publisher and strategic author consultant, I watched talented authors struggle with the same challenge: they knew how to write, but not how to build a business around their writing.

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I built my first publishing company, Lake Claremont Press, from a single self-published guidebook into a successful indie house that released over a hundred titles and won 30 small press awards. I’ve since worked with hundreds of authors across multiple genres, teaching them to see beyond book sales to the business ecosystem they could create. And I wrote The Profitable Author: 1,001 Ways to Build a Business You Love Around Your Books to codify what actually works.

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Now I’m bringing that expertise to a small group of serious authors who are ready to stop struggling and start building.

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I see possibilities others miss. Strategic partnerships you haven’t considered. Revenue streams hiding in plain sight. Business models that fit your life and goals. That's what you’ll get in this program—along with the practical, step-by-step systems to activate them.

 

What You’ll Achieve in 11 Weeks

This isn’t theory. It’s not motivational wheel-spinning. It’s the practical business infrastructure that separates hobbyists from professionals.

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By the end of this program, you’ll have:

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✅ A complete business plan with multiple revenue streams beyond book sales
✅ Profit First budgeting system implemented
✅ Strategic pricing that reflects your actual value
✅ Partnership opportunities identified and activation plans
✅ Marketing and outreach systems that generate income (not just visibility)
✅ Clear 90-day implementation roadmap
✅ Sustainable business model you can actually execute

 

Most importantly: You’ll shift your mindset from “I’m just a writer” to “I’m a CEO building a profitable author business.”

 

The Program

11 weeks | Small groups of 6–8 authors | Starts February 3, 2026

 

WHAT'S INCLUDED

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• Three 1:1 coaching calls (30 min each)

• Week 1: Goal setting & current state assessment

• Week 6: Mid-program check-in & course corrections

• Week 11: Personalized roadmap for your 2026 business

 

📌 Seven group coaching sessions (60 min each, Thursdays 12–1 PM CT)
Live on Zoom with hot seats, Q&A, and peer learning

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📌 Weekly reading materials mailed to you
Curated content for each weeks focus

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📌 Email support throughout
Questions between sessions? I’ve got you.

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📌 Copy of The Profitable Author: 1,001 Ways to Build a Business You Love Around Your Books
My multiple award-winning, 500-page book mailed to your home

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📌 One-year Substack subscription
Full access to The Profitable Author: Build a Business You Love community

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📌 Small group guarantee
Limited to 6–8 participants for personalized attention

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THE CURRICULUM

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Week 1: Individual coaching: Where you are, where you want to go

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Week 2 (Feb 12): Business Mindset Shift
From writer to CEO. Budgeting basics and Profit First fundamentals.

 

Week 3 (Feb 19): Revenue Stream Assessment
Identify and diversify income beyond book sales. Strategic pricing.

 

Week 4 (Feb 26): Outreach & Income Generation
Build a business for revenue, not just visibility. Sales fundamentals.

 

Week 5 (Mar 5): Marketing & Branding
What are you promising? How are you serving? Authentic positioning.

 

Week 6: Individual coaching: Mid-program check-in

 

Week 7 (Mar 19): Strategic Partnerships
Collaborations that generate income. Volume sales opportunities.

 

Week 8 (Mar 23–27): Spring Break / Work Week
Time to implement what you're learning.

 

Week 9 (Apr 2): Systems & Processes
Growing sustainably. Collections. Hiring help strategically.

 

Week 10 (Apr 9): 90-Day Implementation Plan
Your specific roadmap for executing everything you've learned.

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Week 11: Individual coaching: Your personalized 2026 business framework

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Who This Is For

This program is for published authors who are:

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📘Already making some money from books/authorship (even if it’s inconsistent)
📘Ready to formalize and stabilize your author business
📘Serious about increasing revenue and profit
📘Willing to diversify beyond selling more books
📘Committed to showing up and doing the work
📘Looking for sustainable income, not overnight riches

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All genres welcome: Fiction, nonfiction, scholarly, children’s, professional, art, educational.
All publishing paths welcome: Self-published, traditionally published, hybrid.

 

This is NOT for:

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❌ Aspiring authors without published books
❌ Authors making zero income who need foundational publishing guidance first
❌ People looking for magic bullets or passive income schemes

 

Investment

 

Pay in Full: $997

Payment Plan: $1,197 (three payments of $399)*
*Charged at registration, Week 3 (Feb 19), and Week 7 (Mar 19)

 

Bring a Friend: Both save 10% ($897 or $1,077 each)

 

Important Terms:

• No refunds after Week 1

• No substitutions for missed weeks

• Sessions are NOT recorded (show up live for best results)

• Minimum 6 participants required to run cohort

 

Registration Deadline: January 27, 2026

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Why This Works

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💡 Small groups – 6–8 authors means you get personalized attention, not generic advice.

💡 Proven framework – This is the same system I used to build my own publishing business and have taught to thousands of authors.

💡 Practical, not theoretical – Every session includes actionable strategies you can implement immediately.

💡 Accountability – Group calls + individual coaching + email support = you’ll actually do the work.

💡 Real business building – This isn’t a book marketing course. I’s comprehensive business development for serious author entrepreneurs.

 

2026 Cohort Schedule

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• February Cohort – Starts Feb 3 (Registration closes Jan 27)

• May Cohort – Starts May 2026

• August Cohort – Starts Aug 2026

• November Cohort – Starts Nov 2026

 

 

Can't make February? Contact me to join the waitlist for future cohorts.

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Ready to Build Your Profitable Author Business?

You’ve done the hard work of writing and publishing. Now it’s time to build the business infrastructure that makes it sustainable and profitable.

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Spots are limited to 6–8 authors per cohort.

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Contact me now to register for February 2026 cohort or to ask questions/discuss

if this program is right for you.

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Registration closes January 27, 2026.