What is a book coach?

At one of the two conferences I attended last month, one of the questions I got was: what is a book coach? Which is the perfect question for a podcast episode. In this episode: - a newly published book by one of my clients! - the meetup I hosted on authors & publishing at the Alt Summit conference last month- realizing that I haven’t talked about what a book coach is on this podcast- certification for book coaches, and why I’m not certified or think it’s necessary- an overview of my 20+ career history from my first job out of college to starting my business in 2020- a big part of the way that I work as a book coach & an inside joke for WWJD with my clients- my take on how coaching is different from editing: not all coaches are editors & not all editors are coaches- the difference between book coaches, writing coaches, and author coaches- what exactly a book coach can help you with, and when to engage one- tune in next week for more on managing health & energy, regardless of what it is you’re doing, whether it’s traveling and attending conferences or your every day creative workLinks mentioned in this episode: - Order books at bookshop.org to support independent book stores. - Christina Larocco’s book, Crosshatch: Martha Scofield, the Forgotten Feminist (1839-1916)- The Alt Summit conference: https://altitudesummit.com/- Jennie Nash’s Substack, The Art & Business of Book Coaching & the post, “Book Coaching 101, Part 1: What‘s a Book Coach?”- Jane Friedman’s book The Business of Being a Writer- Get my list of resources for finding literary agents- follow me on Instagram @jannamarlies- follow Under the Gum Tree on Instagram @undergumtree- Show notes & subscribe to More to the Story Podcast on Substack: https://moretothestorypodcast.substack.com/ Get full access to More to the Story with Janna Maron at moretothestory.substack.com/subscribe