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How to Write a Book Proposal: The Self-Guided Program | Coming Soon
$3,500.00
One time
$1,750.00
For 2 months

A structured, expert-designed path to a market-ready book proposal. The centerpiece: a 70-page Proposal Workbook where finishing the workbook means your proposal is drafted. Plus all-new video lessons, my Red Pen self-edit checklists, the How the Money Actually Works module, and quarterly State of the Market updates. Over four weeks, you will work through the same core framework Meredith uses with private clients and cohort students to develop strong, saleable nonfiction book proposals.

✓ Clear, compelling book concept
✓ Polished proposal overview and positioning
✓ Defined audience and market framing
✓ Full chapter outline
✓ Understanding of your proposal within publishing landscape

Please note the course materials won’t be available until September

What is included

  • A 70-page Proposal Workbook where finishing the workbook means your proposal is drafted

  • All-new video lessons

  • Meredith’s Red Pen self-edit checklists

  • How the Money Actually Works module

  • Quarterly State of the Market updates

What is not included

  • Live coworking sessions

  • Group jam sessions

  • 1:1 feedback or coaching

What you will build

By the end of the program, you will have:

  • A clear, compelling book concept

  • A polished proposal overview and positioning

  • Defined audience and market framing

  • A full chapter outline

  • A strong understanding of how your proposal fits into the publishing landscape

Optional add-ons

  • 1:1 coaching sessions

  • Proposal reviews

  • Live coworking or jam sessions (when available)

  • “If you do anything to invest in yourself this year, trust me and enroll in Meredith Fineman's Proposal Writing Course. Meredith is truly Publishing's It Girl with incredible and unique insight about the industry and how to navigate it. I signed up for her course to finally light the fire under me to pursue my goal of writing a book. What I received far exceeded my expectations. The opposite of a gatekeeper, Meredith offers high-level, consumable lessons that are easy-to-understand as well as actionable modules that help move work forward. I cannot recommend her enough and encourage anyone interested in shifting their practice for the better to work with her.”

  • “Meredith gave me permission to believe I could write and sell a book, and that kind of encouragement stays with you long after the cohort ends.”

  • “It helped me chip away at the imposter syndrome I've carried for a long time.”

How to Write a Book Proposal: The Self-Guided Program | Coming Soon
$3,500.00
One time
$1,750.00
For 2 months

A structured, expert-designed path to a market-ready book proposal. The centerpiece: a 70-page Proposal Workbook where finishing the workbook means your proposal is drafted. Plus all-new video lessons, my Red Pen self-edit checklists, the How the Money Actually Works module, and quarterly State of the Market updates. Over four weeks, you will work through the same core framework Meredith uses with private clients and cohort students to develop strong, saleable nonfiction book proposals.