From Published to Profitable: The Author’s Business Accelerator

• Deadline to register for February 2026 Cohort is January 27, 2026.​

• 2026 cohorts begin in May, August, and November

• Minimum of 6 registrants required.

• Invite your author friends to join with you! Save 10%.

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• Start 2026 moving from published author to profitable entrepreneur.

• Begin the new year with a business plan, not just a publishing plan.​

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From Published to Profitable: The Author's Business Accelerator is an 11-week group coaching program led by Sharon Woodhouse, former indie book publisher (25 years); owner of Conspire Creative, an entrepreneurship agency for authors and indie publishers; and author of the award-winning The Profitable Author: 1,001 Ways to Build a Business You Love Around Your Books.

 

The program includes:

• Three (3) individual 30-minute coaching phone calls

• Seven (7) 60-minute group coaching calls on Zoom

• One (1) Spring break/work week

• Readings related to each meeting’s topics mailed to you weekly

• Email support throughout

• One (1) copy of The Profitable Author: 1,001 Ways to Build a Business You Love Around Your Books

• One (1) one-year full subscription to The Profitable Author / An Author Business You Love Substack author business community

• Small group size (limited to 6–8 participants)

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Week 1 – Week of 2/2–2/6, 2026 – Individual 30-minute coaching call

A call to discuss your personal goals and challenges. Where are you now, where do you want to go?

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Week 2 – February 12, 2026, 12–1pm CT – 60-minute group coaching call online

Business mindset shift: From writer to CEO; budgeting and Profit First

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Week 3 – February 19, 2026, 12–1pm CT – 60-minute group coaching call online

Revenue stream assessment and diversification; pricing strategies

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Week 4 – February 26, 2026, 12–1pm CT – 60-minute group coaching call online

Outreach, sales, and building a business for income-generation (not just visibility)

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Week 5 – March 5, 2026, 12–1pm CT – 60-minute group coaching call online

Marketing and branding. What are your promising? How are you serving?

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Week 6 – Week of 3/9–3/13, 2026 – Individual 30-minute coaching call

A personal mid-stream check-in call. How’s it going? Challenges? Wins? Course corrections?

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Week 7 – March 19, 2026, 12–1pm CT – 60-minute group coaching call online

Strategic partnerships and collaborations; volume sales

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Week 8 – Week of 3/23–3/27, 2026  – Spring break/work week

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Week 9 – April 2, 2026, 12–1pm CT – 60-minute group coaching call online

Systems and processes for growing; collections; hiring help

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Week 10 –  April 9, 2026, 12–1pm CT – 60-minute group coaching call online

90-day implementation plan

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Week 11– Week of 4/13–4/17, 2026 – Individual 30-minute coaching call

Your personal plan for going forward in 2026 with your supercharged author business framework

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Who is this for?

• Authors with at least one published book

• Authors of all genres (nonfiction, fiction, scholarly, children’s, etc.)

• Authors who are already making a little bit of money on their books and authorship

• Authors who want to formalize, refine, and/or stabilize their business

• Authors who want to increase revenues and profit

• Authors who want to diversify and develop new revenue streams

• Authors who want to add intentionality and a business mindset to their author activities

• Authors who want a sustainable, income-generating author life they love!

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Pricing and Terms

• $997 – when paid in full at registration

• OR $1,197 - 3 equal payments with credit card on file ($399 each)

  • Charged at registration

  • Charged week 3 (February 19)

  • Charged week 7 (March 19)

• OR additional 10% discount when you join with a friend ($897 or $1,077 each)

• No refunds given after Week 1.

• No substitutions or refunds for weeks missed.

• Sessions are not recorded.

• Optimal results come with showing up for every session and doing the work.

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Are you ready to fast-track your author business?

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