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FREE 10 Golden Rules for Using AI as an Author
Would you use a typewriter to write your book if you had a computer available?
So why would you rely on Google when you have AI?
AI can help you stay ahead of your competition and make tasks easier for you.
You should NOT use AI to write for you, but you can use it to research, get idea, find gaps in your thinking, help you find words or phrases more efficiently than with Thesaurus.com, and make many tasks easier and faster.
Download my FREE 10 Golden Rules for Using AI as an Author to get started taking advantage of how AI can help you and subscribe to my mailing list.
Use AI as a Book Proposal Coach Online Class
Transform your pitch! While you should never have AI write your book proposal for you, there are lots of ways to ethically harness AI for research, language refinement, and thinking outside the box as you create your nonfiction book proposal and submit to agents and publishers.
This course provides practical AI prompts and explains how to use the feedback to create a unique, human-created book proposal that will sell your book. Each of the 10 lessons examines a different section of the nonfiction book proposal and discusses how AI can help you improve it.
Wintertide Prompt Cards: 20 Mindfulness Cards for Winter Wellness & Hygge – Digital Download Printable Deck
Embrace the quiet magic of the coldest season with the Wintertide Prompt Card Deck.
Winter isn’t just a season to endure; it’s a season to inhabit. This digital deck is the perfect companion to the book Wintertide: Survive and Thrive in the Year’s Coldest, Darkest Season. Whether you are struggling with the winter blues or looking to deepen your seasonal rituals, these 20 prompts guide you toward comfort, resilience, and inner light.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
You will receive 20 unique prompt cards divided into four intentional “suits”:
🔥 THE HEARTH (Nesting & Comfort): Prompts to help you create a sanctuary and find joy in the indoors.
❄️ THE FROST (Embracing the Elements): Exercises to help you find beauty in the stark, cold landscape.
🏮 THE LANTERN (Mindset & Inner Light): Tools to manage your mood and find the light within the dark.
🌱 THE ROOT (Rest & Slow Growth): Prompts to honor the biological necessity of hibernation and preparation.
YOUR DOWNLOAD INCLUDES:
The Individual Deck PDF: High-resolution cards (2.75″ x 4.75″) for viewing on devices or professional printing.
The Print-at-Home PDF: A convenient 8.5″ x 11″ (Letter size) layout with 4 cards per page and easy-to-follow cut lines.
Embrace the quiet magic of the coldest season with the Wintertide Prompt Card Deck.
HOW IT WORKS:
Purchase the listing.
After payment is confirmed, you will be taken to the download page.
Download the files to your computer.
Print at home or at your local print shop!
PLEASE NOTE:
This is a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD only. No physical product will be shipped. Because this is a digital product, all sales are final.
Winter isn’t just a season to endure; it’s a season to inhabit. This digital deck is the perfect companion to the book Wintertide: Survive and Thrive in the Year’s Coldest, Darkest Season. Whether you are struggling with the winter blues or looking to deepen your seasonal rituals, these 20 prompts guide you toward comfort, resilience, and inner light.
Wintertide EXPANDED Prompt Cards: 40 Mindfulness Cards for Winter Wellness & Hygge – Digital Download Printable Deck
Expert Nonfiction Book Proposal Blueprint | Insider Secrets from a 40-Time Author with 25+ Years in Publishing
Stop Guessing What Editors and Agents Want. Start Using a Proven Blueprint.
Writing a nonfiction book proposal is a technical sales job—not a creative writing project.
Most authors fail because they don’t know the “unwritten rules” of the publishing industry.
This 11-page guide, created by book editor and coach and 40-time author Brette Sember, gives you the exact structure and insider secrets she has used to secure book deals for herself and her author clients for over 25 years, as well as the dozens of awards her clients have won.
What’s Inside:
*Complete Section-by-Section Template: Never stare at a blank page again. Learn exactly what goes in each section of the proposal and how to format it.
*General guidelines and instructions: Everything you need to know for formatting, organization, and mindset while writing your proposal.
*The Insider Secrets: Call-out boxes throughout the document reveal the tips and tricks that beginners don’t know which will sell your proposal.
*The Reverse Strategy: Why you should write your proposal backwards to save months of work.
*10% Discount Code: Includes a special discount on professional editing and coaching services.
Perfect For:
*Aspiring nonfiction authors.
*Subject matter experts building a platform.
*Writers who want to write and sell a self-help book.
Format: Instant Download PDF (11 Pages)
What Brette’s clients say about her:
*”Her editorial expertise, combined with her genuine investment in her clients’ success, makes her an invaluable partner in the publishing journey.”
Kelley Peake, author of Profitable Preschool
*”In almost 40 years of working in publishing, she is the best I have ever encountered…”
Echo Garrett, Owner of Lucid House Publishing
*”Brette clearly is a master at crafting and honing book proposals and helping you find your voice. ”
Claudine Jalajas, author of Beaded Bracelets: 25 Dazzling Handcrafted Projects
*”Brette is 50% artist, 50% coach, and 100% the reason why I have a publishable book that I am proud of.”
Jamie Hillman, author of 7 Signposts: Find Your Direction in Life’s Foundational Decision