Draft Your Book Proposal:
7 Steps in 7 Days
Write smarter. Finish faster. Secure the right publisher.
A self-paced course for academics writing a research monograph — draft your proposal in one week, and set your book up for success before you draft a single chapter.
What Most Academics Get Wrong...
They start writing chapters — then backtrack when they realise they’ve written the wrong book.
Here’s the truth: Writing your proposal first is the difference between a stalled project and a successful monograph.
I'm Dr Melanie Smith,
your academic writing coach
Draft Your Book Proposal: 7 Steps in 7 Days gives you the structure, clarity and momentum to shape your project before you waste time and energy on unfocused drafts. You'll learn how to:
✔️ Define your aim scope and audience
✔️ Outline your argument and contribution with specificity
✔️ Demonstrate how you will deliver that contribution with thorough ideation
✔️ Decide your deadline and make a convincing case for it
✔️ Convince the publisher YOU are the right person to deliver this book
✔️ Understand how to speak to the referees and the publishing house who all need different things from this proposal
And you’ll do it all in just one week, with expert guidance and email accountability to keep you moving.
What's inside
🎥 7 self-paced lessons — clear, structured, and actionable
📧 Daily email prompts to manage mindset and stay on track
✅ Daily actions for you to complete
💡 Created by an academic writing coach who’s helped dozens of scholars land book contracts and write with confidence
Let's get to know each other better...
💫 An EU Law scholar, published author of multiple peer-reviewed papers, chapters, books, and edited collections.
💫 Consultant to the European Parliament bringing research to policy makers
💫Tenured Associate Professor position at Cardiff University for over 13 years, and led writing courses for faculty.
💫 18+ years of experience and 6 years in the coaching world, I've helped thousands of academic clients to foster a better relationship with their writing, maximizing productivity while minimizing time investment.
💫I established Academic Coach to provide the skills, mentorship, and coaching I wish I had, utilizing cutting-edge research in writing productivity, neuroscience, and behavioral psychology.
💫I work with individuals, organisations and Universities across different disciplines, from High Arts to Hard Sciences, training and coaching academics across the world inside and outside institutions.
Who It’s For:
This 7 day instant access course is perfect for you if:
🎯 You're in the very early stages of a research monograph
🎯 You've been procrastinating for a while about tackling the proposal because that somehow makes it real
🎯 You're mid-draft and realising your structure isn’t working
🎯 You want to write with purpose and finish without burnout
🎯 You want to pitch confidently — and win over your ideal press
⏳ Stop Writing Without a Roadmap
The proposal isn’t just a sales tool — it’s the foundation of your book. Let’s build it, together.
Enrol today ⬇️
You’ll finish your book proposal in 7 days — and write the rest of your book with clarity, purpose and direction.
