Nonfiction Book & Writing Coach for Health & Wellness Experts. Editorial Support to Help You Write Your Book Faster and More Easily, with Clarity and Confidence.
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1-2-3 Write Your Book Faster & More Easily
Good health and wellness books have a solid foundation made up of 3 Elements: 1. The Idea, 2. The Method, Plan or Approach, and 3. The Structure or Table of Contents. These elements are essential whether you are just starting your book or need to revise it because it's not working.
When you get clear about the 3 essential elements of your nonfiction book, you establish deep roots that you can count on (and build on) as you write. This helps you move through road blocks like stress, confusion and overwhelm faster and with more clarity, confidence and ease. Download the PDF 1-2-3 Write Your Book Faster and More Easily at the top of the page to see 1-2-3 in action.
From here you can also move into month-to-month book coaching for ongoing support as you write your book.
In this 90-minute session you'll:
1. Choose, refine and define your best health and wellness book idea.
2. Define your approach, program, method or plan.
3. Create your structure (Table of Contents).
Learn How to Write Your Book Faster & More Easily, With Clarity , Confidence & Ease.
$297 USD
What it's Like to Work With Me:
"Chrystle is amazing. Without her, writing my book would have been a struggle, but she made me feel like I could actually do it!"-- Cara Metz, author of The Menopause Metabolism Fix (Fairwinds/Dec. 2024).
"Working with Chrystle Fiedler on my manuscript was a transformative experience. From the moment we began, I felt supported and guided through the previously unknown (to me) and daunting process of refining the manuscript. Chrystle's insights helped me clarify my meaning while retaining my message, ultimately elevating my work to its best possible form. I can't recommend Chrystle's coaching enough for anyone looking to refine their vision and bring it to life!" -- Jacie Beth, author of 30-Day Carnivore. (Fairwinds/2025).
"Chrystle's feedback was incredibly helpful. She helped me see the value of focusing on my own story to start the book to build trust and interest with my readers. Her mix of encouraging words and clear feedback was just what I needed. I thoroughly revised my proposal and sample chapters thanks to her guidance and am feeling much more confident about the project now." -- Jenna Jonaitis, author of The Therapy Virgin. Seeking representation.
"Chrystle Fiedler is an excellent developmental editor and brings great skill and experience in shaping health and wellness titles."-- Jill Alexander, Executive Acquisitions Editor, Quarto Publishing Group USA.
Health & Wellness Titles Include:
Are you Unsure How to Start Writing Your Book? Stuck in the Middle? Having Trouble Completing it? Want to Uplevel Your Manuscript?
You’re a health and wellness expert who wants to write a great how-to/self-help nonfiction book. You might be a yoga teacher, an herbalist, a psychologist, a health practitioner or doctor or another type of health and wellness expert. You want to share what you know with a wider audience, establish yourself as a thought leader, make an impact and grow your brand.
But without the right guidance, direction or a plan, you're finding it difficult to get started, easy to get stuck and writing and revising endlessly without making any real progress.
You may have tried workshops, conferences, critique groups and more but you’re still struggling.
This wastes time, money and energy and can easily turn your enthusiasm for your health and wellness book into stress, confusion, frustration and overwhelm.
This may explain why according to one stat that only 3 percent of people who start writing a book, finish it. And if you can't finish it you can share it with the world.
It doesn't have to be that way!
You Can Get From A. Your Idea to B. Your Published Book Faster and More Easily by establishing a foundation before you start writing, if you’re stuck in the middle or having trouble finishing your book.
I Can Help You:
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Get Clear About Why Writing Your Book Matters to You
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Identify What Problem You're Solving for Readers
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Focus on Your Best Idea to Propel Your Writing Forward
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Understand Who Your Ideal Reader Is and Why They Need Your Book
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Define Your Method, Approach or Plan So That Readers Can Solve Their Problem, Experience a Transformation and Get Results
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Create a Structure That Serves Your Writing and Makes it Easier
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Write and Revise Pages With Clarity and Confidence
I help health and wellness experts just like you write books faster and more easily, with clarity and confidence.
I have 17 years of experience in writing and editing health and wellness titles for Big 5 publishers Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, Quarto Publishing USA and UK, one of the world's largest illustrated publishers, and HCI, a top publisher of self-help nonfiction and more. Because of this, I know what makes a nonfiction book work from both sides of the page: As a writer and an editor.
My experience enables me to make the process of writing a nonfiction book faster and easier for you. That's because you’ll know exactly where you want to go and have a roadmap, professional guidance, expert editorial advice and the support you need to get there.
Take Action & Start Writing Your Nonfiction Book
If you aren't sure where to start, are stuck in the middle or having trouble finishing your health and wellness book my 1:1 packages are designed to give you the expert editorial guidance, feedback, support and project management expertise you need. You can also begin with The Quick Start 3-Step Plan to Write Your Nonfiction Book.
BOOK a FREE 30-Minute Session to Learn More About Book Coaching and The Quick Start 3-Step Plan. Let's Make Your Book Real & Get it Out into the World!
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Should I Hire a Book Coach or Editor? Can't I Just Do it Myself? Working with a book coach makes the process faster and easier because you’ll know exactly where you want to go and have a roadmap, expert editorial guidance, feedback and support you need to get there. Maybe you’re having trouble getting started or are stuck in the messy middle. or having trouble finishing or want to polish your manuscript. You may need help clarifying your idea, structuring your method or plan, or visualizing your completed book. If you’re further down the road, you might need an assist crafting a marketable book proposal. Once you have a book deal or are self-publishing, you may need help staying on track, ensuring that you write regularly and consistently, or an editing pro if you’re stuck in an endless revision cycle and getting nowhere fast. Wherever you are in your book writing journey I can help.
How Do You Work with Clients? I offer 1:1 Monthly Book Coaching & Editing Packages that can help you at every stage of writing a nonfiction health and wellness book. From the Roadmap, to the Book Proposal, to the Pitch to the Manuscript. You'll find the Packaging and Pricing link at the top of the page.
We're a Good Match If You Are: An expert in health and wellness and have a burning desire to share what you know to help readers transform their lives. Willing to adopt what's known as “beginner’s mind,” which means you're open to the process of book coaching as it unfolds and evolves. This doesn't mean that you shouldn't have an opinion, you should! but it's also helpful to understand what you don't know to learn what you need to know. Ready to work to solve the problems with your book, whether it's defining your idea, your method or plan, your structure, your book proposal, your pitch or your manuscript. Open to feedback, suggestions, and advice and be willing to make necessary changes to your book proposal and/or book that will improve your message as it evolves. Our relationship needs to be one of mutual respect in order to move you towards your goal: the best book that you're capable of writing.
Is it a Good Idea to Write a Book? Yes! Writing a nonfiction book is a smart move whether you're a yoga teacher, an herbalist, psychologist, doctor or any type of health and wellness expert. You can share what you know with a wider audience, establish yourself as a thought leader, make an impact and grow your brand. You Can Use Your Book: •To help readers transform their lives in a positive way. •To educate your clients or patients about your method, plan or program. Instead of giving each one handwritten instructions, you can give them a complete approach from A to Z. •To land interview requests about your subject matter whether it’s for print, radio, the internet, podcasts or TV. This further establishes you as an expert and builds your presence as a thought leader. •To supersize your content. You can use and repurpose book content for speeches, blog posts, articles, newsletters, in person and on-line courses. • To help you land speaking gigs. Defining who you are, what you do and what you believe in through your book makes it easier for people to find and book you. •To give in-person workshops in your hometown, at universities, associations, green companies, organizations. Bonus you can sell your book to participants too. •To book consulting gigs with people or organizations who want to know what you know and learn what you have to teach them. Maybe you can teach Buddhist stress reduction techniques or mindfulness meditation to accountants or lawyers or business people. •And of course, The Big Kahuna: To get booked for a Ted Talk and boost your visibility, way, way up!
FREE
30-minute Compatibility Call:
If you need help to write your best book, let’s set up a complimentary 30-minute consultation to talk about your book idea and see if we’re a good fit. If we are, we’ll work together to decide on a plan of action.
Monthly 1:1 Book Coaching & Editing Packages:
$797 USD/MONTH
Ready to write a non-fiction health and wellness book? I can help you move from stuck to start to finish. You may need help formulating your idea, your method or plan, structuring your book or need feedback and accountability as you write and revise or another problem. It depends on you and the book that you dream of writing.
Maybe You:
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Have a plan or method with proven results but are unsure how to conceptualize, structure it and go from idea to finished manuscript?
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You feel like you’re not making progress and are struggling with procrastination?
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Feel stuck after you’ve written the first few chapters because they’re not working? Or you’ve received feedback from your agent or publisher that you need to up your game?
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Know that you’ve got a solid plan or method, a clear structure but need help with a book proposal to pitch your idea to agents and publishers and marketplace guidance?
Let me help you develop a plan to meet your specific goals. You can enter this process anywhere along the way, depending on where you are in your journey to write your best book, what your goals are and what type of help you need.
All 1:1 Monthly Book Coaching & Editing Packages Include:
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Two deadlines per month to submit elements of your non-fiction book in progress, such as up to 24 pages of your manuscript or sections of your book proposal for review. I’ll provide a summary letter and editorial comments in Track Changes (Microsoft Word).
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Two 60-minute phone/ZOOM calls a month (after you’ve submitted content or pages for review) to discuss your progress, provide feedback and plan next steps.
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E-mail support.
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Editorial guidance, support, feedback, and accountability to support your progress through roadblocks like procrastination to THE END.
Before we begin our work on your book or book proposal I’ll send you a client intake form so that I can learn more about you, your idea, any issues or problems you may have and your goals. Before we start our work together you'll receive a contract and a welcome letter that will outline our work together.
1:1 Monthly Book Coaching & Editing Packages
Keep in mind that these packages cover the most important aspects of writing a non-fiction book but can be adapted to meet your specific needs. I've noted the average time it takes to complete each part but this may be more or less time than you need in order to meet your goals depending on how much time you can devote to the process.
Part ONE: The Roadmap
Start here if you need to clarify and formulate your method or plan or if you’re struggling with what content to include, structure, tone and defining your audience. This is also for you if you’re stuck or need to completely reimagine and rewrite your book. Putting a roadmap into place saves you time and energy. In Part ONE you will:
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Define your idea, method, or plan so it’s clear, concise and takes readers on a transformational journey.
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Create a structure and narrative design that serves your mission and the reader’s needs.
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Define your ideal reader.
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Decide on the book’s tone and voice.
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Get guidance, feedback, and inspiration so that your foundation is solid, and you can move from idea to manuscript with confidence.
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Gain a better understanding of the publishing marketplace and where your book fits in. Average duration: 1-2 months.
Part TWO: The Proposal
Once you’ve defined your idea, the structure and tone, you’ll write a book proposal that is designed to dazzle publishers. In Part TWO, you’ll:
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Create a book proposal that attracts the attention of agents and book publishers who will invest in you and your book project.
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Get guidance, feedback, and direction on the must-have elements of a winning book proposal (including a sample chapter) and how to make your content shine.
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Examples of book proposals that sold to publishers.
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Regular deadlines so that you can manage your time along with accountability and support. Average duration: 2-3 months.
If you plan to self-publish you can skip this step and go to straight to Part Three although a book proposal can help you clarify your goals and content and enable you to write faster and more easily.
DISCLAIMER: I can’t guarantee that your book proposal will result in an offer of representation, a publishing contract, or sales but it will represent your idea, method or plan and your expertise in the best way possible. What I will do is support you in writing your best book.
Part THREE: The Pitch
Once you have finished writing your book proposal, it’s time to approach agents and publishers. In Part THREE, you’ll learn how to:
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Research agents and publishers.
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Write a query letter that sells.
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Create a list of agents to pitch who have a track record of selling books like yours to traditional publishers.
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Create a strategic plan for which agents to pitch in what order, how to find the best match for you and your book, and how to respond to offers of representation, comments, and rejections. Average duration: 1-2 months.
Part FOUR: The Manuscript
Whether you have a contract to write your book or are self-publishing Part FOUR is a combination of developmental editing and book coaching, a thorough and complete process that will help you revise your manuscript so that it’s ready for publication. Part FOUR ensures that the:
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Content is clear, engaging, and actionable and aligns with your message and goals.
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Tone is reader friendly, encouraging, authoritative and positive.
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The structure and narrative design serves the book’s promise and takes readers on a transformational journey. Average duration: 3-6 months.
Take the First Step
Schedule a call with me to talk about your book idea, see if we're a good fit and decide on a plan of action so that you can move forward. I look forward to hearing from you!