Wild Branch Live · For the Author Whose Book Deserves a Stage

What this hour gives you

One free hour. The whole map.

No dread. No "who do I even post this to." Just the path from a message sitting quiet on the shelf to a message in the room:

Where to find the people who need your message, once you've run out of somebodies.
What to charge for the stages you're already standing on, and the six email templates that make the ask. Church, library, bookstore, school, coffee shop, craft fair.
Where the income actually is. One client did a single gig and made $2,700.
Where to find your first paid yes, the one that makes the next five easier to ask for.
What your reader is asking at 2 in the morning. Because they don't care about your book. They care about what's hurting them.

"I appreciate the encouragement to be bold and reach higher for what my gifts are worth, to help others that truly want it and are willing to pay my asking price!"
, Nicole Jaramillo, M.A., M.B.A.

One person gets coached live every month, we turn their message into the sentence their reader is already searching for. That part isn't in the replay. Bring yours.

If any of this sounds familiar

You already know it would help people.

Everything's come from knowing somebody who knows somebody, and I'm running out of somebodies.

I'm surrounded by the same people all the time, and I think they're sick of hearing the message.

I feel like I'm throwing spaghetti at the wall, hoping something sticks.

I built an email list of 600 people. I don't think I got a single sale from it.

I don't have any ideas on what to do next.

It's always somebody who knows me. And will I do them a favor?

I said yes to this years ago. It's still not done.

If that's you, this hour was built for you.

The real reason your book is still a secret

You're not quiet because you have nothing to say.

Somewhere you picked up a rule. That advertising yourself is what people do when they aren't good enough. That if you have to promote it, you're an ambulance chaser. A little desperate. A little sleazy.

So you don't.

And here's the irony. If you don't tell people what you do, they forget what you do. You haven't protected your integrity. You've hidden it. You're not being authentic, because you're not telling them who you are.

Most authors can feel it and can't name it. It comes out sounding like this: "I won't do it like I need to do it. And I don't know really why."

"It's 94% ready to go. I dragged my feet. I don't know why.", a woman at last May's event

"If you don't tell people what you do, it's gonna keep your book on the shelf. Don't be shellfish."

Sara, live at last month's event

And here's what opens up

When your message finally reaches them.

Your message reaches the people who actually need it.

You're speaking to audiences that want to hear.

$2,700 from one gig, and the afternoon free to spend with your daughter.

You finally know God is in this, and you're going the right way.

Who's teaching you

Meet Sara.

20+ years helping authors, speakers, and leaders get the message they already wrote into the rooms it was meant for. She opens and closes every call in prayer. You won't have to explain the God part.

20+

Years coaching authors & speakers

125

Stages Sara has spoken from

20+

Publications featuring her work

What her authors say

Real authors. Real stages.

"I appreciate the encouragement to be bold and reach higher for what my gifts are worth, to help others that truly want it and are willing to pay my asking price!"

Nicole Jaramillo

M.A., M.B.A.

"They helped me transform my scattered ideas into a cohesive and impactful speech. I'm thrilled about the solid speech framework I now possess."

Christine Trimpe

Author · Speaker

Before you save your seat.

When is it?

Thursday, September 17 at 11 AM ET (10 CT · 9 MT · 8 PT). It runs the 3rd Thursday of every month.

How long, and where?

60 minutes, live on Zoom. Bring a notebook.

What does it cost?

Free. No card required. Just show up.

Who is this for?

Authors, speakers, and leaders with a message to get out. Published, mid-manuscript, or still deciding if the book is real. All welcome. One thing though: we'll talk about money, what to charge and how to ask for it. If that's not a conversation you want to have yet, this hour may land early.

Know an author who needs this?

Send them this. Takes ten seconds.

Thought of you. Sara Schaffer runs a free hour on the third Thursday about getting your book in front of the people who actually need it. Next one is Sep 17, 11am ET. https://sara-speaks.kit.com/61dd003beb

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