How To Write and Self-Publish A Book That Makes You An Income While Making An Impact Without Being A Professional Writer!

What We Do

one of a kind.

First online program that focuses on helping speakers, coaches/consultants, and, entrepreneurs learn how to bootstrap the writing and self-publishing of their first book that adds authority, builds personal branding, creates credibility, while making dollars!

Our Secret Sauce

see what sets us apart.

The First Book Done Program is a 12-week LIVE program designed by professional speaker, author, and Book Doula Geo Derice, who has helped birth over 56 self-published books in the last 3 years as a self-publishing consultant and ghostwriter.

He now teaches speakers, coaches/consultants, thought leaders, how they can learn the fundamentals to write their first book with confidence and make both income and impact without having boat loads of books stored in your garage or as your newest living room decor. Over the course of a few weeks, you will complete trainings, exercises, and be coached through step by step how to go from idea to book in your hand. Upon the completion of the program you will have the skills, knowledge, and network to be able to not only birth your book, but birth a business as well!

Structured Curriculum

Get access to a library with well over 25 hours of content broken down over 7 modules and 37+ lessons that take you step by step on how to write and self-publishing a profitable and impactful book.

Engaged Community

Writing A Book Is A Lonely Process But It Doesn't Have To Be. Join Other Aspiring Authors As They Birth Their Book Right Alongside you.

Weekly LIVE Touchpoints

Receive weekly coaching during your residency by someone whose experienced.

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____________________ Our Mission

we help birth

your book.

Part 1:

The Course

Part 2:

The Community

Part 3:

Group Coaching

up-to-date and easy to digest training.

The main focus of the First Book Done Program is to teach you how to write a book that will make you an income while making an impact on your ideal audience. When you join the program here’s what you get:

(1) Monthly Group Coaching Calls

(2) Lifetime Access to Course Content (Including Homework & Exercises)

(3) First Book Done Private Community

Module 0: Getting Started & Pre-homework

> Welcome Video

> Monthly Calendar of Events

> How to jump-start your writing process

> Access to the Private Facebook Community

Module 1: Mindset

> How to overcome Imposter Syndrome

> How to position your book to work for your 24/7

> The Power of Books

> The Octopus Method To Generating Income and Impact with your book

>The Author Pledge

Module 2: Writing Pt. 1

> The 3 Ws Your Book Must Have Or You’ll Write A Dud That Will Attract Crickets

> The Building Blocks of Your Book

> The Power of An Outline

> Book Structure

Module 3: Writing Pt. 2

> The Writing Setup
> What length is ideal for your book
> The Perfect Chapter
> The exact tools I used to self-publish over 50 books
> The Perfect Intro Framework

Module 4: Editing

> The Truth Behind Editing
> Different types of editors you need to publish your book
> Where to find affordable editors
> What makes a good or bad editor
> My personal breakdown of a perfect editor job posting

Module 5: Titles

> How to create winning titles that sell
> Unlocking the power of metaphors and themes
> Case Studies and breakdowns of books and how you can do it

Module 6: Design

> How to guarantee your book lands a great first impression
> What must your back cover include to stand out yet professional
> The 3 elements of the interior design of your book
> Where to find designers
> And lots more…

Module 7: Publishing

> How to secure an ISBN number aka the SS # of your book
> What size should your book be?
> Assigning your ISBN number
> Self-publishing 101
> To Amazon or Not To Amazon
> How to get your book for $2-3 a copy without ordering thousands of copies

Bonus: Low-Tech Tools To Birth Your Book

Get the exact tools past students and myself have used to seamlessly birth their book without having to be a techie.

Bonus: How To Run A Profitable Book Launch Event (MASTERCLASS)

Most people who run book launch events LOSE money! I repeat they LOSE money. This masterclass shows you how one of First Book Done Family members ran a profitable book launch event in the middle of a pandemic!

Bonus: Bulk Book Books Masterclass w/Arel Moodie

Top Professional Speaker and Author, Arel Moodie in a 2.5 hour class breaks down how he sold over 10,000 copies of his book to just 2 clients bringing in well over six-figures without mass media or huge following!

Structured Curriculum

Easy to follow and self-paced so you can go as fast or as slow as you need(Workbooks included).

Case Studies

You will learn WHAT to do and HOW to do it with our detailed video breakdowns (no more guesswork)!

On-Going Support

Every month get access to live group coaching calls along with live guest expert trainings to help you maximize income and impact with your book.

The FBD Vault

Missed a training? Want to review what you missed from the modules? No worries, all live group coaching calls get recorded and we've included some additional videos from previous cohorts as a bonus.

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Testimonials

Student Results

"Geo is more than a book coach, he is a visionary that focuses on making your dream of becoming an author come true."

Roderick Jefferson

Author, Keynote Speaker, Vice President

"This program allows the author's voice to be heard in a concise, impactful, and professional manner."

Constantine Alleyne

Author, Motivational Speaker, Podcaster

WHO HAVE

WE WORKED

WITH

Do you have a message that can impact the lives of others by solving a problem? We've worked with all types of professionals to help them write a book that will out live them (legacy) impacting the lives of others and get paid in income for the value from their published books.