ESTABLISHED FOR PROFESSIONALS ready for more
Where experts
become authors.
Expert Author Collective is where that book gets written.
You have spent years building expertise the world needs. A book is the door to everything that comes next.
Field Note
"The hardest part of writing a book is figuring out what book to write."
— WHO IS THIS FOR
For the expert who is ready for more.
The consultant who has been saying someday for too long.
The coach who knows a book would change everything but does not know where to start.
The professional who is ready to stop being the best-kept secret in their industry.
This is for the person who is ready for more and knows, somewhere deep down, that a book is how they get there.
If you have hard-won knowledge, a point of view worth sharing, a business that a book would transform — you are in the right place.
SHANNON HAZEL
Author · Educator · Book Coach + Strategist
— ABOUT
“I know what it feels like to know you are ready for more and not yet have the door that takes you there. For me, that door was a book. It still is.”
I spent twenty-five years as a teacher, special education specialist, and instructional coach before I bet on myself and left the classroom. My first move was writing a book. It opened every door that followed.
Today I am the founder of Expert Author Collective, a private book coaching practice for consultants, coaches, and professionals who are ready to write their book. As a credentialed book coach who has supported more than fifty authors, I specialize in book strategy, helping experts figure out the right book to write and then guiding them through writing it well.
I believe every expert has a book worth writing. Including you.
— WHAT WORKING TOGETHER LOOKS LIKE
Guided
Personally.
Never templated.
Every book opens different doors. We start by figuring out which ones you are ready to walk through.
Every author I work with is guided personally. There are no templates, no generic programs, no one-size-fits-all timelines. What there is, is a process that has been refined across more than fifty books and shaped to fit exactly where you are and where you want to go.
We start with strategy. Before a single chapter is written, we get clear on what your book is, who it is for, and what you want it to do for your business and your life. That clarity is what makes everything that follows faster, cleaner, and more powerful.
The Foundations Intensive
For authors who need clarity and a strong start. We define your book concept, your ideal reader, your core message, and your chapter architecture so you are ready to write with confidence.
Full Book Coaching
A comprehensive end to end partnership from idea to finished manuscript. You write. I guide, shape, challenge, and champion every step of the way.
The VIP Experience
An immersive, accelerated engagement for authors who are ready to go. From strategy and writing through to editorial, design, and full book production, this is the start to finish experience for the expert who wants it all handled. Focused, intensive, and built entirely around your book and your vision.