Let’s prove it on paper
Turn your clinical expertise into a sold book. Proposal coaching, ghostwriting, and done-for-you services from a therapist who landed a trad publishing deal at auction in 6 weeks.
You Don't Need Just a writing Coach. You Need Someone Who's Actually written & sold a non-fiction book.
I wrote the proposal. Landed the agent. Sold the book. Now I help clinicians and other helping professionals do the same — without losing a year to guesswork or wasted time working with the wrong support.
The short version
I'm Erin Schlozman — a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, perinatal mental health specialist, and author of The Myth of the Perfect Mom. Before I was anyone's book coach, I was a therapist with an idea, no publishing connections, and no idea how a proposal actually worked.
I figured it out. Then I did it again for my own business. Now I do it for other people, more educated than when I did it for myself.
Why that matters to you
Most book coaches have never sold a book. They've read about the process, or helped from the sidelines. I've sat on both sides of the table — as the clinician trying to be taken seriously by agents, and as the author whose proposal got acquired within 6 weeks on submission.
That means I know:
What actually gets an agent to say yes — not what "sounds good," but what a proposal needs to prove
How to translate clinical expertise into a marketable author platform, without flattening your credibility into a gimmick
Where helping professionals waste months — over-researching, under-positioning, writing a manuscript before they have a sellable concept
What agents are actually looking for right now, because I still work with mine
Clinical rigor. Zero BS.
I built my practice and my books on a simple principle: systemic, evidence-grounded thinking beats individual hot takes. Your proposal deserves the same standard. I won't tell you to "just be authentic" and hope for the best — I'll show you exactly what a proposal needs, section by section, and why.
Already have the deal? I can write it with you.
Some clients don't need a proposal — they signed their contract, and now they're staring at a manuscript deadline with no idea how to turn their expertise into a book-length narrative. I ghostwrite for clinicians and helping professionals in exactly that spot: you have the deal, the platform, and the knowledge. What you don't have is time, or a writer's instinct for pacing a book-length argument. That's where I come in.
This is for you if:
You're a therapist, clinician, or helping professional with a book idea and zero idea how proposals work
You've read the generic advice and it hasn't gotten you closer to an agent
You already have a book deal but you're stuck, behind, or not a writer by trade
You want someone who understands your clinical voice, not a generalist ghostwriter
You're ready to move — not "someday write a book," but actually query (or deliver) this year
Ready to stop guessing?
Let's talk about your book, where it stands, and what it actually needs — whether that's an agent-ready proposal or a manuscript that finally gets written.
Writing and Collaboration That will Get Your Work into the World.
How We’ll Turn Your Expertise into a book offer
I've sat on both sides of the table — the therapist's chair and the query trenches. Here's how I help you get from "I should write a book" to an agent saying yes.
1:1 Proposal Coaching
You write it, I make it agent-ready. Weekly sessions, section by section, until every part of your proposal — hook, comps, platform, sample chapter — earns its place.
Done-For-You Proposal
Tell me the idea. I do the research, the comp titles, the outline, and the writing. You get a finished proposal built to query, not a rough draft to fix later.
Platform Audit
An honest read on what an agent will actually see when they look you up — and a plan for closing the gap before you query.
Agent Match List
A shortlist of agents who've sold books like yours, to editors who buy books like yours. Not a generic industry directory.
Ghostwriting for Contracted Authors
Already have the book deal but not the bandwidth (or the writing chops) to hit your deadline? I write the manuscript with your voice and your expertise intact.
Investment starts at $500 depending on scope — we'll land on the right fit during your discovery call.
Your Questions Answered
It's the business case for your book — proof there's a reader waiting, a gap only you can fill, and a market that will pay for it. Most nonfiction books sell this way, before a single chapter is finished.
What Actually is a Book Proposal?
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No — and you shouldn't. Nonfiction sells on the proposal and a sample chapter. Write the whole manuscript first and you'll likely end up rewriting it once the proposal sharpens your real angle.
Do I need to finish writing the book first?
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Do I need a big following to sell this?
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You need proof, not follower count. Publishers want specific, verifiable reach — a newsletter list, speaking engagements, a professional network — not a vague promise to "post about it."
Will working together land me a book deal?
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I can't promise that — no one honestly can. What I can promise is a proposal built the way agents and editors actually evaluate them, and every tool I have to give you the strongest possible shot.
