If your author career feels heavy, let’s chat.
The overwhelm is real. The systems, rhythms, and expectations that once worked no longer fit the life you’re actually living and the business you are building. You need clarity to identify the best next step in this journey.
Work It is a six-week coaching program designed specifically for career-minded authors who need space to think clearly again with guidance from an experienced creativity coach and editor who understands the reality of building a sustainable creative career.
For eleven years, I have been dedicated to empowering authors through encouraging feedback, collaborative problem solving and gently-applied tough love.
Together we will tackle the overwhelm and make your author career feel manageable, intentional, and sustainable through sessions that might include laughter, tears, and epiphanies—and will definitely include '80s music.
It’s a knock your socks off, open your eyes, level up sort of thing.
Work It: A Six-Week Coaching Intensive
My goal for you…
Every week will give you Clarity about your next steps,
the Confidence you need to make decisions,
and the Focus you are craving to get things done.
Clarity —> Confidence —> Focus
Kind words from Work It alums
More testimonials below!
I loved this experience. It has been phenomenal.
I kicked ass and took names!
I’m so energized!
I loved this experience. It has been phenomenal. I kicked ass and took names! I’m so energized!
Winter Session
Jan 5 - Feb 12
Over $2400 worth of coaching, workshops, and more for only $600.
That’s a 75% discount!
What Makes Work It Different
It’s about stepping back, looking at what you’ve built, and adjusting it so it fits who you are now.
Over six weeks, we focus on:
Untangling what’s actually draining you (and what isn’t)
Reworking systems that no longer serve your current reality
Making intentional decisions about where your energy goes
Creating a writing life that works alongside your job, your family, and your priorities — not against them
This is not a generic, one-size-fits-all course.
You won’t find hustle-for-the-sake-of-hustle energy here.
You will find experienced guidance from someone who works at the intersection of creativity, career longevity, and real life.
What to Expect
Two Live Sessions Each Week
Recorded and Available for 6 Months, more information below.
1-1 Coaching Sessions
We will identify where you are and what you want, then create a plan that works for you, your life, and your unique brain. You pick the time and topics, I’m here to brainstorm, troubleshoot, and strategize alongside you.
Alumni at your Fingertips
Access to a great network of women building sustainable businesses.
Two Live Sessions Each Week — Recorded for your convenience
Each week includes two live sessions, designed to work together without overwhelming your schedule. They are recorded and available to you for six months so you can skip the sessions that don’t work for your schedule and rewatch the ones that really spoke to you.
Live Workshops
These guided, concept-driven sessions designed to help you think differently — not pile on more tasks. There’s always time for Q&A.
• Habits & Systems for Long-Term Success — sustainable routines, time management that works in real life, mindfulness tools for creative work, and practical ways to combat imposter syndrome
• Marketing With Intention — understanding the big picture of author marketing and choosing strategies that actually align with your goals, energy, and audience
• Craft Deep Dive: Archetypes & Character Dynamics — strengthening story foundations through character roles, relationships, and narrative tension
• Craft Deep Dive: Emotional Depth & Trust — creating resonance on the page by understanding trust as a core relationship dynamic in romance
• Strategic Thinking for Authors — shifting from hobbyist thinking to CEO-level perspective, understanding your career as a business, and reframing failure as usable data
• Creative Longevity & Burnout Prevention — actively refilling your creative well through joy, emotional release, connection, and community so you can keep creating without running yourself into the ground
Group Coaching Sessions
These Ask-Me-Anything sessions provide perspective, clarity, and honest feedback in real time. Past sessions have covered everything from tagline brainstorming, talking through a decision to be Amazon-exclusive versus publishing wide, stalled momentum, competing priorities, and what to do when you want to burn it all down.
Banish Overwhelm. Let’s Get Clarity!
Bonus points if you caught the 80s music reference!
What People Are Saying About Work It
“Jen's Work It program not only helped me prioritize my goals, I completely achieved them in the six weeks. During this program I was able to network with other authors, found some great hacks, information, and feedback and it was fun. Work It reinvigorated me and my writing career!”
— Tobi Doyle
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“As a published author transitioning from a traditional publishing experience to a self-publishing experience, this course was a Godsend. Jen's experience in the publishing world helped me to chart a path toward self-publishing my first book, and made me feel confident I could do this, and do it reasonably and affordably.”
— Kimberly Beckett
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“I am so glad I took this course! It was the shot in the arm I needed. Not only does Jen Graybeal cover a variety of crucial topics, but she’s very approachable and always accessible. Her experience in the industry really shines, and she is very generous with her knowledge. It was also helpful (and fun!) getting to know the other authors in the group. I enjoyed being able to interact with them. After taking the course, I feel as though I have an advocate and a mentor in Jen and new friends in the author world. This was a win-win for me! I highly, highly recommend this course.”
— G.K. Brady
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Jen is a human well-filler, and the spark she brings to personal and group coaching is fueled by years of experience working with, and inspiring, authors in all stages. Her inclination to geek out over neuroscience brings a grounded and clever approach to the lessons, teaching us how to reframe our experiences so they can fuel desired outcomes. Her specific background in the business behind creativity makes her a maverick, able to see beyond the surface and into your individual needs.
Basically, Jen is compassionate, patient, hilarious, and really, really damn good at her job.