GROW AN AUTHOR BUSINESS THAT
LIGHTS YOU UP INSIDE
Develop personalized sales strategies tailored to your business, access cutting edge marketing techniques to keep you at the forefront of the industry, and build a sustainable career perfectly individualized for you.
Whether you’ve been struggling to get traction in your author career, running on the marketing treadmill barely able to break even, or absolutely killing it as an author, an Author Ecosystem membership will help you break through to the next level starting today.
DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?
You write great books, but you can't find traction with readers who will love your books.
Every time a new marketing tactic comes along, you stop everything to try it, hoping it will finally find you a way to bring in readers in a way that feels right for you. When it doesn't, you feel like something is wrong with you or your work.
You know something needs to change, but no matter what you try, it doesn't feel right to you.
You've tried every tactic that publishing pros have shared with you, but whatever you try doesn't feel right. Even when you succeed it's never long term, and you really don't want to do those things because they don't light you up.
You're doing great, but you're not quite sure how to expand without wasting your time.
There are a thousand options for expansion and you don't have the time to figure out the next move that will work for you, or you fear doing anything to affect what's working for you right now by adding something new.
WHAT IF YOU COULD...
- Know exactly what’s going to work for you before you even try it.
- Understand your audience on a deeper level than you ever have before.
- Make money in a way that aligns with what you love to do instead of what’s working today for some people.
- Grow your readership in an organic way that makes sense for your business.
INTRODUCING
THE AUTHOR ECOSYSTEM
Are you a nimble desert, a rolling tundra, an expansive grassland, an interconnected forest, or a dynamic aquatic?
Dig deep into the new methodology developed by USA Today bestselling authors Monica Leonelle and Russell Nohelty, creators of The Kickstarter Accelerator, Go Wide Grow Wide, Book Sales Supercharged, and more.
They have helped hundreds of authors build their career, and their new membership combines everything they’ve ever done into one great package that will allow you to know what you should do to grow your business at a simple glance.
Paired with a world-class suite of courses to help you get to the next level, the Author Ecosystem membership is the most personalized training ever offered to authors trying to increase their sales and marketing skills and get to the next level quickly.
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL GET
- Access to nearly every course Monica and Russell have ever made, including The Kickstarter Accelerator, Direct Sales Accelerator, Go Wide, Grow Wide, and more.
- A dedicated learning path to help you nourish your ideal author ecosystem along with group mentorship inside our dedicated community..
- An active author community where everyone is working to build their careers and get to a higher level, so you can post knowing you will get smart eyes and good advice on your questions.
- Consistently updated material and monthly calls updated with new information as it develops so you can keep up to date on the future of publishing.
WHAT IS YOUR PERFECT ECOSYSTEM?
This is the question we’ll be digging deep on in our 4-week live training, but if you simply can’t wait, then here is a description of each type.
Do you love riding trends and figuring out how to take advantage of the top tropes in a market? Can you disappear into a story and deliver a book that always does well even without marketing? Then you might be a desert, like Michael Anderle.
Tundras are launching pros. They are incredible at garnering the excitement of their readers and the industry at large to help their books explode at launch to the top of the charts. Russell is a tundra.
Grasslands love digging deep on topics and following trends. When it comes to knowing a subject, Grasslands are second to none. They are the people you turn to when you need answers on something. Monica is a grassland.
Forests are incredible at building a community and connecting all their work together so it always feels like they are writing. If you infuse yourself into every story no matter the genre, then you might be a forest, like Neil Gaiman.
Do you think about the whole “brand” of your series. Are you equally (or more) excited about doing merchandising and creating RPGs as you are about writing books? Then, you might be an aquatic like Marvel Comics.
WANT MORE?
You might be saying to yourself after reading those descriptions “I like doing all that stuff”, and wondering which one fits you the best. That’s why we are offer live member trainings to dig deep on every aspect of each ecosystem to unlock the potential inside you with clarity and precision.
Raised $20,500+ on a publishing project…
“Funded in 28 minutes! Thanks for all your help, Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle!!!”
– BRYAN COHEN, BEST PAGE FORWARD
I’ve worked in Advertising and Marketing for over 20 years as a designer
but struggled to grow my audience as an illustrator. It wasn’t until taking Russell’s course that I started to really understand how marketing works today.
– MATTHEW CHILDERS
$10,000+ WORTH OF COURSES
We’re not just going to show you how to unlock your author ecosystem. We’re also giving you access to $10,000+ worth of courses, and monthly live trainings to help you foster a healthy ecosystem for the rest of your career. Maintaining a healthy ecosystem takes work, and we’re here to help you grow now and in the future.
THE KICKSTARTER ACCELERATOR
Plan, Market, and Launch Your Next Kickstarter Using the Kickstarter Accelerator Methodology that Russell Nohelty developed from running 30+ Kickstarters and raising $400,000+ on novels, anthologies, comics, and audio dramas. Students and groupexperts have raised over $1.1 million since the course opened in January 2022.
DIRECT SALES ACCELERATOR
Are you looking to grow a fanbase that will buy everything you do no matter where you sell it? Do you want to decrease your reliance on retailers and grow a sustainable business outside the whims of their algorithms? Have you been trying to sell direct and failing to gain traction? Then our Direct Sales Accelerator is perfect for you.
GO WIDE, GROW WIDE
Do you want to get your books selling wide on the Big 5 retailers—Amazon, Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play Books, and Barnes and Noble? Do you want to discover new niche opportunities to distribute your books, like fiction apps, small storefronts, and more? Then Go Wide, Grow Wide is going to blow you away.
BUILD A SUPERFANDOM
Find your perfect customers, make products you know will sell every time, builda superfandom on autopilot, and find new clients easily!
STORY UPLEVELS
Write books with better psychological triggers that level up your writing, making it more irresistible and additive to reader.
FUTURE OF PUBLISHING VIRTUAL SUMMIT
Publishing is shifting faster than ever. Do you want to help chart where it's going? With your membership you'll join us virtually in April.
...PLUS MONTHLY LIVE CALLS WITH TOP INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO HELP YOU CONSTANTLY LEVEL UP YOUR CAREER.
We bring in experts in crowdfunding, direct sales, AI, productivity, mindset, and more in our hyperfocused monthly calls to keep you at the forefront of existing trends and contextualize how to bring them into your own business. Every course is open to Q and A from our members to make sure they get all their questions answered.
JOIN THE AUTHOR ECOSYSTEM
Get access to all our courses, including the framework which will get your author career to the next level.
TWELVE PAYMENTS
Access every single one of our courses and get access to live trainings that will help you unlock the perfect author ecosystem for you, for twelve payments of $100.
In total, you will have access to over $10,000 in course material, including the Kickstarter Accelerator, Direct Sales Accelerator, and Go Wide Grow Wide, along with access to live trainings to develop your own author ecosystem to build a healthy biome for you and your readers.
ONE TIME PAYMENT
Access every single one of our courses and get access to live trainings that will help you unlock the perfect author ecosystem for you, for $999.
In total, you will have access to over $10,000 in course material, including the Kickstarter Accelerator, Direct Sales Accelerator, and Go Wide Grow Wide, along with access to live trainings to develop your own author ecosystem to build a healthy biome for you and your readers.
“A huge thank you to Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle. This has been invaluable and HUGELY affirming. Watching engagement, seeing people discover my work and opt in, it’s all…pretty overwhelming, honestly..”
– PHILIPPA WERNER
“Shout out to Russell and Monica for sharing their knowledge and creating value for all of us. It is easy to feel overwhelmed…and they are truly a guiding light.”
– MOANA MCADAMS
I’ve taken a lot of courses — Mark Dawson, Nick Stephenson, Rebecca Hamilton, Bryan Cohen, Dean Wesley Smith, Brian Bendis, and a handful of others I don’t remember — which means there’s not a lot of stuff out there that I haven’t run into before. Russell’s course has several unique lessons right off the bat that make it valuable: Information on how to find your focus, new-to-me tricks audience-building tricks, even Facebook ad tricks I’d never seen before. It’s worth the price, for sure.
-KRIS AUSTEN RADCLIFFE
THIS IS FOR YOU IF...
- You want to make more money in your author business. We give you a safe space to explore how to build a healthy ecosystem for your work, and then we give you an active community and ongoing mentorship.
- You like to take action with a group, or you are confident with self-study. We follow up on comments and offer feedback to authors so they can keep improving every month. You can also follow the beat of your own drum on scheduling, and we are happy to answer your questions as they come up.
- You are ready to grow your audience, or you are ready to go deeper with your audience. The Author Ecosystem can help you do both: find new readers, or generate more revenue from your most ardent fans.
THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF...
- You are not an author or seriously exploring leveing up your salesd and marketing This is a group specifically for authors who are ready to take action. We recommend our series, Book Sales Supercharged, if you are just curious.
- You can't handle honest feedback. We are very good at cheerleading and supporting authors, but neither of us are good at validating authors when something may need to be changed. We will give you honest feedback and support on what you're presenting to us, but we will be critical if we think something can be improved.
- You want someone to do it for you. We don't do any of the work for you., We just help you clean up and refine the work you present us with to maximize your revenue and profits. Additionally, we can't answer every question under the sun about your project, so we will still encourage you to with vendors, to hire professionals for legal and tax advice, and to research your own support teams, suppliers, and retailers.
After taking this course, I was able to clearly identify my customers pain points and what they struggle with. Most importantly, I was able to clarify just how I can help my audience. No more hoping they will buy my product or services, instead, I am now clear in who I can help and how I can help my customers.
-TARA MASSAN
JOIN THE AUTHOR ECOSYSTEM
Get access to all our courses, including the framework which will get your author career to the next level.
TWELVE PAYMENTS
Access every single one of our courses and get access to live trainings that will help you unlock the perfect author ecosystem for you, for twelve payments of $100.
In total, you will have access to over $10,000 in course material, including the Kickstarter Accelerator, Direct Sales Accelerator, and Go Wide Grow Wide, along with access to live trainings to develop your own author ecosystem to build a healthy biome for you and your readers.
ONE TIME PAYMENT
Access every single one of our courses and get access to live trainings that will help you unlock the perfect author ecosystem for you, for $999.
In total, you will have access to over $10,000 in course material, including the Kickstarter Accelerator, Direct Sales Accelerator, and Go Wide Grow Wide, along with access to live trainings to develop your own author ecosystem to build a healthy biome for you and your readers.
RUSSELL NOHELTY
I’m a USA Today bestselling author of science fiction and fantasy books that are both entertaining and thought-provoking. I bring action, adventure, mystery, and thrills to all my books.
I’ve raised close to a million dollars for creative projects during my career. The Author Ecosystem combines all my knowledge of the past 15+ years growing my creative businesses.
I was born in northern New Jersey, grew up in Northern Virginia, went to college in Maryland, and now I live in Los Angeles with my wife and dogs.
MONICA LEONELLE
I’m a USA Today bestselling author best known for my book publishing and business expertise at TheWorldNeedsYourPassion.com. My nonfiction series, The Productive Novelist, has sold over 60,000 copies and helped thousands of writers write faster, become better storytellers, and find their way to success.
I have been independently publishing since 2009 and have written 40+ books across fiction and nonfiction (encompassing three pen names). Before becoming an independent author, I led digital marketing efforts at Inc. 100 companies like Hansen’s Natural and Braintree.
“Their guidance is clear, concise, effective, and honestly brilliant. As an indie author, I’m always looking for ways to branch out and expand my reach and audience…I highly recommend their books and workshops. You can’t go wrong.”
– KARPOV KINRADE, USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The videos and content are accessible as self-study at your own pace through Teachable. The mentorship, questions, accountability, and community aspects of the program are delivered through our Facebook group.
You can join the membership at any time, but we will stop admitting people to the live beta on July 31st 2023 or when we reach 100 seats sold.
If you have joined any of our events before, then you know we never go halfway. This will be the most comprehensive publishing experience on the market, and we will bring all our resources to bear making it the best.
We believe that authors need to spend at least three-months inside our membership before they can make significant progress optimizing their author business. While you can take several courses in short order, implementing those changes and getting feedback on them takes more time and focused attention than one month can provide. If we offered a monthly membership price, we would be doing you a disservice and preventing you from getting the most out of your time with us.
We don’t allow cancellations on the payment plan. We are offering our time and energy upfront and letting you pay for the majority of the program after you’ve accessed all of it, so you need to complete your payments on it. The minute you sign up, you agree that you owe us all 12 payments, so please do not sign up if you do not intend to complete your payments.
Because it costs us time, money, and energy when you don’t pay, we reserve the right to pursue what is owed to us through any legal means possible.
Please contact us if you need a revised payment plan due to hardship or another extenuating circumstance at igniterstv@gmail.com.
Because the content is delivered immediately, we don’t issue refunds unless we don’t deliver the material.
Please contact us if there is a problem with the program, as that is the best way to discuss a refund: support@writermba.com
If you issue a fraudulent chargeback at any point while working with us, we will fight and win, which affects your bank privileges and credit score. Don’t do it.
Immediately upon purchase.
“YOU ALL I AM CRYING!!!!…Sooo many years of struggling and struggling to make a buck or get my books seen at all… To have this kind of response…This just blows my mind…thank you thank you again Russell and Monica… once again, you have totally changed my little indie life!!!!”
– J.R. FRONTERA
JOIN THE AUTHOR ECOSYSTEM
Get access to all our courses, including the framework which will get your author career to the next level.
TWELVE PAYMENTS
Access every single one of our courses and get access to live trainings that will help you unlock the perfect author ecosystem for you, for twelve payments of $100.
In total, you will have access to over $10,000 in course material, including the Kickstarter Accelerator, Direct Sales Accelerator, and Go Wide Grow Wide, along with access to live trainings to develop your own author ecosystem to build a healthy biome for you and your readers.
ONE TIME PAYMENT
Access every single one of our courses and get access to live trainings that will help you unlock the perfect author ecosystem for you, for $999.
In total, you will have access to over $10,000 in course material, including the Kickstarter Accelerator, Direct Sales Accelerator, and Go Wide Grow Wide, along with access to live trainings to develop your own author ecosystem to build a healthy biome for you and your readers.
I’ve taken other ads for author courses before, and while I found them beneficial, Russell Nohelty’s course is a game changer for me…He doesn’t just explain the what of ads, but the why. He discusses the customer journey, from first hearing about you, to buying from you, and why the steps in between are so vital. This latter makes this course stand out above others. I can (and already have) applied this to other aspects of my author business.
– MIRREN HOGAN