Writing a Book?

You don't have to do it alone. Get help planning, writing, publishing, marketing & selling—with Mentorship.

Included in the Book Mentorship Package:


  • Waylon Lewis will review a writing sample & your goals—to ensure you're a good fit for his skill set, values, and our package.
  • One, two, or three 1-hour Mentoring Sessions with Waylon over Zoom on the topics of writing, independent publishing, and marketing.
  • 3 mindful journaling prompts from Waylon to get you out of your head and onto the page.
  • Our best-selling self-paced course "How to Write, Publish, and Sell the Hell out of your Book with Waylon Lewis."
  • 50% off coupon for our long-running, popular, pricey self-paced writing course "Find your Voice," perfect for any writer, but especially those on the path of writing a book where the voice can get lost.
  • VIP access to our Academy Team for questions, concerns, or scheduling issues.


Waylon's first-hand experience allows him to mentor writers through the entire experience of writing, editing, publishing, and selling their book independently.


Price:

Full Package of 3 hours of Full Review & Mentorship + courses = $1,000 USD.
2 hours of General Mentorship = $700 USD.
1 hour Quick Review Mentorship = $450 USD.

*Already own the How to Write, Publish & Sell the Hell out of your Book self-paced course? We have an Alumni-only Mentorship rate of $150 USD for 1 hour of Quick Review Mentorship with Waylon.



* Payable in installments using Afterpay, Klarna, or Affirm.


Waylon Lewis with his two books.

Waylon's Experience:


I'm the founder of Elephant Journal, which at 22 years old is now the world's largest mindfulness community online, and author of two books, “Things I would like to do with You” & “It’s Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life.”

Things I would like to do with You is in its fifth printing.

Locally, this book is (we’re told by the owner) the best-selling book, ever, at our local independent Boulder Book Store. That’s a famous old indie bookstore, and a big honor.

This book was rejected for distribution by Ingram, the monopoly of book distribution, and we’ve never pushed it on Amazon, though it’s generally available there. Thanks to our Kickstarter fans and benefactors, our first edition of 2,000 books sold out fast.

Thanks to our Elephant readers and Instagram fans, the next 25,000 sold steadily. And now, thanks to you, we continue to reprint what has become, it seems, a timeless, yet timely classic. It has now sold 30,000+ copies.

I recently published my second book, about mindfulness, activism, eco-responsibility, and a mindful everyday life.

My success has been made possible by tons of hard work, but also by Mentors. ~ Waylon Lewis

7 Reasons not to work with Waylon as your Book Mentor:

  1. As a Mentor, Waylon will be as helpful as possible but he won't sugarcoat the process, which can be tough! If you want rainbows and unicorns, head elsewhere. Here, you'll find a wise old elephant.
  2. Writing a book is hard. Really hard. Waylon will not be your writing accountability coach. You have to do the writing yourself. But he can help direct or redirect you, and offer you resources.
  3. Waylon will not find you a printer or an editor. He will not make phone calls for you or field questions from your team. He's here to offer his experience and advice, including some connections.
  4. Waylon will not be able to hold your hand if you're understandably confused about the process with your printer while independently publishing. This process is difficult and takes a village...and your own dedication and research. He will offer pointers, and hard lessons learned so you can have an easier time of it.
  5. Waylon will not offer line edits on your book. He'll read sections and offer insights, suggestions, and an editor's perspective. But he is not your book editor. He cannot edit your book in an hour or two or three..!
  6. Waylon will not manage or take over your social media account in order to help you serialize your writing or share your book. He will offer insights and experience about how to best use and grow your social media community to serve the writing and publishing of your dear book.
  7. Waylon will not work with disorganized slackers...he'll expect you to have completed the self-paced course included in the coaching package.



Before your session...

Please fill out the form below so we can review your project for Waylon's Book Mentor offering.

Frequently Asked Questions


How do I schedule my appointment?

After purchasing, you'll receive instructions on how to book times for your appointment. Your session will be scheduled using Calendly and take place on Zoom, unless you're in the same place.


Can I purchase coaching more than once?
If you find yourself in need of more coaching than this package offers, upon approval from Waylon, we can arrange for additional hours of support.

Can I get a refund?

Because of the use of Waylon's dedicated time, efforts, and resources, coaching sessions are nonrefundable once they've begun. Mentoring is personal, but Waylon is experienced in being genuinely helpful.

If you wish to cancel your coaching session before the scheduled session, please contact the Academy team.

We offer an 80% Refund within 15 DAYS of purchase. If you would like a 100% refund, don’t join and use our time in the first place.