ACADEMIC BOOK COACHING
& DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING
Built around your actual life, brain, and workload—not an idealized version of scholarly life that doesn't exist
You’re seeking
✵ A writing system that holds through heavy teaching semesters, caregiving, and the unpredictable
✵ Clarity on what the manuscript needs next—and the confidence to make those decisions
✵ Steady momentum that belongs to you, not to ideal conditions that never quite arrive
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You want to write a book that matters—to your field, to the communities your research serves, and to the career you're building.
With the right support—individualized, understanding of structural constraints, and built for real conditions—things shift.
Writing becomes sustainable.
Decisions get clearer.
The messy middle becomes survivable.
Confidence grows.
I offer strategic coaching and editorial expertise on academic book projects. I can work with you on both the writing practice and any stage of manuscript development from pre-proposal to submitting the final manuscript.
Every engagement is individualized, because the only approach that holds is one built around your actual life and goals.
Two Ways to Work Together
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Strategy & Structure Program
2-3 Months
You want to write the book in the life you actually have — not the ideal semester that never quite arrives.
Together, we build a writing practice around your actual workload, energy, and circumstances—one that holds through heavy teaching periods, makes the next step clear, and keeps moving even when life doesn't cooperate.
You leave with a writing system that's yours — and the clarity and confidence to keep using it long after we finish.
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Book Development Program
6-8 Months
Your book is underway and the stakes are real. You want someone who can work on two levels at once — keeping the writing practice steady while also bringing an editorial eye to the manuscript itself.
We work together on both the thinking behind the book and the writing on the page—clarifying structure and argument, making consequential decisions with confidence, and sustaining momentum through the shifting demands of a full academic life.
You stop carrying the book alone and start making decisions with confidence—about the writing, the argument, and where it's all headed.
Not sure what kind of support you need?
Simply fill out the form below or email me at jenn@jennmcclearen.com to share a bit about your writing goals or challenges. I’ll be in touch soon to talk through options and see whether working together is the right fit.
I know every scholar’s needs are different, and I’m happy to design a plan that meets you where you are and helps you move forward with clarity, momentum, and confidence.
We can figure it out together.