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THE BEST STORIES ARE NONFICTION
Every Great Author Was a Great Reader First.
The professionals who win read more than everyone else. Then they write the book everyone else reads. This is the club for both.
We believe books are still the highest-leverage way to build real authority.
And a name that outlasts the algorithm.
YEAR ONE. BUILDING THIS WITH OUR FOUNDING MEMBERS.
So. Which one are you?
Most of us are both, eventually.
FOR SELF-PUBLISHING
The Writers Club
For professionals who know their book is overdue — and want help making it the foundation of their brand.
- ✓ A cohort that holds you accountable until the book is done
- ✓ Courses on writing, publishing, and marketing in three simple acts
- ✓ The AI Writer tool to draft faster without sounding like a robot
- ✓ A clear path from blank page to published author
- ✓ The brand-building system that turns your book into a business
FOUNDING RATEMemberships from $47/mo · Founding window open now
FOR APPLIED LEARNING
The Readers Club
For professionals who want their reading to actually compound into something — not just disappear into a Kindle highlight nobody reads again.
- ✓ One nonfiction book per month, chosen for serious professionals
- ✓ A community unpacking it together, not solo highlighting
- ✓ Live discussions on how to apply each book to your work
- ✓ A growing personal library of ideas you’ve actually used
- ✓ Direct access to authors and conversations you won’t find elsewhere
FOUNDING RATEMemberships from $47/mo · Founding window open now
A NOTE FROM THE FOUNDER
Let me tell you what I’ve been watching for years.
Most platforms trying to help you write a book are overpriced and overcomplicated. The new wave of AI book tools is even worse. They spit out generic, soulless drafts that sound nothing like you, and readers can feel it from page one.
Same problem for readers. Most book communities are passive group chats where nobody actually applies what they read.
I spent years watching smart professionals get stuck in that loop, paying for software they didn’t use, courses they didn’t finish, ghostwriters who didn’t care, and AI tools that turned their ideas into noise.
So I built the room I wished existed. A focused community where the writing actually gets done, the reading actually gets applied, and the brand actually gets built. We use AI the way it was meant to be used, as your assistant, not your replacement. Your voice. Your ideas. Just faster, sharper, and finished.
Three acts. No fluff. Real people doing real work alongside you.
Stop waiting for permission. The work is what changes you, not the wait.
Shea
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— Shea Patrick, MBA
FOUNDER, BOOK BRAND CLUB
home office. (it’s a garage. it’s L.A. don’t ask.)
THE WEEKLY BRIEFING
A weekly briefing for people who take reading, writing, and brand-building seriously.
Three things, every Friday: one nonfiction book worth your time, one writing move worth keeping, and one brand idea worth applying. Free to subscribe. Easy to unsubscribe.
THIS FRIDAYWhy Robert Caro spent 7 years on one chapter — and the writing principle behind it.