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RYAN PENLEYFINISH THE BOOKBack to the site
An illustration of the goal: holding a printed book with your name on it

Your story. Your name. Your book.

Make it
something
you can hold.

A process to follow. A weekly place to get unstuck. Or a partner in the revisions.

Find your way to finish

Three ways to work with Ryan.

THE FINISH LINE“I wrote this.”

One foundation. More help at every level.

How much support
would help you finish?

Start with the program.
Add a call. Add a partner.

01

AT YOUR PACE

The program.

Give me the process.

$47once

Finish the Book · Founder access

Your foundation for finishing

  • Story-extraction and editing lessons
  • Practical prompts, with AI woven in
  • Founder community
  • Lifetime access + future updates
03

PROGRAM + WEEKLY + PRIVATE

One-on-one.

Three months. A partner in the revisions.

$1,700total

Three-month private partnership

Everything in Weekly Support

  • Three months of one-on-one support
  • Your draft → my feedback → your revision
  • Focus on your biggest sticking points
  • An agreed plan through publication
Apply for private support

By application · Waiting list open

Available lessons: Mindset, AI Story Extraction, and Editing. Formatting and publishing lessons are being released; updates are included.

Before enrollment: We confirm fit, availability, and terms. The planned $300/month rate is not yet in effect.

Before you choose

Make sure the support matches the book.

GOOD FIT

Bring the book you started.

  • Lived stories, testimony, practical experience, and message-driven nonfiction
  • An idea, scattered notes, an outline, a draft, or publishing files
  • A willingness to do the writing and revisions with a clearer process or more support
NOT INCLUDED

Know where the line is.

  • This is not a creative-fiction class or a done-for-you ghostwriting or publishing service
  • The $47 self-paced program does not include one-on-one coaching
  • Professional editing, finished design, formatting services, printing, and outside platform costs are separate
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Start without guessing.

  • Program: review the current lesson and tool details, enroll, then begin the available lessons at your own pace
  • Weekly or private: send the free email application; Ryan reviews fit and availability, then invites suitable applicants to a call
  • Scope, start date, call time, payment, review rounds, and completion terms are agreed before any commitment
Ryan Penley speaking into a microphone during a panel discussion
An audience watching Ryan and fellow panelists on stage
Ryan PenleySpeaking on a live panel

The reason to add the call

Less circling.
More finishing.

The chapter you keep rewriting. The cover you’re unsure about. The KDP step you can’t get past.

Bring it to the call. Leave with your next move.

1call every week
60minutes with Ryan
I want that support

What podcast guests say about Ryan

“It's just exciting that you're helping people in such an amazing way and your story is amazing.”

ROB RENEGuest on The Next Fix

“You are a lighthouse ... you're spreading light to others.”

DR. SARAH NASIRGuest on The Next Fix

“I admire what you're doing. This is great, giving us the opportunity to talk”

FERNANDO ALESSANDRIGuest on The Next Fix

The private difference

A second set of eyes.
Then another pass.

We work through the versions together—in the parts of your book that need closer attention.

You createI reviewWe refine

Manuscript, cover, formatting, or KDP. We agree on the focus and review rounds before you commit.

WHAT AN ITERATION LOOKS LIKEIllustrative example
THE FIRST VERSION

“That was when I decided I needed to make a change. It was a difficult moment for me.”

The idea is there. The reader hasn’t felt the moment yet.

A QUESTION TO WORK WITH

“What happened in that moment that the reader could see or hear?”

Bring us into one specific scene. Keep it true to your experience.

A MORE SPECIFIC VERSION

“I sat in the car with my hand on the key. For the first time, I called and asked for help.”

A scene the reader can enter. Then we take another look together.

Sample writing to show the process; not a client’s story or result.

Keep the whole book in view

From the first notes
to the proof copy.

01

Story & outline

Choose what belongs.

02

Writing & editing

Shape, copyedit, proofread.

03

Cover direction

Speak to your reader.

04

Print & ebook files

Work through formatting.

05

Publishing on KDP

Listing, upload, proof copy.

06

A book in your hands

The finish we’re working toward.

FINISHED.
PUBLISHED.
REAL.
Man Up. Sober Up., written and self-published by Ryan Penley
A PATH I’VE WALKED

I wrote and self-published Man Up. Sober Up. Finish the Book grew from that experience.

See my published book

You stay the author. These offers provide teaching, guidance, and agreed private reviews. Professional copyediting, proofreading, finished cover design, formatting services, and printing costs are separate.

Applications open

Let’s find your
next chapter.

Tell me where you are and what’s stopping you. I review for fit and availability, then invite suitable applicants to a call.

Opens an email application. Send it to join the waiting list for consideration. Free to apply; no place reserved or purchase required.

A few practical details.

What’s included at each level?

Weekly Support includes the self-paced program, weekly call, accountability, and replays. Private Partnership includes those plus agreed one-on-one reviews and iterations. Weekly support lasts for the agreed private engagement. The program includes lifetime access and future updates.

Do I need a finished manuscript?

No. An idea, notes, an outline, a draft, or publishing files are all starting points.

How does the private partnership end?

The private partnership is $1,700 total for three months. The goal is a book in your hands. On our fit call, we agree on the project’s focus, review rounds, schedule, payment terms, and completion terms. This is collaborative support, not a done-for-you publishing package.

Is publication or a bestseller guaranteed?

No sales result, Amazon ranking, or publication date is guaranteed. Progress depends on your starting point and the work you put in.