Free $100K Book Strategy Quiz

You've already proven you know your stuff.

Let's talk about the book that comes next.

Take the free 12-question quiz to find your Strategy Stack: the book approach that could add an extra $50K+ to your business each year.

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A book written to prove you're “credible” is the wrong book for a business that already works.

Your track record already proves it. Clients pay you, they get results, and they tell their friends. So your book has a different job: bringing in the clients, stages, partners, or sales your business is set up to take next.

The book you choose decides which opportunities show up after it’s published.

My clients can usually write a book in 6 to 12 weeks. We choose the book’s Strategy Stack before any writing starts, because a book built for the wrong stack sends readers to the wrong place, like a book that builds speaking demand when your business runs on high-ticket clients.

Only 18% of nonfiction readers finish the book they start, and that number comes from books written the standard way. I teach my authors a different way to write, built to keep readers turning pages, so more of them reach the next step your book is built to lead them to.

There are 5 Strategy Stacks: High-Ticket Clients, Sought-After Speaker, Digital Products, Strategic Partnerships, and Thought Leader. Each one changes how the book is built, starting with the introduction. When you pick the right one, industry partners who seemed out of reach start saying yes, paid speaking invitations start coming in, and sales calls get easier (or stop being needed at all).

Take the quiz to find out:

  • Whether a book is actually your best next move right now (or if you should wait)
  • Which Strategy Stack matches where you’re building your business
  • How to write the introduction of your book in 3 days (and get instant feedback on each day’s work!)

You’ll get your results immediately, plus a 3-day challenge that walks you through writing the introduction of your book. Each day, the First Page Test tells you what’s working on your first page and what’s missing, and it’s built on the same feedback I give my own authors.

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This quiz is best for established business owners who are making consistent revenue from a proven methodology, whether that’s in parenting, marketing, leadership, wellness, grief, finance, personal style, or anything in between!

My methodology works with all kinds of “commercial nonfiction,” which means books that help readers change something in their life or work. If your business helps people make that kind of change, you’re in the right place.

If you’re still figuring out your business model, save this quiz for later. If you’re tired of being everyone’s best-kept secret, take it now.

Hey, I'm Holly.

I’m a book coach, publishing expert, and business strategist, and I help established business owners write one Damn Good Book™ that turns readers into clients, opens doors to stages, and keeps working for their business long after launch day.

I’ve helped dozens of coaches, consultants, and speakers write books that actually do something: books that drive high-ticket sales, get picked up for media, and make people say, “I need to work with you.”

I bring over a decade of books + publishing experience to the table—including the time I revived CliffsNotes from near extinction to nearly $1M in just the first 12 months.

I’ve written 4 books myself, and I still geek out about things like book covers, reader experience, and what actually makes someone keep turning the page and decide to buy more from the author.

If you’ve been saying you’ll write a book for years, take the quiz first, so you know which book to write before you put an hour into the wrong one.

Holly Ostrout, nonfiction book coach, sitting on a white floor in a purple sequin blazer

“After eleven book proposals, being sought out by multiple agents and publishers, and seven years of trying to get my book written, I met Holly. Holly's system virtually ensures that you will not only get your book done, but that it will be done in a way that captivates your reader, agents, and publishers. She's worth every single penny.”

Kendrick Shope

Founder and CEO, Authentic Selling®

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About the $100K Book Strategy Quiz

Is the quiz free?

Yes. The quiz is free, and so is the 3-day challenge that comes with your results.

How long does it take?

It's 12 multiple-choice questions and takes about 2 minutes.

What do I get at the end?

You see your Strategy Stack and a video from me about it right away. Then you get a 3-day challenge by email where you write your book's introduction, and the First Page Test gives you feedback on each day's work.

What are the 5 Strategy Stacks?

High-Ticket Clients, Sought-After Speaker, Digital Products, Strategic Partnerships, and Thought Leader. Each one is a different way for your book to bring money and opportunities into your business, and each one changes how the book is built.

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