2026 Authorship Planning Mastercraft

A deep-dive, get ‘er done, 1.5-day live virtual workshop to help authors and aspiring authors plan their year to ensure they hit their milestones and reach their goals.

Authorship is not a ladder you take one step at a time. Authorship is a multi-lane highway. To succeed, you must know when to shift lanes. 

Before you figure that out, you have to be sure you’re going to the right destination. Many authors set arbitrary goals about when to publish, how to launch and market their book, and how many books they want to sell. Why do they do this? Because they don’t know what they don’t know! 

These arbitrary goals take authors to the wrong destination. Exhausted and disappointed, this is when many authors give up.

In this workshop, editor and publishing strategist, AJ Harper reveals her strategy to help you set customized writing, editing, publishing, and sales goals that fit YOU and YOUR book. Then, she shows you how to plan your year to meet those goals.

Through her mentorship, AJ has helped hundreds of authors write must-read, award-winning, perennial bestsellers and navigate the complicated world of publishing. 

New to this event, AJ has invited New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors to share how they manage authorship’s multi-lane highway, manage their work and family obligations, and still love their life.

When: Friday January 16th (10am-4pm ET) and January 17th (9am-12pm ET)

Where: Zoom (yes, the event will be recorded)

Registration fee: $497 (1 or 2 payments)

Also new to this event, BONUS offers! (Ends December 10th)

• Access to AJ’s 3-part book marketing Mastercraft series: Pre-orders, Launch, and Post-Launch Reader Engagement
• The Mechanics of Dialog – a 2-hour live virtual Mastercraft on December 11th, 12pm-2pm ET
• Book Bonus Breakdown – a 2-hour live virtual mastercraft on December 17th, 12pm-2pm ET
• A hard copy of the EXPANDED Authorship Planning 2026 Workbook and Planner (shipped in January before the event)
• A copy of the new paperback version of AJ’s multi-award-winning book, Write a Must Read: Craft a Book That Changes Lives–Including Your Own (shipped in January before the event)
• Exclusive link to purchase one of AJ’s Book Fundamentals and Transformational Outline Review slots. In the first half of 2026, AJ has the capacity for 16, 1-hour sessions to review your book fundamentals and your outline. AJ has not taken a private client in three years, so this is a rare opportunity to get her feedback on your book’s foundation at a discounted price.