Elizabeth Dougherty and Marisa Solis—collectively known as the Book Structure Pros—have been guests on numerous podcasts and television shows. They’ve also had original writing and excerpts from their book, The Complete Expert-to-Author Guide, appear in national publications and award-winning blogs.
Here are a few of their appearances.
Jane Friedman, the publishing industry’s most trusted voice for authors, features “What Promise Does Your Book Make?” drawn straight from our book. This excerpt explains how nonfiction must deliver an emotional payoff, not just information, to serve readers best.
JaneFriedman.com
Media Hits
excerpted chapter on the blog
“Step-by-step guide to publishing a book” aired on KTVU Fox 2’s Mornings on 2, spotlighting our publisher, Angela Engel of The Collective Book Studio, alongside Elizabeth Dougherty. They offer a practical walkthrough of what it actually takes to get published.
KTVU Fox 2
Authors Guild
member spotlight
guest on Mornings on 2 televised show
The Authors Guild is the nation’s oldest and largest professional writers’ organization. Featured as part of its Member Spotlight series, Elizabeth Dougherty discusses procrastination, community building, and her favorite writing advice.
Publishing veteran Panio Gianopoulos of the Next Big Idea Club features “How to Get Unstuck and Finish Your Book,” an except from our book. In his Substack newsletter, we unpack real fixes for procrastination and impostor syndrome—from the Eisenhower matrix to the “act as if” trick that turns doubt into pages.
Author Insider
excerpted chapter in the newsletter
BookBaby—the self-publishing platform that’s helped thousands of first-time authors reach readers in 170+ countries—published our original article “Does Your First Draft Read Like a Monologue?” We reveal why manuscripts fall flat and how treating your reader as a coauthor turns a lecture into a page-turner.
BookBaby
The McCord List Today
with host Rachel McCord
guest post on the blog
On The McCord List Today, we debunked the “just sit down and write” myth, making the case that pre-writing planning, a strong structure, and organizational tools don't confine creativity, they free it.