SERVICE 02 - FOR PROFESSIONALS WITH A STORY
Publish Your Non-Fiction Book in 6 Months.
A done-with-you journey from idea to published book — written in your voice, published under your name, and produced with responsible AI tools by someone who has just done it herself.
LYNN’S OWN PUBLISHING JOURNEY
The Intelligent Edge — completed January 2026
Time from idea to published & distributed
Under 6 months
Writing approach
Responsible AI tools + lived experience
Voice preserved
Entirely
Alongside full-time work
Yes — audits, family, all of it
The guidance on this page is built from this direct, documented experience — not theory.
This programme runs once a year, with only three places per cohort.
The Publishing Guide is not an open enrolment course. A maximum of three authors are admitted per annual cohort, at a specific intake window. Keeping numbers small is intentional — it is the only way to guarantee the quality of guidance and the pace of output that this programme is built on. Only non-fiction transformational stories are accepted. If you have a story worth documenting, the best move is to register your interest now.
WHO IS THIS FOR
The book you shelved is still waiting.
There are professionals around the world who have spent years accumulating knowledge, navigating systems, making breakthroughs — and who have a transformational story worth documenting. At workplace level, organisational level, personal level, or community level. The problem was never that the story didn't matter. The problem was time. Complexity. Not knowing where to start.
This programme exists because Lynn was that person. A full-time Quality Assurance Manager. A wife and mother. A woman who hadn't written for years — and who found, in the middle of an impossible season, that the writing was still there.
The Intelligent Edge was written, edited, designed, and published in under six months. Not by abandoning her responsibilities — but by finding a smarter, more honest way to work. That is exactly what the Publishing Guide teaches.
Professionals with a workplace transformation story — a process they rebuilt, a team they turned around, a challenge they solved in a way others in their field need to know about.
Leaders with an organisational change story — who navigated a system, institution, or community through something significant and documented the lessons.
Individuals with a personal transformation story — a career pivot, a health journey, a recovery, a reinvention — that has the power to shift how others see what is possible for them.
Community builders and change-makers — whose work at grassroots or sector level carries lessons that deserve to live beyond a project report or a presentation slide.
First-time authors who feel overwhelmed by the traditional publishing process — and want a rigorous, guided alternative that does not require literary connections or years of waiting.
"The writer had simply been waiting for room to breathe."
— Lynn KM Bagoloire, The Intelligent Edge (2026)
THE PROCESS
Six Phases. One Published Book.
Each phase is guided, supported, and built around your schedule — not an ideal week where nothing else exists. The structure compresses time without cutting the steps that actually matter.
PHASE 1 - MONTH 1
Idea Excavation & Structural Foundation
Most buried writers do not lack ideas — they lack a clear sense of which idea is actually ready and what shape it needs to take. This phase works through that honestly, so that by the time writing begins, the book has a spine — an argument, an audience, a reason to exist — and not just a subject.
2 guided sessions
Book brief document
Chapter structure map
PHASE 2 - MONTH 2
Voice Anchoring & First Draft Chapters
Before AI tools are introduced, your natural writing voice is documented and protected. This ensures that when tools are used to accelerate drafting, your voice — not a generic AI voice — remains at the centre of every sentence.
2 guided sessions
Voice profile document
First 2–3 chapters drafted
PHASE 3 - MONTH 2-3
Guided Writing: Core Chapters
The heaviest writing phase — worked through systematically with regular check-ins. Responsible AI tools are introduced here as structural and drafting aids, with clear verification practices so that every word remains yours to own.
3 guided sessions
Full manuscript draft
Weekly written check-ins
PHASE 4 - MONTH 4
Structural Edit & Manuscript Refinement
A full structural review of the completed draft — identifying gaps, strengthening argument flow, trimming what doesn't serve the reader. This is where a good manuscript becomes a readable one.
2 guided sessions
Structural edit feedback
Refined full manuscript
PHASE 5 - MONTH 5
Copyediting, Design & Publishing Preparation
Copyediting, interior book design, cover design coordination, and ISBN registration — all coordinated end-to-end. The author reviews and approves; the technical production is handled.
1 guided sessions
Copyedited manuscript
Interior layout file
PHASE 6 - MONTH 6
Publication, Distribution & Author Launch
The final phase takes the book from a finished file to a live, purchasable product — and equips the author to tell people about it. This covers platform setup, distribution across major online bookstores, and a practical introduction to book marketing that an independent first-time author can actually execute.
The goal is not just a published book. It is an author who knows where their book lives, how readers can find it, and what the first steps of building readership look like — without needing to hire a publicist or spend years figuring it out alone.
2 guided sessions
Account setup on Amazon KDP, Kobo & Draft2Digital
Book listed and live on major global platforms
Cover Design
Author page setup guidance
Book marketing starter guide
Launch checklist — what to do in the first 30 days
WHAT’S INCLUDED
From blank page to book in readers' hands.
The programme is designed so that no author needs to source or manage anything separately. Guidance, production, distribution, and launch preparation all sit under one roof. What you bring is the story and the commitment. What VKP brings is everything else.
Private 1:1 Sessions
Guided sessions via Google Meet or Zoom — two per phase across six months. Each session has a clear agenda and written follow-up notes.
Voice Protection, Not AI Automation
AI tools are used to support — not generate — your writing. Your voice profile is documented before tools are introduced, and every output is verified against it.
Structural & Copy Editing
A full structural review of the completed manuscript followed by professional copyediting — coordinated and quality-assured by VKP before the book goes into design.
Interior Design & Cover
Professional interior book layout and cover design — coordinated by VKP and produced to a standard that ensures the finished book is taken seriously by readers and platforms alike.
ISBN & Copyright Registration
Your first book is published with an ISBN registered under VKP and guided through copyright registration — covering the coordination on your behalf. All rights remain fully and permanently yours. After publication, you are free to establish your own publishing identity.
Distribution on Major Online Bookstores
Your book listed and purchasable on Amazon KDP, Kobo, and Draft2Digital — with guided account setup so you understand how each platform works, where your royalties come from, and how to manage your titles going forward independently.
Book Marketing Starter Guide & Launch Checklist
A practical, no-fluff guide to marketing your book as an independent author — covering your author presence, how to talk about your book on social media, early reader strategies, and a clear 30-day post-launch checklist. Built for authors without a marketing team or budget.
Written Notes After Every Session
A written summary of decisions, actions, and next steps after each session — so nothing is left to memory and your progress is always visible and documented.
WHO IS THIS FOR
Your book. Your rights. Your royalties.
Every author who completes this programme retains complete ownership of their work — the copyright, the rights, and every penny earned from sales. VKP receives payment for publishing consultancy and practical guidance. Nothing else. There are no royalty arrangements, no revenue share, and no ongoing commercial claim on your book.
After publication, you leave with your book live on major global platforms, a working understanding of how your royalties reach you, and enough practical knowledge of book marketing to begin building readership on your own terms. The measure of this programme is not the finished manuscript. It is whether you can stand independently once it is done.
VKP exists to break the traditional barriers of working with publishing houses — the gatekeeping, the years of waiting, the loss of creative control. Your first book is published under the VKP name as a mark of rigour and credibility. After that, the stage is entirely yours.
All royalties go to the author
Every sale on Amazon KDP, Kobo, Draft2Digital, or any other platform goes directly to you. VKP earns nothing from your book's commercial performance — only from the consultancy engagement itself.
Transformational non-fiction only
VKP publishes one category of book: non-fiction transformational stories — at workplace, organisational, personal, or community level. Stories that have the power to change how someone else works, leads, or lives.
Three authors per annual cohort
A maximum of three authors are admitted each year. Keeping the number small is how the quality stays high and the pace stays honest. The work this programme demands cannot be done well at volume.
ISBN & copyright registration — rights held by you
Your first book carries a VKP ISBN, and copyright registration is coordinated as part of the programme. The rights, the content, and the commercial returns are yours entirely — now and permanently.
HONEST EXPECTATIONS
This programme is right for some people — and not others.
This is for you if —
You have a non-fiction transformational story — at workplace, organisational, personal, or community level — that is genuinely worth sharing
You are prepared to write consistently across six months alongside a full life
You understand that all royalties are yours — and that VKP is paid only for consultancy and guidance
You are open to using AI tools responsibly, as a support — not a shortcut
You want to leave this programme empowered to build your own publishing identity — or even start your own press
This is NOT for you if —
You want to publish fiction, poetry, or academic research papers
You want AI to write the book and you simply put your name on it
You expect a finished manuscript to be produced without your active involvement
You cannot commit to regular sessions and consistent writing over six months
Your story does not involve real transformation — for yourself, others, or a community
Your story has been waiting long enough.
Only three authors are admitted per annual cohort. If you have a transformational story worth documenting, register your interest now — and we'll have a real conversation about whether this is the right fit.
Full programme · six months · all production included
$1,500
Three places per annual cohort. Non-fiction transformational stories only. Payment options discussed on enquiry.