Useful
Authors
Writing a successful book is a lengthy journey. Don't go it alone.
Join a community of 200+ determined nonfiction authors to get unstuck, get feedback, and keep moving. The Useful Authors community is composed of both first-time and experienced authors, who are writing about every type of topic, from nutrition to node.js.
The community is $30 a month. Members have access to a wealth of support including:
Accountability
Weekly Writing Accountability Groups and goal-setting keep you on track.
Feedback and Q&A
Access to our private authors’ community and the support of 200+ determined authors.
Learning & knowledge
Monthly live events with amazing guest speakers, plus a growing knowledgebase of best practices.
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Rob Fitzpatrick
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Write
Useful
Books
Writing great nonfiction is hard.
If you want your book to thrive, you need a better process than “write, publish, and pray.” Creating useful nonfiction is an iterative, data-driven, and reader-centric process. Write Useful Books is our manifesto and simple operating guide on how great nonfiction is created.
“Immediately practical, eminently insightful, tried and tested, Fitzpatrick has written a book worth its weight in gold. Write Useful Books is the definitive guide for the next generation of bestselling nonfiction authors.”
Help
This
Book
Getting useful feedback on a manuscript is a lot of work. So we built the app we needed.
Beta reading is the most impactful stage of creating a successful book.
No more Word docs in email, weird Google permissions, or weird book formats. Just a focused space for your readers to get early access to your book and give you useful, actionable feedback.

“I've only gotten feedback from a couple of people so far, but I am ADDICTED. It seems wild that some authors don't do this. I've already gotten such great feedback, confirming suspicions I had myself.”
“I now can't imagine trying to get feedback on the book without this product, so you've definitely done something right!”
Ready to commit to writing the best book possible?
Join the community,
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