ASJA Special Event – Beyond the Page: Monetizing Your Writing and Editing Skills with Retreats, Workshops, and Coaching

Rachel Dickinson is the author of seven nonfiction books and many essays and articles written for publications including The Atlantic, Audubon, Smithsonian, Outside, and The Saturday Evening Post. She holds a degree in geology and an MFA in nonfiction. She’s attended residencies in Iceland, Maine, and upstate New York. Last year she helped organize and lead a women’s writers retreat in the Finger Lakes.  Dickinson lives in the village of Freeville, NY.

Elizabeth Hanes BSN RN is an award-winning health journalist and content writer. In 2020, she was selected by WebMD to be their public health blogger during the height of the covid pandemic. She has worked with healthcare’s biggest brands and publications, including Anthem, Dignity Health, EverydayHealth, and many others. She is the founder of RN2writer, which teaches other nurses how to become freelance writers, too. She is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors.

AJ Harper is an editor and publishing strategist who helps authors write foundational books that enable them to build readership, grow their brand, and make a significant impact on the world. As ghostwriter and as developmental editor, she has worked with newbies to New York Times bestselling authors with millions of books sold. AJ is writing partner to business author, Mike Michalowicz. Together they’ve written over ten books, including Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan, Fix This Next, and their latest, The Money Habit.

She is also a partner and head writing coach for HEROIC, the premier speaker training program created by Michael and Amy Port. Through her Top Three book workshops and editing retreats, AJ empowers authors with insider publishing knowledge and guides them through the book development, writing, and editing process. AJ is the author of Write a Must-Read: Craft a Book That Changes Lives–Including Your Own and co-host of her weekly podcast with Mike Michalowicz, Don’t Write That Book.

Jennie Nash is the founder and CEO of Author Accelerator, widely recognized as the premier training and certification program for book coaches. Through its training, certification, and support programs, Author Accelerator has built a thriving community of more than 375 certified book coaches who work across all genres, helping writers deepen their craft, clarify their vision, and follow through on the hard work of finishing books that connect with readers. Jennie’s own coaching clients have signed with top literary agents, secured six-figure book deals, and landed on major bestseller lists—including the New York Times (KJ Dell’Antonia’s The Chicken Sisters, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and Hallmark TV series) and the Wall Street Journal (Jen Lim’s Beyond Happiness). She is also the co-host of the popular #AmWriting podcast, where she brings the book coaching mindset to a broader audience, and the author of 12 books in three genres.

Gwen Moran is a longtime freelance writer, editor, and content strategist. Her work has been published and produced by Fast Company, Inc., Fortune, Entrepreneur, Business Wars Daily, and many others. She works with publishers like Inc., AARP, and others, developing content strategy and thought leadership programs. She is currently the editor of Modern CEO, Mansueto Ventures’ CEO Stephanie Mehta’s newsletter about inclusive approaches to modern leadership. She is also the author, collaborator, and ghostwriter of nearly a dozen books and publisher of Bloom Anywhere, a newsletter that helps people get more satisfaction and joy out of life, regardless of their circumstances.