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Elizabeth Dougherty

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Elizabeth Dougherty coauthored The Compete Expert-to-Author Guide: Plan, Write, and Publish Your Nonfiction Book (The Collective Book Studio, June 2026). Elizabeth and coauthor Marisa Solis cofounded Book Structure Pros, a boutique editorial firm that helps authors plan, write, and publish advice-based nonfiction. Elizabeth has worked in publishing since 1988 as a writer, book coach, and developmental editor. She was an executive editor at Weldon Owen. Her topical super-specialties include parenting, health and wellness, and women’s leadership. Elizabeth holds a master’s from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism and lives in Palo Alto, California.

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The Complete Expert-to-Author Guide: Plan, Write, and Publish Your Nonfiction Book
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