Book development for busy leaders and professionals
Turn your expertise into a book, in your voice.
PenMinds helps busy leaders and professionals turn their knowledge, experiences, and messages into professionally written books. You contribute the substance and feedback; we handle the structure, writing, and editorial refinement.
Tell us what you want to write, who it is for, and what material you already have.
books written by the PenMinds team
of writing and editing books
Nigeria, the UK, Canada and the diaspora
Who we’ve written for: executives, entrepreneurs, political leaders, bankers and ministers, and authors publishing on Amazon.
Who it’s for
You have the substance. Let’s give it a structure.
Your book may already exist in notes, talks, recordings, teachings, or years of experience. Bringing it together takes time and a clear process. We help define the central message and develop it into a coherent manuscript.
Preserve your voice
We work from your material, conversations, and feedback to understand your perspective and refine how it appears on the page.
Reduce the writing burden
You contribute your knowledge and review key milestones. We manage the drafting and editorial work within your agreed scope.
Bring your ideas together
We establish the book’s purpose, organise the material, and develop a clear chapter structure.
How it works
From source material to a finished manuscript.
Clarify the book
We discuss its purpose, audience, central message, and the material you already have.
Shape the structure and voice
We develop the outline and study how you communicate your ideas.
Write and review
We develop the manuscript with author feedback at agreed milestones.
Refine and prepare
We edit the manuscript and complete the next steps included in your engagement.
Selected projects
Books we’ve helped bring to life.
Client names are kept private. These summaries describe the work PenMinds delivered.
Speed and scale
A 130,000-word manuscript in two weeks.
For one client, our team delivered a fully written, edited and formatted manuscript of about 130,000 words in two weeks. Timelines for every book are confirmed after scoping.
Story and voice
A community story for a UK-based executive.
An executive based in the UK came to PenMinds to tell a story from his community. We wrote and edited the book so the story was told in his voice.
Engagement options
Choose the support your book needs.
Publishing preparation and launch support depend on your chosen scope. We establish the deliverables before work begins.
Manuscript Development
Turn your ideas and source material into a professionally written and edited manuscript.
Book-to-Publish
Develop your manuscript and prepare it for publication, with design coordination, formatting, and agreed publishing support.
Authority Book Partnership
Develop and prepare your book, with launch planning, distribution support, and an agreed promotional campaign.
Questions
Questions before we begin.
We use your source material, conversations, and feedback to shape a manuscript that reflects your perspective and voice.
You provide the knowledge behind the book and review key milestones. We agree your participation and review responsibilities before starting.
Most manuscripts are written and edited in about 30 days, and publishing preparation usually takes around two more weeks. We confirm your timeline after reviewing the scope, source material and review requirements.
Book-to-Publish adds publication preparation and agreed publishing setup. Authority Book Partnership extends into launch and distribution support.
Your proposal reflects the book’s scope and the support required. After discussing your book, we recommend an engagement with clear deliverables and terms.
Let’s discuss the book you want to create.
Tell us about your message, your intended readers, and the material you already have. We’ll discuss the right scope and next steps.