I help scholars and creatives shape their message into books, public voice, and sustainable streams of income.
Turn Your Expertise Into Influence, Income, and Impact — Without Burning Out.
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to find out:
what you should be focused on right now
what you need to avoid to keep your peace, and
what your nexts steps should be to move your projects forward
You have expertise. Now build the ecosystem.
You know how to do research.
You know how to create.
You know how to teach.
But translating your ideas into books that transform,
reach a new audience,
and build new income streams requires
a new architecture.
And without the right structure, your vision doesn't move.
Give your writing a public life.
Discover a strategic blueprint for your way forward.
Clarify your central message and reader
Develop a book or thought-leadership strategy
Build a platform aligned with your purpose & passions
Identify multiple income pathways that connect your intellectual & creative identities
Move from stalled manuscript to strategic momentum
Revise your writing life
Curate structure and accountability.
Build a disciplined writing practice
Access your authentic voice and sacred stories
Get the accountability you need to make progress
Build your Author confidence
Get tools to help you clarify your message
Share your work and get immediate feedback
Network in a small cohort designed for your pace and position
Design a personal brand that features YOUR story
Refine the most important part of your brand integrity.
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Nurture your Author-preneurship
Add creative rhythm to your journey at The Writing Retreat
Structured writing time + Brand strategy
1:1 Authorship Strategy Session with Dr. Helane
Industry guest Q & A
Immediate writing feedback in a professional cohort
4 days and 3 nights in Hilton Head, SC beach house
Sea Island site of inspiring Gullah heritage
Walking access to a beautiful, quiet beach
Chef-catered low-country meals & charcuterie
Relaxation session with a body work specialist on site
Get inspired for the journey
The Podcast with transformative insights from the stories of scholars and artists
People you need to meet.
Stories you want to hear.
Inspiration that moves you forward.
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About Dr. Helane
Professor | Actor | Author | Entrepreneur | Podcast Host | Speaker
Writing Life Coach for Artists & Academics ready to multiply their impact
Fully promoted, Award-winning English Professor in higher education for more than 20 years
Solo-preneur of 2 profitable businesses & Co-owner of a franchise
Author/Co-Author of 12+ academic and creative publications
Proven record of publishing with traditional and independent publishers
Administrative, editorial board, and national grant award committee service experience
Trained grant-writer with over $150K in awarded national grants
A Few Client Wins...
Academic client secured 3 new international speaking engagements as a result of new positioning
Creative client brokered international teaching collaboration AND developed brand for a series of children's books
Academic client finished a non-academic book manuscript in 6 months, collaborated with a local venue to offer workshops based on manuscript content, AND launched a multi-faceted brand within 9 months
Creative client overcame writing roadblocks, started documentary film research, AND secured a major event contract with one of the world's biggest retail companies
How I got here
After 20 years of teaching, research and academic service, I considered sailing into retirement...but something started brewing in me. Have you ever felt a calling well up in you?
So I fasted, I prayed...and I was reminded of a story.
>>The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14)
I realized that multiplying wasn't just about doing more stuff or making more money.
Multiplying talents is about transforming the outcome of income.
God deposited talents in us. The adventure is in discovering how to best align our story, talents, and purpose--for meaningful impact.
And all of these create space for connections that bridge academic & public spaces.
Now, I'm doing what I love AND building a vision that has impact on more people, in more spaces--the kind of impact I always wanted from teaching, speaking, writing, acting, and directing.
What if your Second Season could be your most exciting one?
A few other places you can find me and my work:
Choose your next step
The Emerging Voice
Build a consistent rhythm for writing
Focus on small, meaningful projects
Build writing confidence and discipline
The Developing Author
Clarify your core message/themes
Fight procrastination
Learn publishing pathways
Focus on intentional sharing that builds thought leadership
Focus on one major project to build brand foundation
The Intentional Author
Get audience & client clarity
Learn about systems and tools that support your journey
Learn strategic publishing solutions
Focus on creative renewal & rhythms of rest
Lean into purpose-driven productivity
The Authorpreneur
Learn to leverage existing work
Discover collaboration opportunities & partnerships
Develop strategies for long-term impact & legacy
Build a team for growth and scaling
Join a VIP Experience
The Book Club is an all-inclusive VIP experience, including:
- 1:1 Support to build your Authorship brand
- Full access to The Workshop & Strategic SetUp Masterclass
- Focused, high level feedback
- Developmental Editing
- Research guidance & support
- Strategic planning for a profitable Authorship Journey
- 20% Discount to the fall Salt & Solace Writing Retreat
Testimonials
What They Say
"With Dr. Helane...I am creating the most fulfilling, exciting, and profitable chapter of my career."
Nestor Torres
Latin Grammy Award-winning Flautist, Composer, Instructor & Cultural Ambassador
@NestorTorresOfficial
Before: "I felt like I was swamped in my creative process."
After: "I finally built the confidence to direct my first documentary."
Leslie, Multimedia Storyteller
Owner, Plots N Pixels Productions
Seattle, WA
Before: "I knew I had a passion...But I didn't know what to do next or how to get there."
After: "I've come to like writing more... it's helped me with my business & in my full-time job as well."
Before: "I needed someone to be honest with me...and start moving me toward what God's called me to do."
After: "It pushed me to integrate my story and helped to bring clarity to those cloudy areas."
Alana Altitude,
Author of You're Fired, Now What? How to Elevate Your Empty Nest
& She-EO of
Beauty Identified LLC
Greenville, SC
Before: "I had creative thoughts in my head but I didn't know how to execute...and I was procrastinating."
After: "She helped me stay focused and realize my potential."
Aaron,
Designer & Martial Arts Instructor
Seth Creations LLC
St. Charles, MO
"Dr. Helane helped me to elevate what I do and to OWN it. As business owners, we all have things that we are dealing with. Vision Builders provides a safe place to share."
“Dr. Helane is a gentle, affirming, and qualified Book Coach. She’s the Bomb.com!”
Pastor Ivan S. Pitts, DMin
Second Baptist Church
Santa Ana, CA
"Dr. Helane is thoughtful, creative, curious, AND she stretches me in ways that make my work better. I appreciate her discipline on our milestones and deadlines, but too appreciate her flexibility, patience, and measured way that she approaches her work and our partnership."
"I have a unique business that intersects traditional Chinese medicine and coffee.
Dr. Helane helped me to present it so that my message is clearer to my clients."
"Having a road map for building out your brand is...astronomical. Learning how to allocate resources and time to be the most effective boss that I can be--this just really shifted my mindset. Everything is super results driven...Dr. Helane is going to get you together!"
Faith Dream, Owner
Dream Junkie LLC
Kansas City, MO
"As an Academic, being a Vision Builder has pushed me to expand my focus beyond the typical boundaries of research and teaching...aligning my work with my deeper values, goals, and dreams. It's a transformative journey of growth, reflection, and possibility."
Sharon Obasi, PhD
University of Nebraska
Kearney, NE
Build Your Brand Beautifully.
Coaching
The Coach for your WHOLE writing life
Write Your Path™ Program
Why Get Coached?
Coaching challenges you. It provides accountability that supports your progress and success. You'll have a partner to help set attainable goals, expert advice with resources you need to inspire productivity, and an editor to help fine-tune your message. Coaching gives your project the energy, accountability, direction, and feedback it deserves. With a coach, your project can transform your career and create new streams of opportunity.
These services include research, development, writing, and/or significant revision stages of new industry and/or public-facing material. Content building starts at $500 and is billed hourly at $150/hour. Rates for content building services require a complimentary consultation and assessment as projects can vary significantly.
Career Planning Kit
Careers, by Natalie Jodie
(312 Reviews)
10 hours
12 Lessons
Beginner Level
Your work is ready. Are you?
The question isn’t whether you have something to say.
It’s whether you’re ready to build the structure that lets it live.
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Writing Services
How Can I Help?
Contracted services, including:
Grantwriting
Ghostwriting
Scriptwriting
Research
Program & Curricular Development
Developmental Editing for:
Dissertations
Articles
Scripts
Devotionals
Children's Books
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Young Adult
