While I was at the San Francisco Writer’s Conference a week and a half ago, I went to dinner with a colleague and agent Jodie Reins. During the course of our conversation, I happened to mention one of my many book projects. Jody exclaimed, “That’s not just a book. It’s a system!” “A what?” I asked. Your Nonfiction Book as…
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If you want to write a commercial book that stands out in its category—the shelf where you find it in a virtual or physical bookstore, you must develop an idea that is unique and necessary. That means you not only need to provide a book with a high degree of value to readers, as I discussed in the last nonfiction…
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If you’ve ever struggled to shorten something you’ve written, improve a manuscript or simply edit a piece of your own work, this guest post by C.S. Lakin (@CSLakin) provides you with six solid and tested tips to help you turn out tight, polished prose. Writers often think about tightening their writing. Just what does that mean? And how is it…
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I am a huge advocate of mind mapping for ideation, book development and many other things, but when it comes to being an expert on this technique I turn the topic over to my colleague, author and book coach Roger C. Parker (@rogercparker). Today he provides helpful tips on how authors can use mind maps to plan books and more….
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If you want to write commercial books that sell well, you must develop ideas that add enormous value to readers’ lives. That means turning away from why you want to write a book, and your purpose, which we discussed in the last nonfiction writing prompt, and toward your readers needs and wants. It’s time to develop book ideas that support…
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