If you want to build a business around your nonfiction book or with a nonfiction book, you can’t just sit down and write any book. You need to write a nonfiction book that accomplishes that purpose. What type of book will do that?
In my last post, I mentioned several different structures that might achieve this goal, such as:
- A prescriptive nonfiction book
- A memoir
- A one-big idea book
- A problem-solution book
- A question-answer book
- A list of benefits book
However, over the past week or two this blog has featured posts on transformational books, memoir and books of the heart as well.
The type of book you need to write depends a great deal on the type of business you want to start. If you want to be an inspirational speaker, for example, an inspirational or transformational memoir might do the trick. If you want to become a corporate consultant or a business coach, you likely want to write a one-big idea book or a problem-solution, question-answer or list-of-benefits book. All of these will showcase your expert knowledge base.
Nonfiction Writing Prompt #23: Choose a Business-Building Book Structure
To complete this prompt, make a decision: What book structure will best help you build a business around your book or with a book?
Nonfiction Writing Prompt #22 asked you to determine what type of book you would write. This one is specific to those of you who really want to take authorship (and that prompt) to the next level and create more than just a writing career; this is about becoming an authorpreneur.
First, get clear about the type of business you would like to create. Do you want to become a coach, consultant, editor, speaker, workshop leader, or service provider?
Second, make a list of the types of services you would offer.
Third, write a tag line for yourself. Will you be the “XX Expert?” or “XX Coach”? Or can you “verb” what you do into a phrase, like “Helping people….,” “Training others to…,” “Leading the way to…,” or “Inspiring new ways to…”?
Fourth, ask yourself if you will have a process or system that can be put into the format of a book.
Fifth, determine your market and the types of books they like to read.
Sixth, look at the book structures mentioned above. Also go to a bookstore and look at the books in the category you think your book would fall into. Choose a structure.
If you now apply the information in Nonfiction Writing Prompt #21, you can use that writing guide to produce a manuscript for a book that will not only create your business but be marketable as well.
Do you know what book will help you achieve your goals?
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Hi Nina, when i was a child i was molested by my families friend that promised her a house, i did not allow my verginity to be take as on every occasions when i was molested i would call upon the powers of God by saying.”Our father who art in haven”this would make every child molester weak and crawl of my body my mother did not fight against this act, because this was how my life was ment to be “trafficked.”no actions were ever taken. It was done exchanged for a house or material things.
The cycle follows the family my sisters child was molested at age 3 by an ordained minister in exchanged for her education no action was ever taken.
When i fought against this unlawful act i was retaliated at, discrimanated, and finally blackbolted. Even my bigger sister was raped right in front of my face before she had her child.
The book i am writing “save our children now project” it is my hope that it will help to raise awareness, give hope and inspire victims like myself as well helping solving a lot of sex crimes so that justice be served in the court.
As i write this book i am already begining to feel a sence of closer to my long lifes problems such as the abused, as well as the expectation that this is a positive way to deal with my problems or abused as i was constantly targeted at for struggling to do the right things in life as a child and was wipped by my mother when i did not comply on some of the occasions when i was constantly forced into trafficking.
These abused was used to beset my goals as i did not have a lawyer to represent me at that time. I was druged, dated raped, it continuse to follow me no matter what i was even jumped on, i was laughed at, i was never got to ever live a normal, something was alwas happning in my life.
It is my hope that my book will help to solve many crimes that were left unheard and finally our voices will be heard so justice will be served to the fullist in the court of law.
Marcia,
I’m so sorry. You have been through a lot and you are very courageous! You are writing a book that authors change. See my earlier post on this topic. That is a very noble and important thing to do. Good luck in all your endeavors, and thank you so much for you open and honest comment here.