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A Table of Contents Provides a Map and Structure for Your Book

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This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer's Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. Remember Alice from Alice in Wonderland? She didn’t have a map. No destination. That’s why she wandered around and didn’t care where she ended up. If ... Read More about A Table of Contents Provides a Map and Structure for Your Book

How to Map Out Your Book from Start to Finish

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A lot of people ask me how to begin creating the structure of a nonfiction book. I like to begin by creating a table of contents for a book. Once I have this, I can then create the content for those chapters. However, often I can do both of these activities at the same time. To accomplish this, I ... Read More about How to Map Out Your Book from Start to Finish

7+ Steps You Must Take to Write a Transformational Book

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Are you inspired to write a transformational book—one that will help your readers create change in their lives, organizations, or the world? Awesome! The world needs more transformational authors or “Authors of Change.” In case you’re unfamiliar with the term, a “transformational book,” is any ... Read More about 7+ Steps You Must Take to Write a Transformational Book

How to Write a Book that helps you Earn a Living

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The vast majority of authors do not make a living from their books. Most traditionally published books never “earn back” their advances, which means the authors don’t sell enough copies to make any money past the initial fee paid for the manuscript. Most ebooks don’t sell more than about 550 copies ... Read More about How to Write a Book that helps you Earn a Living

5 Ways to Bring Your Writing Ideas (and Career) to Life

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How do you take your writing ideas, write a book, and become a published author? This question typically is met with practical advice, tactical tasks, and skill-based tips. There are other ways to help yourself become an author that have little to do with book structure, producing business and ... Read More about 5 Ways to Bring Your Writing Ideas (and Career) to Life

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