Lots of people offer advice on how to become a successful nonfiction author. But only one tried-and-true process exists to…
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How to Successfully Write a Nonfiction Book (Part 4)
You can find tons of information online about how to write a nonfiction book. In fact, you could spend days,…
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How to Successfully Write a Nonfiction Book (Part 3)
While some people like to write nonfiction books by the “seat of their pants,” the most prolific and productive writers…
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How to Successfully Write a Nonfiction Book (Part 2)
You’ve heard the sound advice to plan your nonfiction book with readers in mind. However, writing for your readers isn’t…
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5 Reasons to See Yourself and Your Book Through Acquisitions Editors’ Eyes
If you are like most aspiring authors, you see you work from a biased perspective. Maybe you hired an editor…
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Create a Successful Book with Focus on Reader Interest and Benefits
This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer’s Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous…
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How to Evaluate Your Book Idea’s Success Potential
I’m a big advocate of not beginning a project–especially a big project–unless you know it has chance to succeed. Failure’s…
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