WRITE A TRANSFORMATIONAL NONFICTION BOOK THAT SOLVES AN URGENT PROBLEM

transformational nonfiction book that solves an urgent problem: the elements

Why should someone buy your transformational nonfiction book? Because you’re going to solve an urgent problem of theirs. Back when I was an in-house editor at G. P. Putnam’s Sons and HarperCollins, I used to evaluate book proposals (selling tools used to try to get editors like me to give authors book deals). . . .When you write a transformational nonfiction book that solves an urgent problem for readers, you’re promising readers information and strategies.

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GET STARTED WRITING YOUR BOOK (YOU CAN DO IT!)

man pondering illustrating the idea to get started writing your book

Are you ready to get started writing your book?
I believe that the act of writing a book is in itself an important expression of creativity. You will learn more about yourself and your life by choosing to write a book. It’s a big undertaking but when you break the process down into pieces, it’s less daunting.

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DO YOU HAVE HEADERS IN YOUR NONFICTION MANUSCRIPT?

If you’re writing a nonfiction book other than a memoir, you’ll need to break up your text with headers. Good headers are like signs on the highway that reassure you that you’re going in the right direction (“Chicago/O’Hare”), orient you (“Chicago 45 milesj”), and tell you when you need to switch roads (“Exit for Dundee…

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