by Colette Mason | 1 - Research, 2 - Planning, 4 - Writing, 5 - Reviewing, 7 - Promotion
Have you ever bought a self-published book that was a real stinker? There’s an old saying “don’t do something just because you can”. Misguided self-importance People who write books based on their expertise are often convinced they don’t need someone else meddling...
by Mitali | 1 - Research, 2 - Planning
How to choose a subject for your book To give you some inspiration, here are the top-level nonfiction genres on Amazon.com. (The figures in brackets denote the number of titles in each genre at the time of publication). Each top-level genre has a series of sub-genres,...
by Mitali | 1 - Research, 4 - Writing
3 book styles for nonfiction authors As well as having 4 writing styles to choose from, you also have 3 book styles to choose from too, so there’s plenty of flexibility to find something you’re happy with. Tips books A collection of short related ideas. This is a good...
by Mitali | 1 - Research, 4 - Writing
You don’t need to be a genius to know what a nonfiction book is – it’s a how-to book or guide about a topic. And I’m guessing, it’s not going to be a big surprise that readers want to read nonfiction books because they want to learn...
by Mitali | 1 - Research, 2 - Planning
At this time of year, if you are interested in writing a book you published seen the buzz around the #NaNoWriMo “write a novel in a month” global challenge. This is where you have 30 days to write a book in November and the target word count is 50,000 words. But is...