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Six Things You Need to Write a Non-Fiction Book: Part 1
Six Things You Need to Write a Non-Fiction Book: Part 2
The Seven Steps to Writing a Great Non-Fiction Book
Carving Out Time to Plan, Research & Write a Non-Fiction Book
Writing the Proposal for a Non-Fiction Book
Turning a Proposal Into a Non-Fiction Book
Why Do I Need a Proposal for Writing a Non-Fiction Book?
Doing Research to Write a Non-Fiction Book
Interviewing Experts to Write a Non-Fiction Book
Using the Internet to Research Your Non-Fiction Book
Determine Your Writing Style to Write a Non -Fiction Book
Creating an Outline & Table of Contents to Write a Non Fiction Book
Organizing Your Work to Write a Non-Fiction Book
Researching the Competition to Write a Non-Fiction Book
Overcoming Writers Block to Write a Non-Fiction Book
Dispelling the Myth of Writing When Working on a Non-Fiction Book
Choosing Which Person to Write In for a Non-Fiction Book
Finding Your Writers Voice for a Non-Fiction Book
Deciding Which Tense to Write In for a Non-Fiction Book
Avoiding Adverbs When Writing a Non-Fiction Book
Using a Dictionary & Thesaurus for Writing a Non Fiction Book
Why Passive Writing Is Bad to Write a Non Fiction Book
Front & Back Matter for Writing a Non-Fiction Book
Setting Writing Goals When Writing a Non-Fiction Book
Know Your Audience When Writing a Non-Fiction Book
Importance of an Elevator Pitch for Your Non-Fiction Book
Big vs. Small Publishers for Your Non-Fiction Book
How to Get a Book Agent for Your Non-Fiction Book
Should You Self-Publish Your Non-Fiction Book?
Why You Should Not Use a Vanity Press for Your Non-Fiction Book
Example of a Bad Publishing Job of a Non-Fiction Book
Example of a Good Publishing Job of a Non-Fiction Book
Using Print on Demand Services for Your Non-Fiction Book
Example of a Great Layout Design of a Non-Fiction Book
Example of a Poor Layout Design of a Non-Fiction Book
Example of Good Layout Design of a Non-Fiction Book
People You Need to Publish Your Non-Fiction Book
Getting an Attorney for Your Non-Fiction Book
Tips & Techniques for Promoting Your Non-Fiction Book
Tips on Creating a Marketing Plan for Your Non-Fiction Book
Recommended Reading for Marketing Your Non-Fiction Book
Internet Marketing Strategies for Your Non-Fiction Book
How to Promote a Non-Fiction Book
Marketing Strategies to Promote a Non-Fiction Book
Using Google Ads to Promote Your Non-Fiction Book
Tips & Advice for Adding an Internet Bookstore to Your Website
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Summary: Get tips on researching the competition for your non-fiction book in this free video guide for first-time authors.
Bobbi Linkemer is an editor, ghostwriter, teacher, writing coach, and the author of 12 books, including Going Solo: How To Survive & Thrive as a Freelance Writer. She has also...read more
" I’m Bobbi Linkemer on behalf of expertvillage.com, and I’d like to invite you to visit my website at writeanonfictionbook.com. We all have a story to tell, so you start by going to amazon.com and punching in your subject and seeing what turns up. There are hundreds, sometimes thousands of books on your topic. There were something like 29 thousand books on the subject of time management, so if you want to write a book on time management you really ought to know what else is out there. I don’t think there is any substitute for actually going to a bookstore. First of all, just feeling a book is much better than seeing it on amazon.com. I think you can get an idea of what the competition is, but you want to know what else is out there that appeals to you. Let’s say that you’re writing a history book or a memoir, you find that section in the bookstore and you go there and just start pulling books off the shelf. You do things like feel the paper, look at the cover, look at what’s on the back of the cover. The questions you want answered.are: What else is out there on my subject? How is my book different, better, unique, special? How does it solve a problem that the other books don’t? What is your purpose for writing it? Is the purpose just to get your grandfather’s story down and do you think there a lot of people out there who want to read your grandfather’s story and who are they? In what way will they relate to it?"
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