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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
Summary: Learn how to avoid using the passive voice in 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. I think one of the most common mistakes I see is people who write in the passive voice, which means something is happening to something. An example of passive writing will be something like “he was hit by a car.” So something happen to him, but more active will be to say the driver of the car hit him or the car hit him, so something does something to something. It’s good old subject and predicate that you learned in fourth grade. Most people don’t write that way; they write convoluted sentences and things are always happening to something. One of the jobs of an editor is to make it more dynamic and more active so that you have lots of verbs."
eHow Article: Why Passive Writing Is Bad to Write a Non Fiction Book
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