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Learn how to write & publish a non-fiction book: the ultimate free video guide, including advice from an experienced author of 12 books. Tutorials include proposals, editing, tips for writers' block, agents, & marketing.
There are 46 videos in this series:
Learn the importance of the elevator pitch, or being able to explain your non-fiction book in one sentence, in this free video guide for first-time authors.
Get tips on whether a big or small publishing house is right for your non-fiction book in this free video guide for first-time authors.
Learn how to get an agent for your non-fiction book in this free video guide for first-time authors.
Decide whether self-publishing is right for you and your non-fiction book in this free video guide to self-publishing.
Learn why not to publish your non-fiction book with a vanity press in this free video guide to self-publishing.
See an example of a bad self-publishing job of a non-fiction book in this free video guide for first time authors.
See an example of a good self-publishing job of a non-fiction book in this free video guide for first time authors.
Get advice on using a print-on-demand publisher to print your non-fiction book in this free video guide for first-time authors.
See an example of a great layout design of a non-fiction book in this free video guide to self-publishing for first time authors.
See an example of a poor layout design for a work of non-fiction in this free video guide to self-publishing for first time authors.
See an example of good book layout in this free video guide to self-publishing for first time authors.
Learn what people you'll need to help you publish your non-fiction book in this free video guide to self-publishing for first time authors.
Get advice on why you need a lawyer to help you publish your non-fiction book successfully in this free video guide to for first time authors.
Learn how to promote your work of non-fiction in this free video guide to self-publishing for first-time authors.
How to create a marketing plan for your non-fiction book in this free video guide to self-publishing for first-time authors.
Get tips on the best marketing book to buy for promoting your work of non-fiction in this free video guide for first-time authors.
Learn strategies, tips and techniques on how to market your non-fiction book in this free video guide to self-publishing for first-time authors.
Learn strategies, tips and techniques on how to market your non-fiction book in this free video guide to self-publishing for first-time authors.
Learn strategies, tips and techniques on how to market your non-fiction book in this free video guide to self-publishing for first-time authors.
Learn tips on how to use Google Ad Sense keywords to market and promote your non-fiction book in this free video guide for first time authors.
Learn how to set up a website to sell your non-fiction book, with tips for getting technical help, in this free video guide to self-publishing for first-time authors.
Non-fiction literature represents the majority of man’s contribution to the collective body of written material in existence. Though a lot of non-fiction consists of old records, minutes of meetings, and technical documentation, it can also tell an amazing personal story, give self-help advice, or take us on a journey through space and time. The only difference between fiction and non-fiction is fact; in one genre fact is superfluous, in the other, fundamental.
Writing a non-fiction book can be both a joy and a struggle. The process involves a great deal of research and refining to get just the right information for a very specific audience…hopefully with a style and voice interesting enough to be memorable.
Once you’ve written your book, publishing it can be a daunting task. At a traditional publishing house, there are many factors to consider when choosing a manuscript to accept. Much of the deliberation is over the marketability of any given title…in other words, how well it will sell. Once a book is chosen, a team of people is usually assigned to design and edit it, send it to the printer, and then get it into readers’ hands using creative marketing and promotion strategies. If you decide to be both the author and publisher of the book, you’ll have to learn how to wear all of these hats.
In this free video guide to writing a work of non-fiction, discover how to take your idea from proposal to print. Our expert, a published writer, and author of How to Write a Nonfiction Book: From Concept to Completion in 6 Months, gives you exhaustive step-by-step advice. Tips include what you need before you write a non-fiction book, how to create a proposal, doing thorough research, overcoming writer’s block, choosing a publisher, and marketing your book.
Bobbi Linkemer Bobbi Linkemer is an editor, ghostwriter, teacher, writing coach, and the author of 12 books, including <i>Going Solo: How To Survive & Thrive as a Freelance Writer</i>. She has also written a step-by-step workbook called <i>How to Write a Nonfiction Book: From Concept to Completion in 6 Months</i>.dkdk
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