How To Write A Non-fiction Book In 60 Days

Author: Paul Lima
Publisher: Paul Lima
ISBN: 0980986907
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 115

Book Description
How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days Fourth Edition Ideal for consultants, workshop leaders, speakers, or freelance writers, who want to write a solid first draft of a non-fiction book - in 60 days Want to write a non-fiction book? Learn how to take your book from inspiration to completion in days, not years. Do you have a book just waiting to come out? Are you procrastinating because you think it will take you years to write? This book will show you how to write a comprehensive first draft - a draft you can send to an agent or publisher or one you can edit and self-publish - in 60 days. Written by successful freelance writer, author, and writing instructor Paul Lima, How To Write A Non-fiction Book In 60 Days takes you, step-by-step, from your book idea to a detailed chapter-by-chapter outline, to a solid first draft - in 60 days. In addition, 60 Days includes two bonus chapters: one on constructing effective sentences and paragraphs and one on self-publishing using print on demand (POD) and e-book distributors that get your book in all major online retailers, at no cost to you*. "This readable little book tells you everything you need to know to write your nonfiction book. Paul Lima's insights and recommendations can easily save you months, maybe years, of frustration. If you want to write a nonfiction book you owe it to yourself to read this book." - Tony Levelle, freelance writer

Authorpreneur

Author: Shanda Trofe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781737455394
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
Build your author empire and become the AUTHORity in your niche. When it's done right, becoming a published author lends you credibility and establishes you as an expert. Writing and publishing a book to represent your brand opens doors to new opportunities and expansion for your business. In Authorpreneur, Shanda Trofe not only guides you through the process of creating a high-quality book that sets you up for long-term success, but also how to build your author empire with your book as the foundation, to gain credibility and become an authority in your area of expertise. You'll also learn how to: - Write your non-fiction book in seven easy-to-follow steps - Structure your content in a way that ultimately turns your readers into clients - Develop your brand, find your target audience, and create a tribe of devoted fans - Build your author platform and grow your list so you have a warm audience in which to market your books, products and services - Ways to repurpose and expand on your content to create companion products and offers such as online courses, speaking engagements, workshops, mentoring and coaching programs, and much more - The best ways to promote your book, products, and services to set yourself up for long-lasting success as an authorpreneur! *Updated and expanded second edition.

How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days

Author:
Publisher: Paul Lima
ISBN: 0987871129
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 115

Are You Afraid of the Dark Rum?

Author: Sam Slaughter
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1524854468
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 167

Book Description
Are You Afraid of the Dark Rum? is a tongue in cheek cocktail book for the former '90s kid and those just discovering how cool old-school Nickelodeon and Delia's once were. With recipes for alcoholic versions of childhood favorites like Ecto-Cooler and Mondo as well as creative pop-culture inspired originals like the Rum and Stimpy and Semi-Warmed Kind of Cider, this is a perfectly giftable mix of humor, nostalgia, and tasty recipes.

How To Write Non-Fiction

Author: Joanna Penn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912105021
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 360

Book Description
" ... includes the business models of writing non-fiction, the details of how to research, write and edit your book, as well as publishing, product creation and marketing."--Cover.

The 90-Day Novel

Author: Alan Watt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781937746247
Category : Creative writing
Languages : en
Pages : 312

Book Description
"In this day-by-day guide through the process of outlining and writing the first draft of your novel in 90 days, [the author] will show you: How to structure your novel without losing connection to your voice; Why you are uniquely qualified to write your story; The dilemma at the heart of your story; How your fears are a portal into your characters; The connection between your life themes and story themes; Why you kept getting stuck, and how to break through."--Back cover.

How to Be Ferociously Happy

Author: Dushka Zapata
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781533052445
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174

Book Description
When you were born you took deep breaths right away. You proceeded to accomplish truly complicated things: you learned to talk and walk and write. Language is complex and daunting and you did it. You already come equipped to be good at many things. The ability to pick them up is part of your original composition. Trust that.

The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published

Author: Arielle Eckstut
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 076116085X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 544

Book Description
Now updated for 2015! The best, most comprehensive guide for writers is now revised and updated, with new sections on ebooks, self-publishing, crowd-funding through Kickstarter, blogging, increasing visibility via online marketing, micropublishing, the power of social media and author websites, and more—making The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published more vital than ever for anyone who wants to mine that great idea and turn it into a successfully published book. Written by experts with twenty-five books between them as well as many years’ experience as a literary agent (Eckstut) and a book doctor (Sterry), this nuts-and-bolts guide demystifies every step of the publishing process: how to come up with a blockbuster title, create a selling proposal, find the right agent, understand a book contract, and develop marketing and publicity savvy. Includes interviews with hundreds of publishing insiders and authors, including Seth Godin, Neil Gaiman, Amy Bloom, Margaret Atwood, Leonard Lopate, plus agents, editors, and booksellers; sidebars featuring real-life publishing success stories; sample proposals, query letters, and an entirely updated resources and publishers directory.

Your Creative Career

Author: Anna Sabino
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN: 163265895X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Anna Sabino is an artist, but certainly not a starving one. She wasn’t born into a wealthy family, didn’t inherit money from a distant relative, and doesn’t have a rich husband. But she made it as an entrepreneur, as a single woman, and most importantly, as an artist. In Your Creative Career, she shows her fellow artists and creatives how to build a business that reflects their talent and true calling while generating serious cash. Whether the goal is to build an empire and be financially free, create a lifestyle business, or just to have more time, Your Creative Career guides you through every aspect of creative entrepreneurship. If you want to start your creative career, transition into it, or give it a boost, this book is a must read that features: Proven systems and strategies to create ideally priced products that keep selling. The importance of going through all the steps of making it from idea inception and execution to branding and distribution. The importance of transitioning from artistic solitude to collaborative, creative entrepreneurship. The most effective marketing and PR methods adjusted to the new reality of short attention spans and information overload.

Now Write! Nonfiction

Author: Sherry Ellis
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101162759
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 281

Book Description
An essential handbook for nonfiction writers, featuring the trusted personal writing exercises of today's masters of creative non-fiction, including Gay Talese, Reza Aslan, John Matteson, Tilar Mazzeo, and many more! Beginners and seasoned writers alike will relish the opportunity to use the top-notch writing exercises collected in Now Write! Nonfiction culled from the personal stashes of bestselling and critically-acclaimed nonfiction authors like legendary essayist Gay Talese (Thy Neighbor's Wife), New York Times-bestselling authors Ishmael Beah (A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier) Reza Aslan (No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam), and Tilar Mazzeo (The Widow Clicquot), 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winner John Matteson (Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father), creative nonfiction icon Lee Gutkind (Creative Nonfiction magazine), and many other top memoirists, journalists, and teachers of creative nonfiction, these exercises offer fresh ideas for every facet of creative nonfiction writing, from pushing through writers block to organizing a story, capturing character to fine-tuning dialogue, injecting new life into a finished piece to starting a new work from scratch. Now Write! Nonfiction will take you out into the field with creative nonfiction's master practitioners: *Peek inside Gay Talese's mind, as he shares the "writer's road map" he used to organize information for his classic book Thy Neighbor's Wife and his seminal essay "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold." *Learn from Reza Aslan why what you remember isn't as important as why you remember it the way you do *Explore the importance of cultural nuance in language with Ishmael Beah *Discover Lee Gutkind's simple trick, performed with a highlighter, that can help any writer identify whether their piece is truly showing action, or just telling An essential resource that will help writers of any level to hone their craft and get writing, Now WRite! Nonfiction offers over 80 quick, simple excersises trusted by top nonfiction writers to get their pen moving!