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From Keynote or Workshop to Book
Today’s episode is going to be of particular use to you if you are a speaker or a trainer, if you do any kind of presentations on the subject area you’re going to be writing your book about. I have used this with my clients as well as with my own books, and so I…
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The Myth of the First Draft
It’s a common misconception of new authors that the first draft is the first draft. It’s not. OK, I know that’s counter-intuitive, but believing that the first iteration of your manuscript is a draft ready to go to the editor can lead to disappointment and frustration.
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Using Stories in Non-Fiction Books
If the book you are writing, or planning to write, is a business book or a thought leadership book, you may be wondering if stories really fit. The answer is a resounding YES!
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Stories Must Have a Point
Unless you are writing a memoir, which is essentially all about stories, you can’t tell stories for the sake of stories. To be effective, there needs to be a point to them.
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The Book Spreadsheet Method
I first discovered the power of the spreadsheet method when I began writing fiction.