Develop Your Concept Around A Compelling Book Idea

Behind every successful nonfiction book lies a compelling idea that engages readers, motivates change, or imparts valuable knowledge. The process of developing your book concept is a creative and strategic endeavor that requires careful thought and planning. In a previous post, I discussed how to choose your book’s topic and niche. Here I’ll discuss the next step which is developing your book’s topic into a compelling narrative that appeals to your audience. Identify the core of your idea At the heart of every great nonfiction book is a central idea that needs to be expanded to create a satisfying result for the reader. To begin the process of developing your topic, consider what the core message is that you want to convey. It could revolve…

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Why haven’t you written your book yet?

We all have those tasks in life that come easily and those that don’t. And we have activities we’re passionate about and some we’re lukewarm on. But if you want to write your book, you have to be passionate enough about it to overcome whatever stands in your way—whether it comes easily or not. See if you relate to some of these common reasons (or excuses) aspiring authors have for not writing their book: I define reasons or excuses as INTERNAL or EXTERNAL. Not having confidence in your writing ability or feeling that writing is an effort are internal reasons or challenges. Another might be that you’re afraid you won’t sell your book. You don’t know how to market so who’s going to find out about it? Another one is that you don’t think…

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