When you hear the word “hook,” what comes to mind? Perhaps it’s a fishing term or a tool for grabbing and holding on to a loose item. In nonfiction writing, a hook is not that much different, at least not in the abstract, in other words, it’s an attention-grabbing literary device designed to capture your…
If your book is the building and your chapters are the floors, your paragraphs are the bricks. For your nonfiction book to be read and enjoyed by your readers, your flow of ideas must be carefully developed one brick at a time, making sure that you craft each idea fully within its paragraph and then…
A picture can tell a thousand words, and descriptive writing can paint a thousand pictures. Descriptive writing is a very powerful technique because the pictures you can draw with it can cut more deeply into the emotional core of your readers than if you just used informational words alone. Plus, you can weave those pictures…
If you’re writing nonfiction and want to make your writing better, the following 9 steps will teach you the best practices used by the pros in the genre to write great book after great book. Here we go! Step 1: Analyze the Top Books in Your Niche The best authors in the nonfiction genre are…
The following book writing tips are essential to hone in your nonfiction skills and develop your writing muscle so that you can connect effectively with your audience. Good nonfiction writing at its core is about creating a bridge with your readers’ minds so that you can transfer your knowledge effectively and with as little filtering…
If you want to learn how to write nonfiction to help your audience solve a problem, this article is for you. As nonfiction pros will tell you, when you’re writing a problem-solving book everything in it has to be addressed to your target audience and no one else. This not only includes your solution but…
If you’re a first-time nonfiction writer, you’ll need to have access to the best tips for writing you can find – your tactics – as well as a clear writing strategy. Chinese general Sun Tzu wrote in his seminal book The Art of War: “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without…
Insert Video The paragraph writing tips below will make the difference between a nonfiction book that’s a joy to read and one that’s unreadable. If your book is the building and your chapters are the floors, your paragraphs are the bricks. With strong bricks your building will stand on its own, but if they’re weak…
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