WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #7 Guest post by Dr. Roberta Temes Do you have a book humming in your brain? Do you want to share your knowledge and your experiences with others? Do you believe that if you could find the time to sit down and write, and if you knew how to begin, you would soon have a book…
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WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #6 Guest post by Toni Robino (@ToniRobino) If you’re properly prepared, you can ghostwrite the first draft of a nonfiction manuscript in thirty days. Planning a book that’s shorter than full-length will make this goal a lot easier, but you can ghost a full-length first draft in a month if you’re highly organized, have ninety percent…
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WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #5 Post by Nina Amir (@NinaAmir) Many people don’t believe they are writers. However, they want to become authors. This leaves them in a quandary. They want and—maybe need—a book, but they don’t feel they can write it. Others are in a hurry and don’t have the time to write, even though they know they can….
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WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #4 Post by Nina Amir (@NinaAmir) You’ve got an idea for a blogged nonfiction book. Maybe you’ve even brainstormed some ideas for content, completed a mind map or come up with a tentative outline. Now you’re wondering about how to structure your book. It’s really not that difficult to create a structure for a nonfiction book….
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WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #3 Guest post by Marcia Riefer Johnston (@MarciaRJohnston) “Write when there is something that you know; and not before; and not too damned much after.” These wise words come to us from Ernest Hemingway, master of minimalism. Wait. Did he minimize here? Consider this tighter version: Write when you know something; and not before; and not…
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WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #2 Guest post by Michael J. Gelb (@MichaelJGelb) If I were to recommend just one method for mastering the creative process, it would be mind mapping. Originated by English author and poet Tony Buzan, Mind Mapping is a versatile tool for generating and organizing ideas using images and keywords in a nonlinear format. It’s best to…
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WNFIN Challenge/NaNonFiWriMo Day #1 Guest post by Bob The Teacher Jenkins (@BobTheTeacher) This month is National Nonfiction Writing Month and, if you’re like me, you’ve set ambitious goals for yourself to publish amazing, high-impact content over the next few weeks. Will you reach the finish line in time – maybe even before Thanksgiving? As a marketing educator and business…
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