You’ve worked very hard on your nonfiction book manuscript and put in everything you felt would be valuable. Now it’s too long, so the next step is learning how to part ways with your material and edit your nonfiction book down to size so you end up with a clean lean nonfiction book your readers will appreciate.
Author Ardelle Harrison shares the insights she gained from writing a nonfiction book she wishes she’d known before writing and publishing her own.
When you’re writing a nonfiction book (or any book, article, essay, or blog), you need to bridge the first messy draft to the publishable draft with revisions: the middle drafts of your book that you “re-see” in order to tighten, refine, and heighten the structure, form, and function of the work. These 2 revision techniques are incredible for getting the job done (nearly) painlessly.
You can write all you like, but until you nail these 3 elements, your book may flounder or not hit all its essential markers. Read on to see what you need to do to ensure you’re writing a business book that will be highly relevant to your readers.
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We’re inching toward greatness: we’ve reached Part 7 in our long-form blog series about writing a book for your business.
The series explores actionable steps and insights for how you can turn the work you do in your business into a saleable book.
New to the series? Begin here with Part 1.
Do you want to outline your nonfiction book before you start– or after you’ve gotten some of the book under your belt? Next in our blog series, How to Writing a Business Book, see when to write your nonfiction book outline is best for you.
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