Introduction
Who we are: Steve Alcorn, Dani Alcorn
Why Write non-fiction?
- Less than 10% of published titles are fiction
- Non-Fiction has a very long shelf-life (backlist)
- amazon searches are much more likely to be for non-fiction topics
- People need non-fiction books
- Non-fiction books tend to sell themselves (niche)
- You can gauge non-fiction interest with nothing more than a query letter
- Non-fiction sells to publishers on the basis of three chapters + proposal
Course organization: stepwise lessons at your own pace, hands on
Course is three parts:
- Planning
- Writing
- Publishing
Writing without getting stuck
No such thing as writer’s block
The advantage of a plan
Outlining has a bad name, but it can be liberating, creatively
Discussion Areas, Lesson Outlines and Supplemental Resources
An Exclusive Discount on How to Fix Your Novel