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If you're lost on the winding road trip that is writing, we have the roadmap for you! Discover how to craft purposeful and engaging nonfiction chapters that keep readers hooked with ghostwriter Amy Russell-Coutts as your expert guide.
Read MoreA dollop of motivation…a heaping cup of great ideas...and a dash of support. In our latest blog post, book coach Steve Donahue helps you cook up a successful nonfiction book using a tried and true recipe of 5 key ingredients.
Read MoreIt can be difficult to step outside your experience and find the themes that elevate your memoir or narrative nonfiction book. Book coach Steve Donahue joins us to share 5 ways to get closer to the core meaning of your story.
Read MoreEach one of us has a story to tell. But book coach Steve Donahue finds most would-be memoirists struggle to get started. To help you along, here’s Steve’s tried and tested sequence of five questions you should consider before writing your memoir.
Read MoreWriting a book is all about building momentum. The trick is to set writing goals that are in the sweet spot of keeping you motivated without becoming a burden. In this excerpt from our just-released Writing Guide, we’ll explain how you can create a sustainable writing momentum.
Read MoreUnless you’re writing a college textbook, nonfiction authors — just like novelists — are in the entertainment industry. Here’s book coach Steve Donahue with four key ways you can write more interesting and compelling stories to carry your next nonfiction book forward.
Read MoreWriting a book can be daunting – especially if you don’t have much experience. But it’s far from impossible. Book coach and bestselling author Steve Donahue details five ways you can transfer existing talents, systems, and habits from your daily life into writing your book.
Read MoreAs a subject matter expert, you might think writing a nonfiction book is just a matter of downloading what’s inside your brain onto the page. But without an organizing system to guide your project you can end up writing in the wrong direction. Bestselling author Steve Donahue shows how you can use the S.L.A.M. System to stay on track.
Read MoreImagine releasing a travel book at the outset of a global pandemic. What’s an author to do? Andrew Beattie saw it as a chance to get creative, and started a Facebook video series that's getting thousands of views, and racking up plenty of book sales. We interviewed him to find out just how he did it.
Read MoreWriting a non-fiction book begins with an idea. A light bulb goes on and suddenly you realize, “I could write a book about this!” Now what? Here are 6 tips from book coach and two-time best-selling author, Steve Donahue, to help you get started writing your first non-fiction book:
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