CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: WHY WRITE A BOOK?............................................................................9 PART 1: PREPARE TO WRITE YOUR BOOK 1.1: THE PROPER EXPECTATIONS FOR WRITING YOUR BOOK .................................................21 1.2: THE SIX FEARS YOU (COULD) FACE WRITING YOUR BOOK .............................................. 25 1.3: HOW TO BEAT YOUR FEARS (AND FINISH YOUR BOOK) ..................................................41 PART 2: POSITION YOUR BOOK 2.1: WHAT IS BOOK POSITIONING (AND WHY DOES IT MATTER)? ............................................ 53 2.2: FIGURE OUT YOUR BOOK OBJECTIVES .................................................................... 57 2.3: FIGURE OUT YOUR AUDIENCE .............................................................................. 63 2.4: FIGURE OUT YOUR BOOK IDEA ............................................................................. 85 2.5: THE NORTH STAR CHECK ....................................................................................91 PART 3: OUTLINE YOUR BOOK 3.1: CREATE YOUR BOOK OUTLINE .............................................................................. 95 3.2: OUTLINE THE INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 107 3.3: OUTLINE THE CONCLUSION ................................................................................117 PART 4: WRITE YOUR BOOK 4.1: HOW TO CREATE YOUR BOOK WRITING PLAN ............................................................125 4.2: THE SCRIBE GUIDE TO WRITING EFFECTIVE NONFICTION .............................................133 4.3: HOW TO WRITE YOUR FIRST DRAFT (THE VOMIT METHOD) ............................................139 4.4: HOW TO WRITE YOUR FIRST DRAFT (THE SCRIBE METHOD) ...........................................149 PART 5: EDIT YOUR BOOK 5.1: HOW TO EDIT YOUR BOOK ................................................................................. 161 5.2: SHOULD YOU ASK PEOPLE FOR FEEDBACK? ............................................................ 175