Spring Semester Revision Notes, 5: Magnum Opus: Your Book

1. Your non-fiction book, that is.
2. You need to write one to clarify your thinking, to take on the mental equivalent of the Marathon de Sables and to have a lot of fun.
3. So: no more fuss.
4. Write.
5. But not just another book on leadership or productivity or paleo cooking....
6. What's your thing? Your niche?
7. Challenge 1: why is it different to all the other books on the subject?
8. Challenge 2: why should a publisher support you? How can you help sell tens of 1000s of books?
9. Challenge 3: you've decided to self-publish? Good move: how will anyone know about you?
10. Do it for love, not for money. Do it because you believe in it, not for the launch party nor for the advance. Passion will create a great book and then you might make (some) money.
11. You'll need grit.
12. And here's your master plan: How To Write & Publish Your Non-Fiction Book

 And if you missed class:

1: Productivity Dozen

2: Presentation Dozen

3: Selling Dozen

4: Work/Life Balance Dozen

Assessment is clearly continuous.