National Nonfiction Day
National Nonfiction Day is the first Thursday in November. Why nonfiction matters, what makes it good, and why the best reason to write it is not sales.
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Book WritingGhostwriting a Nonfiction Book: Extraction, Structure, Voice
Ghostwriting a nonfiction book is a craft of extraction and structure. The author has the knowledge; the work is drawing it out in their own voice.
Critical ThinkingStop Doing the Thinking for Your Reader
Most nonfiction hands the reader a conclusion and then explains it. The books people remember hand them the evidence and let them arrive.
Book WritingA Book Nobody Can Disagree With Is a Book Nobody Remembers
Every book that has done anything for me has annoyed somebody. The ones that annoyed nobody sank without trace.
GhostwritingBuild the Chapter Around the Story, Not the Other Way Round
A chapter is a building, and most writers treat the story as the paint. The test is removal. Take the story out and see whether the chapter still stands.
NonfictionNonfiction Works Best When It Is Written With Emotion
A thermometer tells you the temperature of a room. It does not tell you whether anybody wants to be in it. Most nonfiction reads like a thermometer.
AudiobookNational Read a Book Day: A Writer Who Reads Everything
September 6 is National Read a Book Day. A 113-book author on why reading is the single most important thing a writer does besides writing.
BiasHow to Avoid Echo Chambers in Nonfiction (Without Losing Your Mind or Your Voice)
Nonfiction should help us see the world more clearly, but too often it just flatters the worldview readers walked in with, because the likes and shares flow to whatever confirms the audience, not whatever challenges it. The louder the echo,…
GhostwritingFulfilling the Dream at 60: Terri Tonkin on Writing Her Book and Becoming a Ghostwriter
Australian author and ghostwriter Terri Tonkin on fulfilling her writing dream at 60, her conversational ghostwriting method, pricing the work, and why everyone has a story to tell.
Author TalksRebecca Bratspies: A Law Professor on Naming Gotham and Environmental Justice Comics
Law professor Rebecca Bratspies joins Author Talks to discuss writing Naming Gotham, her environmental justice comics, and marketing outside academia.
NonfictionNon-Fiction FAQ
Straight answers about writing a non-fiction book: choosing a topic, research, structure, length, voice, fact-checking, AI pitfalls, and publishing.