This course helps you refine your topic and, in the process, identify the one book you intend to write. A topic can be broad and complex enough to contain many different books. Your job is to determine which part of that larger topic you will address or tackle in this particular book. Through a series of focused exercises, you’ll define the scope of your book so you can write with greater direction and give your readers a clear understanding of what they will (and will not) find in it.
What You’ll Get
- A clear, specific focus for your topic (which helps you determine what should and should not be included in this book)
- Language you can reuse to tell readers what to expect, e.g., on your back cover, sales page, or pitch
- A defined scope to help you stay on track with the book you set out to write.
How This Course Helps Your Writing & Publishing Journey
Besides bad writing, a lot of negative reviews come down to one thing: readers expected something different from what they got. When you define the focus of your book, you give yourself a guide for making decisions as you write (what to include, what to cut, how to describe it). And you stay on track with the book you set out to create. It also helps you communicate clearly with potential readers about what your book is, and isn’t, about.
About this Course
This course is exercise-focused and intentionally gets to the point. Rather than spending a lot of time listening to instruction, you’ll get the information you need and then put it to work through activities designed to help you make progress on your book.
