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We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello there it's Peter here again and welcome along to writers life coming up this time the ultimate way to become a better nonfiction writer how do you become a great nonfiction writer there's so much choice out there these days they're being found in order to be ready Zac Chua Lee one of the most significant challenges you might have lots of interesting ideas and things to say and you even might be able to convey these through brilliantly compelling writing but without anyone being able to find your work how would they ever know becoming a better nonfiction writer as with most things is about practice and careful methodical planning it is a learning curve and a craft which takes time to master so if you want to become successful as a nonfiction writer you must be willing to put the time and effort in success is all about quality you're providing a service to your readers and if the quality of that service is fine they will appreciate it recommend it and come back for more these are the things you should think about before you start first what is your book about your book needs to have a clear idea of purpose without this you'll start to writing at loss and off topic before you've even really begun you should be able to neatly and clearly summarize your idea and be able to tell someone exactly what your book is about in under 30 seconds and in under 50 words can you do that next who are you writing for make sure you understand your reader and the potential size of your readership this needs to be large enough to make writing the book worthwhile if your subject is so niche that only a handful of people would ever find it interesting useful then you should ask yourself if it will in fact be worth your while next is it unique check out your competition has your idea being done to death already do people need another book on this subject if you think you have an original idea or at least intend your content to look at a particular subject from an unusual angle or perspective then that's great if there are vast numbers of books covering the same thing you should think about how you can make your book unique rather than rehashing the same old content asking yourself whether your book is actually necessary and being able to answer yourself honestly is crucial if you're going to make a success of your book next can you fill a whole book with what you have to say are you sure you have enough material no matter how passionate you are about writing about your subjects you need to seriously consider whether you have enough content to fill an entire book create a content map before you start does it all make sense and work together as one book organizing your ideas and coming up with a table of contents will help you decide if you have enough content to continue and next are you the right person to write this book can you really call yourself an authority on your books content are you willing to do the work to back up your claims with facts and historical data just because you have a great idea it doesn't necessarily mean you're the right person to write a book about it make sure you have given this some thought before you start if you don't know enough about this subject then maybe think about getting some help if you're completely unknown do you think you'll be able to get your book see and next are you willing to promote your book authors rely heavily on self-promotion these days to get noticed if you want your book to succeed you may well have to get out there and promote your work are you willing and do you have the necessary time to do this if not how do you intend to sell your book armed with this information you should not only be able to write a market your book successfully but also make a decision about whether you should write it in the first place if you have a great idea for a nonfiction book there's no reason if you are willing to do the work it can't become a great success and don't forget if you're struggling some rights or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now   be sure to give us a thumbs up if you like this video and subscribe to our channel for more my name is peter and i'll see you next time bye for now