The Scribe Method
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Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION: WHY WRITE A BOOK?
- PART 1: PREPARE TO WRITE YOUR BOOK
- THE PROPER EXPECTATIONS FOR WRITING YOUR BOOK
- THE SIX FEARS YOU (COULD) FACE WRITING YOUR BOOK
- HOW TO BEAT YOUR FEARS (AND FINISH YOUR BOOK)
- PART 2: POSITION YOUR BOOK
- WHAT IS BOOK POSITIONING (AND WHY DOES IT MATTER)?
- FIGURE OUT YOUR BOOK OBJECTIVES
- FIGURE OUT YOUR AUDIENCE
- FIGURE OUT YOUR BOOK IDEA
- THE NORTH STAR CHECK
- PART 3: OUTLINE YOUR BOOK
- CREATE YOUR BOOK OUTLINE
- OUTLINE THE INTRODUCTION
- OUTLINE THE CONCLUSION
- PART 4: WRITE YOUR BOOK
- HOW TO CREATE YOUR BOOK WRITING PLAN
- THE SCRIBE GUIDE TO WRITING EFFECTIVE NONFICTION
- HOW TO WRITE YOUR FIRST DRAFT (THE VOMIT METHOD)
- HOW TO WRITE YOUR FIRST DRAFT (THE SCRIBE METHOD)
- PART 5: EDIT YOUR BOOK
- HOW TO EDIT YOUR BOOK
- SHOULD YOU ASK PEOPLE FOR FEEDBACK?
- PART 6: FINISH YOUR MANUSCRIPT
- PICKING THE PERFECT BOOK TITLE
- WRITE YOUR BOOK DEDICATION
- WRITE YOUR BOOK ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- WRITE YOUR BOOK FOREWORD
- HOW TO GET INCREDIBLE BLURBS FOR YOUR BOOK
- LOCK IN YOUR MANUSCRIPT: COPYEDITING
- PART 7: DESIGN YOUR BOOK
- HOW TO WRITE A BOOK DESCRIPTION THAT SELLS
- HOW TO WRITE YOUR AUTHOR BIO (AND WHY IT MATTERS)
- HOW TO TAKE THE RIGHT AUTHOR PHOTO
- HOW TO GET A GREAT BOOK COVER
- DESIGN YOUR BOOK LAYOUT
- HOW TO PROPERLY PRICE YOUR BOOK
- PART 8: PUBLISH YOUR BOOK
- HOW TO PICK THE RIGHT BOOK PUBLISHING OPTION
- HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK?
- EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SELF-PUBLISHING BOOK DISTRIBUTION
- HOW TO WRITE A NONFICTION BOOK PROPOSAL (WITH TEMPLATE)
- CONCLUSION: PUBLISH YOUR BOOK
- PART 9: REFERENCE MATERIAL
- REALISTIC AND UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS FOR A BOOK
- HOW WRITING A BOOK CAN BUILD YOUR BRAND
- HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH YOUR BOOK
- WHAT'S THE (INTANGIBLE) IMPACT OF A BOOK?
- HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU "GIVE AWAY" IN YOUR BOOK? THE QUESTION OF ADVERTORIAL VS. EDITORIAL CONTENT
- HOW MUCH OF YOUR STORY SHOULD BE IN YOUR BOOK?
- DON'T PUT EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IN ONE BOOK
- EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BOOK CHAPTERS
- HOW DO YOU BEAT WRITER'S BLOCK?
- THE ONLY SOFTWARE YOU NEED TO WRITE A BOOK IS ALREADY ON YOUR COMPUTER
- HOW PEOPLE REALLY JUDGE A BOOK
- ABOUT THE AUTHORS
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Zach Obront—Co-founder of Scribe Media and a publishing expert who has helped thousands of authors publish and promote their books. He has spoken at Harvard, Yale, Google, and Adobe, reaching millions of readers.
Tucker Max – Co-founder of Scribe Media and a four-time New York Times bestselling author, with three books reaching #1 and over 4.5 million copies sold. A Time 100 nominee, he was one of three authors to have three books on the NYT Nonfiction Best Seller List at once.