The Scribe Method The Best Way to Write and Publish Your Non-Fiction Book
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

Tucker Max
Tucker Max is the co-founder of Scribe Media, a company that helps you write, publish, and market your book.
He's written four New York Times Best Sellers (three hit #1), which have sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. He's credited with being the originator of the literary genre, “fratire,” and is only the third writer (after Malcolm Gladwell and Michael Lewis) to ever have three books on the New York Times Nonfiction Best Seller List at one time. He was nominated to the Time Magazine 100 Most Influential List in 2009.
He received his BA from the University of Chicago in 1998, and his JD from Duke Law School in 2001. He currently lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife Veronica and three children.

Tucker Max
Zach Obront is the cofounder of Scribe Media. As an expert in the rapidly changing publishing industry, he's spoken to audiences at Harvard, Yale, Google, and Adobe, and has worked with thousands of authors to professionally publish and promote their books, reaching millions of readers in the process.
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