Proven and successful techniques for writing a self-help book
If you're a coach, therapist, or trainer wanting to write a book that transforms your readers' lives, you may feel unsure about what's involved. How do you translate the words that come so effortlessly when you're with a client into inspirational advice on the printed page? What's the secret?
This is the book that guides you on your journey to becoming a successful self-help author. You'll explore how to structure your book, what to write about, and ways of making your words clear and persuasive. You'll also discover the most effective publishing and marketing routes for your book once it's written.
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Ginny Carter is a bestselling ghostwriter of 25 books, a book coach, and an award-winning author in her own right. Specialising in self-help guides, business books, and memoirs, she's ghosted books on a wide variety of topics. Ginny is also the author of the award-winning Your Business Your Book, which takes you through the key steps for planning, writing, and promoting a business book.
Table of Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- What you’ll get out of this book
- Define your book: choose your journey
- 1. Your aim
- 2. Your topic
- 3. Your readers
- 4. Your readers’ journey
- Outline your book: plan your journey
- 5. Your road map
- 6. Your detailed journey
- Write your book: embark on your journey
- 7. Be clear
- 8. Be persuasive
- 9. Be you
- Put your book out there: arrive at your destination
- 10. Edit your book
- 11. Publish your book
- 12. Make your book pay
- The end or the beginning?
- The Author
- Acknowledgements
- Index
About the Author :
Ginny Carter is a bestselling ghostwriter of 25 books, a book coach, and an award-winning author in her own right. Specialising in self-help guides, business books, and memoirs, she’s ghostwritten books on a wide variety of topics, some of which have been taken on by major publishers. Ginny is also the author of the award-winning Your Business Your Book, which takes you through the key steps for planning, writing, and promoting your own business book.
Review :
...easy to follow and full of insightful yet practical information that I found very interesting and helpful. I've come out of reading this with a better understanding of what's involved in writing a self help book and how to go about planning and writing it. - NetGalley
I learned a lot from How to Write a Self-Help Book by Ginny Carter...It covers the book writing process right from planning the structure of your book before you even put pen to paper, all the way to publishing and marketing. It was a treat that the author gave examples of books to demonstrate each format. This is a very specific book designed for a fledgling self-help author, and if that’s you (like me) you'll find it invaluable. - NetGalley
This is a short book but it really packs in a lot of useful information about writing a self help book. I’ve read a lot of books on writing nonfiction but I was very impressed with how much I learned from this one - everything is presented clearly and succinctly and is full of useful tips and guidance. We learn about planning and outlining the book, choosing a topic, considering the intended reader, writing persuasively, finding your voice, as well as editing and publishing. It is very well-written and not at all dry, and was a very enjoyable read. I highly recommended this book to anyone who wants to write nonfiction, not just self-help. - NetGalley
This book is a shining exemplar of a great self-help book - incredibly readable, tightly structured and incisive, and wearing its knowledge with an enjoyably light touch. ...This book is bound to become a classic in its field! - Amazon
