by Rob Worth | 10 Jul 2021 | Writing tips
The easiest trick to get your prose to read better This week, I watched a live broadcast with two authors. She was just releasing an audiobook she had read herself. She said she had tripped over some sentences. He replied, “Writing to be read is different to writing...
by Rob Worth | 8 Jul 2021 | Structure
3 structures using stories that keep readers turning the pages of your complexity and systems book Stories are a powerful tool for hooking a reader and keeping them reading. You can also use stories to structure your book. 3 book structures using story Simple...
by Rob Worth | 6 Jul 2021 | Writing tips
Don’t spend years on your book and let it bomb because you didn’t do this The comedian stepped onto the stage holding a thick sheaf of A4 printer paper. He gave the audience a wink, glanced at the top sheet and read a joke. Silence. He dropped the piece of paper. Open...
by Rob Worth | 5 Jul 2021 | Writing tips
Diagrams – Do they stop readers thinking? A picture is worth a thousand words. Or, a picture closes off a thousand thoughts. To use pictures or diagrams to accompany, explain or clarify complex ideas is something that people take for granted. When Ivo Velitchkov came...
by Rob Worth | 1 Jul 2021 | Structure
4 simple structures for a complexity or systems thinking book Your book about complexity or systems thinking is overflowing with ideas. How can you order them clearly? Here are four simple structures to consider. Build a Wall First, lay the fundamental principles....