by Rob Worth | 20 Apr 2022 | Writing tips
Why does addressing counterarguments make a nonfiction book more compelling? The reader of your book thinks you are wrong and you should agree with them … … for a while. It is tempting to set out your argument and leave it at that. You’ve spent a lot of...
by Rob Worth | 17 Dec 2021 | Structure
What does the author get after it? What am I thinking about and watching for? What do I NOT do? What are the steps? 1. I read the book like a reader. First, I just read the book from start to finish. No notes, no stopping, no analysis. I want to take in the book...
by Rob Worth | 22 Jul 2021 | Writing tips
Is my baby ugly? How to get the best from a developmental editor. A developmental edit is not about spelling and commas but big questions about structure, flow, completeness and the reader. To get the best out of your developmental editor, remember three things: 1....
by Rob Worth | 18 Jul 2021 | Writing tips
Worried the 1st draft of your book is bad? Worry no more. You can stop fretting because your book is bad. “The first draft of anything is shit.” — Ernest Hemingway The first draft is something to be incredibly proud of. Most people never get there. You’ve scaled the...
by Rob Worth | 16 Jul 2021 | Writing tips
With my years of blogs, I have a book. Not yet you don’t. Recently, I found an author with a book they had made from the blogs they had written over the years. The blogs are a treasure trove of stories, insights and lessons they had learned. You could dive in anywhere...
