Learning Outcomes

Whether you are an experienced writer or have just started thinking about how to write a nonfiction book, this course will teach you about the essence of every step of the long journey, from philosophical inception to writing and editing and everything that comes after publication.

  • Combining your passions and experience with reader demand to decide what book to write.

  • Organizing your knowledge into sections and chapters for maximum comprehension and flow.

  • Refining your book with feedback from editors, proofreaders, beta readers, and market testing.

  • Choosing a title, subtitle, description, and cover design that capture your message and create sales.

  • Pricing and promoting each format of your book (digital, print, and audio) for maximum readership and revenue.

  • Enjoying lifelong passive income, influence, and meaning from your book’s success.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Section 1: Why Write a Book?

  • 2

    Section 2: Planning Your Book

    • 03- THE MOTIVATION AND BASIS FOR YOUR BOOK

    • 04 - Category Conventions and Marketplace Trends

    • 05- BOOK STRUCTURE, SCOPE, AND AUDIENCE
  • 3

    Section 3: The Writing and Editing Process

    • 06- NAVIGATING WRITER’S BLOCK AND CREATIVE INSPIRATION

    • 07- WRITING WITH CLARITY AND UNIQUE PERSONALITY

    • 08 - The Structure of a Nonfiction Book

    • 09- TACTICAL OUTLINING FOR YOUR BOOK

    • 10- TYPES AND FUNCTIONS OF EDITING

    • 11- RECRUITING AND WORKING WITH BETA READERS
  • 4

    Section 4: Preparing for Publication

    • 12 - Choosing the Most Effective Title and Subtitle

    • 13 - Choosing Your Ideal Cover Design

    • 14 - Writing Your Book Description

    • 15 - Formatting Each Version of Your Book

    • 16- NARRATING YOUR AUDIOBOOK
  • 5

    Section 5: Book Launch and Marketplace Success

    • 17- EFFECTIVE PRE-LAUNCH OUTREACH

    • 18- BOOK PRICING AND ROYALTY STRATEGIES

    • 19- ACCRUING PUBLIC BOOK REVIEWS ONLINE

    • 20 - Generating Ongoing Readership

    • 21 - Foreign Book Markets and Translation
  • 6

    Section 6: Life After Publication

    • 22- FULFILLMENT, SELF-INVESTMENT, AND SOCIAL IMPACT

    • 23- PASSIVE INCOME AND YOUR NEXT BOOKS

    • 24- CONCLUSION

Meet Your Instructor

Gregory Diehl

Gregory V. Diehl is a personal development mentor who writes about solving the problems of existence through brutally honest self-inquiry and analysis. His primary focus lies on helping people undo faulty social narratives and making authentic choices according to their actual natures, whether in business, relationships, philosophy, or elsewhere, so long as they are real and contribute to elevating humanity to a higher state of mythic operation. When he isn’t writing his own books or helping others publish theirs, Diehl enjoys befriending stray cats, playing a variety of musical instruments, traversing the globe, and making homes in uncommon places.