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Researching, Outlining and Writing Non-Fiction
Strategies for Researching, Outlining and Writing Non-Fiction
Writing a book is an exciting endeavor, but you need to know what you’re doing. You first need to do the research and for most people, writing an outline before you do the actual writing will help you go from start to finish. Here, I’ll share with you what I know about researching, outlining, and writing non-fiction.
First, you need to know where to go to research your book. Even if you’re an expert, go to other experts. What you want to do is get viable quotes form other experts — the more popular, the better.
Think it’s difficult to get an expert onboard — especially if you’re a relative unknown? It isn’t. Getting a quote from an expert you admire requires one thing: Asking. Will everyone you ask say yes? No, but some will and that’s all you need.
You simply send a brief email and ask if you can quote them. You can handle a quote one of two ways. You can either ask if you can interview them via email — you want the questions responded to in writing — or you can ask if you can include a quote of something they’ve already said in a written, audio, or video format.
You can also do phone interviews, but if you’re not used to doing this, it can be a little…
