Writing a Book: Write Short Nonfiction Amazon Kindle eBooks

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Nonfiction: Writing short nonfiction Amazon Kindle eBooks: Writing and self-publishing short Amazon nonfiction books

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Created byBrian Jackson

Last updated 3/2024

English

What you'll learn

My Preferred Word 2016 Screen Layout
Selecting a Target Niche to Write About
Establishing Your Amazon Non-fiction Release Schedule and Pricing
Formatting Your Non-fiction Manuscript in Microsoft Word 2016
Working with Images
Building Your Chapter Outline
Maintaining a Bibliography of Your Source Material
Paraphrasing and Summarizing Your Source Material
Writing Short Essays
Overview of the Self-publishing Process

Course content

6 sections • 21 lectures • 3h 9m total length

Course Overview7:42
In this lecture, I provide a course overview and demonstrate why it's so important to take this course if you intend to write Amazon Kindle short non-fiction.
Additional Resources0:17
How to Watch This Course4:42
In this lecture, I show you how to watch any Udemy course fast and how to leave "Notes", or bookmarks, on the video timeline so that you can return to important sections.

My Preferred Word 2016 Screen Layout7:56
In this lecture, I show you how I like to layout my Word screen during writing.
Finding a Niche to Write In17:29
In this lecture, I demonstrate how to gather potential book ideas and evaluate them as a potential writing niche on Amazon both manually and using the Chrome/Firefox plug-in, KDSPY.
Writing in a Series and Naming Your Book to Be Found7:19
In this lecture, I explain why you should always write in a series and how to name your Amazon Kindle eBook to be found.
Establishing Your Amazon Non-fiction Release Schedule and Pricing20:15
In this lecture, I discuss book-length, writing speed, release schedule and how much to charge for your books.
Formatting Your Non-fiction Manuscript in Microsoft Word 201614:58
In this lecture, I explain how to format your document layout for paperback and eBook publication, how to set up your styles for outlining and writing and how to number your chapter titles automatically.
Title Page, Table of Contents and Mailing List8:22
In this lecture, I explain how to add a title page, table of contents and a call for readers to sign up for your mailing list.
Working with Images5:44
In this lecture, I show you how to import images into your document and how to format them for eBook and paperback publication.

Building Your Chapter Hierarchy9:09
In this lecture, I explain how to start outlining your book by brainstorming chapter topics. The remainder of the steps in this section occur all at once.
Researching Your Chosen Subject9:01
In this lecture, I explain how to use Google searches to research your topic in an iterative process in which you'll be updating your list of chapters and writing too.
Maintaining a Bibliography of Your Source Material9:12
In this lecture, I demonstrate how and why to create and maintain a bibliography listing your source material.
Paraphrasing, Summarizing and Quoting Your Source Material19:59
In this lecture, I demonstrate how to read your sources and then paraphrase and summarize the information into a condensed interpretation of the information written using your own words. I include how to quote from your source material.
Writing Short Essays for Each Chapter9:14
In this lecture, I propose that what you are writing for each chapter is a short essay. I then discuss the standard structure of a short essay and demonstrate its use in my sample book.
Self-editing Your Work14:57
In this lecture, I describe how to self-edit your manuscript by copyediting backward out loud, using Grammarly and sharing your manuscript with a friend or spouse.

Requirements

You'll need a copy of Microsoft Word 2016 to follow along with some lectures

Description

Do you want to write but you don't know how to begin? Have you considered writing short nonfiction?

Do you want to write but you don't know what to write about? Again, consider writing short nonfiction.

In this course, I'll teach you how to write short 10k word manuscripts for self-publication on Amazon in eBook format. I'll teach you everything you need to know even if you're not a very good writer and you've never published before.

In this course you'll learn:

My Preferred Word 2016 Screen Layout
Establishing Your Amazon Non-fiction Release Schedule and Pricing
Finding a Niche to Write In
Writing in a Series and Naming Your Book to Be Found
Formatting Your Non-fiction Manuscript in Microsoft Word 2016
Title Page, Table of Contents and Mailing List
Working with Images
Building Your Chapter Outline
Researching Your Target Niche
Maintaining a Bibliography of Your Source Material
Paraphrasing and Summarizing Your Source Material
Writing Short Essays for Each Chapter
Self-editing Your Work
Overview of the Self-publishing Process

That's all you need to know to write a short nonfiction eBook on any topic, even if you know nothing about the topic you're writing about.

Enroll today to begin publishing one or more nonfiction eBooks per month to optimize your self-publishing revenue.

Enroll now and I'll see you in the classroom,

---Brian

Who this course is for:

Anyone with a desire to write and publish their work
Anyone wanting to establish a catalog of published books quickly
Anyone who has been struggling writing their first book

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Introduction3 lectures • 13min

Prepare to Write a Non-fiction eBook7 lectures • 1hr 22min

Intermission1 lecture • 1min

Write a Non-fiction Book6 lectures • 1hr 12min

Additional Material2 lectures • 22min

Conclusion2 lectures • 1min

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