How to Write and Publish a Nonfiction Book: The Journal
Where I share what’s actually working in how to write and publish a nonfiction book that grows your business right now—and call out the stuff that’s been dead for years but people still teach.
Most book advice is either outdated (hello, 2012 blog strategies) or generic (“just write from your heart!”). Here’s where I share what I’m seeing work for coaches, consultants, and service providers writing books that attract high-ticket clients, land paid speaking gigs, and stop them from explaining themselves on every sales call.
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I’m Holly Ostrout, a nonfiction book coach and publisher, and I create save-worthy articles on how to write a nonfiction book for your business, publishing strategies (self-publishing vs. traditional), book launch tactics that actually convert, and my signature methods including the Heroine’s Journey, Book Mapping, Purpose Points, and Strategy Stacks.
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