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nonfiction book structure

Deciding on Your Manuscript’s Structure

November 28, 2016 //  by Janet Grant//  16 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

A strong structure invites the reader into your book. Your table of contents is a big selling point–not only for readers, but even before you reach that stage, for agents and editors too.

How do you …

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Nonfiction Book Structure

October 9, 2016 //  by Janet Grant//  11 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

One aspect of a nonfiction book that makes it salable is its structure. Sometimes I read a proposal or pick up a book, and a glance at the title, subtitle, and table of contents makes me …

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Broken Book Structure

June 19, 2016 //  by Janet Grant//  29 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

A book (either fiction or nonfiction) with strong structure sustains a reader’s interest, but broken book structure confuses the reader, bores the reader, or causes the reader to toss the book across the room.

Recently I …

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