What's In. . .and What's Out

Top Ten List of Things to Add to Your Non-Fiction Book

1. Your strongest idea
2. Fresh material
3. Your best research
4. A great hook
5. A clear theme
6. Beautiful braiding
7. Appropriate symbols to hook the reader
8. The best possible order
9. Information that meets both real and perceived needs in your reader
10. Impeccable editing
11. A desire to pitch—both to editors and readers

Top Ten List of Things to Delete from Your Non-Fiction Book

1. Weak topics
2. Material that’s already been in exhausted by other authors
3. Hearsay
4. Long stretches of boring narrative
5. Weak thread
6. Points of confusion
7. Inappropriate or misplaced symbols
8. Rabbit-trailing
9. Useless information
10. Fast, sloppy writing

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