Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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glitteringlynx

glitteringlynx

February 9 2009, 17:02:02 UTC 12 years ago

A ha! I had almost forgotten...

O GREAT ORACLE OF WRITING KNOWLEDGE!!

You often talk about fiction and creative writing on here, but I was wondering if you had any good information or resources regarding non-fiction. :)
ysabetwordsmith

Try this...

ysabetwordsmith

February 10 2009, 00:10:38 UTC 12 years ago

On the writing of nonfiction, I recommend:

The Purdue Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

1818 Ways to Write Better and Get Published
http://reviewarchive.iblog.my/2008/12/08/book-review-1818-ways-to-write-better-get-published/

Keep an eye on the Hoard blog. For a while I was getting bunches of how-to-write books, and some of them were nonfiction. Reviews of more should eventually pop up there.
glitteringlynx

Re: Try this...

glitteringlynx

February 10 2009, 00:30:17 UTC 12 years ago

*salute* Thank you tahnk you! :) I've decided that next week (because I have to clean this week for my mom coming on the weekend) I'm going to start doing the research/outline/footwork of a couple books bouncing in my head. I know, it sounds insane to research and make outlines for two books at once, but the content of both are related and I will likely find information on both simultaneously. I won't WRITE both at once, but it will be good to have the outlines ready so I don't forget my initial ideas.

Someone else on my friends list suggested a forum to me as well, which had some nice "steps" that nonfic typically goes through. It mentioned having a co-author who is more authoritative on the work. Would that not mean that the royalties would be split evenly, even if I wrote the book? Or would that still depend on the contract? Don't get me wrong, I'll be doing consulting and interviews with professionals, but I expect to do most of the footwork, really.

I'm getting ahead of myself. lol ONE THING AT A TIME!! *ack*
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Try this...

ysabetwordsmith

February 10 2009, 07:26:32 UTC 12 years ago

*bow, flourish* Happy to be of service!

>> the content of both are related and I will likely find information on both simultaneously. I won't WRITE both at once, but it will be good to have the outlines ready so I don't forget my initial ideas.<<

That makes sense. Watch out for topic morphing. You may find the two books merging; or the content may reorganize itself into some other configuration.

Yeah ... I do not recommend trying to assemble two books at once. Researching related items you may get away with, though.

>> Would that not mean that the royalties would be split evenly, even if I wrote the book? Or would that still depend on the contract? <<

It depends on the contract. You'd also need to figure out how to split the advance or initial payment, if any. Consider who does how much of the work, and your respective experience levels.

If you need more complex help, I'm for rent -- I've done book editing, and proposal editing, and all sorts of stuff.