I was surprised to discover that in this book, Labrecque focuses on fiction, with no reference to nonfiction authors — at least none that I could find. The book’s description doesn’t say it’s specifically for fiction writers, and that’s not clear from the table of contents, either.<\/p>\n

Even so, we nonfiction authors are smart enough to see past the fiction examples and stories and focus on the valuable lessons, regardless of how they’re packaged. You will learn as much as any novelist — you just won’t have the “for instances” that could help bring the concepts to life for you.<\/p>\n

One topic that’s fiction-specific and less helpful to nonfiction authors is the Chapter 11 discussion about what to give fans to encourage them to sign up for your newsletter. Labrecque’s suggestions — a novella or prequel, for example — let readers sample the author’s writing.<\/p>\n