Dien Rice
March 25, 2020, 02:38 PM
Many of us are "stuck inside" due to the coronavirus... but for some of us that gives us the opportunity to advance our projects...
One project I know many people have in mind is to write...
I think, if you're planning to write nonfiction, it's a good idea to study nonfiction books...
...Especially nonfiction bestsellers.
What do they have in common?
What patterns do you notice?
Can you get on the bestseller lists yourself?
If you want to take this approach (which is what I'm doing now), it's a good idea to study past nonfiction bestsellers!
Here's a list of the bestselling nonfiction books, for every year from 1918 to 2018... 100 years' worth!
Some of these are bestsellers because they are written by "celebrities"...
Best to ignore those ones, and focus on those written by "nobodies"... What made them bestsellers?
Is there a pattern?
Here are the Biggest Nonfiction Bestsellers of the Last 100 Years
https://lithub.com/here-are-the-biggest-nonfiction-bestsellers-of-the-last-100-years/
Best wishes,
Dien
One project I know many people have in mind is to write...
I think, if you're planning to write nonfiction, it's a good idea to study nonfiction books...
...Especially nonfiction bestsellers.
What do they have in common?
What patterns do you notice?
Can you get on the bestseller lists yourself?
If you want to take this approach (which is what I'm doing now), it's a good idea to study past nonfiction bestsellers!
Here's a list of the bestselling nonfiction books, for every year from 1918 to 2018... 100 years' worth!
Some of these are bestsellers because they are written by "celebrities"...
Best to ignore those ones, and focus on those written by "nobodies"... What made them bestsellers?
Is there a pattern?
Here are the Biggest Nonfiction Bestsellers of the Last 100 Years
https://lithub.com/here-are-the-biggest-nonfiction-bestsellers-of-the-last-100-years/
Best wishes,
Dien
