Organizing and Fleshing Out Your Nonfiction Book Idea (Session)

Do you have an idea for a nonfiction book? An idea is the seed, but you need to be able to build a framework and then flesh out the book bones to successfully produce book-length nonfiction. In this workshop, we will discuss book titles, overarching themes, producing an annotated outline, and adding structure, story, and content. Come with your idea and we will select several, brainstorming potential paths for creating an attention-grabbing nonfiction book.

This is a recording of a session originally presented at ASJA’s 2022 Fall Conference.

Candy Arrington is a writer, blogger, and speaker. She frequently writes on the topics of personal growth, health, faith, and methods for moving through, and beyond, challenging life circumstances. Candy’s publishing credits include hundreds of articles and stories in numerous print and online outlets: NextAvenue.org, CountryLiving.com, Writer’s Digest, Healthgrades.com, Care.com, AriseDaily.com, Inspiration.org, CBN.com, and Focus on the Family, and three traditionally published nonfiction books, Aftershock: Help, Hope, and Healing in the Wake of Suicide, When Your Aging Parent Needs Care: Practical Help for This Season of Life, and her newest, award-winning, Life on Pause: Learning to Wait Well. CandyArrington.com 

Sherry Beck Paprocki is an author, journalist and career coach. She writes about ultimate career fulfillment in her latest book, Freelance Fancy: Your Guide to Capturing Spiritual Health, Wealth and Happiness from Gig Work. Paprocki has won five national awards for writing and editing work, including those from the City and Regional Magazine Association (CRMA), the American Library Association’s Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). She has also been named among the Folio’s Top Women in Media and the Folio:100 thought leaders. She is an ASJA past president.