Lydia Yadi

Business books are instructional books that offer advice on how to be more successful at work or in business. They aim to offer the reade...

Personal development books are instructional books that offer the reader advice on how to improve a part of their life, perspective, or s...

Travel writing is about visiting different places and observing things that are unique to the specific destination, like the landscape an...

Nature writing is a type of writing in which the beauty of the natural world is observed and described, often as a way of exploring human...

As the name might suggest, the lyrical essay or the lyric essay is a literary hybrid, combining features of poetry, essay, and often memo...

Narrative non-fiction brings to life true stories like historic events and personal experiences. It uses the techniques usually associate...

A memoir is a first-person account of a writer’s life that usually focuses on particular events or themes. ‘Memoir’ comes from the ...

Over the last seven lessons, we’ve looked at how to create a winning book proposal in great detail. This last lesson brings together ever...

In this short lesson, I’ll provide information on what book specifications you need to share with a publisher and also provide some top t...

In this lesson, we’ll look at writing an author biography and how to start thinking about marketing and publicity. In this section of the...

In this lesson, you will learn why it is important to include information on competing books in your proposal and tips on how to do it we...

In this lesson, we’ll be looking at writing a table of contents and detailed chapter summaries Writing a table of contents is important b...

In this lesson, we’ll look at four different things: the function of a positioning statement and how to write one why it’s important to i...

In this lesson, you will learn how to identify the target market for your book and craft a reader profile. This is a longer lesson, ...

A book proposal is a document that outlines key information about your book idea. The proposal helps agents and publishers understand you...

This is part one of our free non-fiction book proposal course written by Lydia, Senior Editor at Penguin Random House. To see all posts i...

You’ve thought of an amazing idea for a non-fiction book that you feel passionately you need to write. But how do you get an agent or pub...