Use a quote that sets the tone for the chapter. Here is an example of an outline you could use as a jumping-off point: If you can answer those questions, then your outline will come together more naturally. What’s been said before that I could say differently-from a unique perspective? How can I help them achieve their goal or solve their problem? What are they struggling with? What problems are they facing? What do my readers need to know that could change their lives? īefore you start your outline for your self-help book, brainstorm the following: If you’re too rigid about your outline, there isn’t room to have fun. I want authors to both outline their book and have a good dose of pantser in them so they can still maintain flexibility and creativity. Then there’s the pantser, who flies by the seat of his pants and skips the outline altogether. A plotter is someone who organizes every little detail about their book and creates a pristine outline. In the writing world, there are plotters and pansters. Here’s what I wish every author would read before starting their self-help book. I’ve been honored to have worked on countless self-help books (and I’m an avid reader of them too). help? Make a difference? Change a life? Well, that’s up to you and how you prepare the book. From anger management to self-esteem, from spirituality to creativity, there is a self-help book for every individual need.īut does every self-help book actually. Whether on a Barnes & Noble shelf or the cyber shelf, the self-help section is always packed with plenty of options.
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