Write Divorce
Self-Help Books
Divorce self-help books tackle a difficult subject and cater to a fairly busy market. If you want to write a successful guide to this subject, you'll need to fill it with excellent content and present it in a way that stands out from other counseling tools.
Instructions
1. Pick a distinctive tone for your entire book. You may want to use some humor or just keep the content emotional and easy to follow. Decide if you want to write for an audience of both men and women or if you want to focus on just one gender.
2. Organize your thoughts and subjects in a logical order. Depending on your areas of expertise, you may want to start with a legal section that covers subjects like finding a good lawyer and work towards custody of the children. Consult legal experts if you are unsure about certain formalities and get their permission before you quote them in your book.
3. Focus on the different emotions that your audience will have to cope with during and after a divorce. Include tips on staying active to fight depression and building the self-confidence needed to start dating again. Note that divorce often leads to increased personal and free time that could allow the reader to take up new hobbies that she never had time for in the past.
4. Write a section to help the reader speak to his children about the divorce. Include general tips for explaining the situation to kids of all ages, but provide additional advice for age groups like infants and teenagers. Explain the importance of planning activities to form family bonds with the children if the reader only has custody on the weekends.
5. Use specific examples of other divorces while you write self-help books. Use the examples as a springboard to explain how people can make the right decisions and lifestyle changes necessary to have civilized divorces and move on.
6. Prepare a pitch to help get your book published. Explain in just a few sentences who your target audience is and why they'll buy your book over other options. Include this pitch in your cover letter when you send portions of the manuscript out to publishing companies.
