Nonfiction writers have a unique opportunity to do more than just tell great tales. They can impact readers in truly significant ways by providing content that changes lives, communities, organizations or the world. Many nonfiction writers tell great stories based on their own experiences or on facts, but in the process they also inspire readers to take up causes, to change in significant ways and to solve large and small problems.

What Do You Want to Accomplish?

This year, consider your goals as a nonfiction writer.

• Do you simply want to land paid writing gigs or write any book?
• Do you want your written work be forgotten not long after it is read?
• Are you happy working for hire or being a ghostwriter?
• Do you want to pick and choose your topics based on your values, your purpose or mission or the information you feel is important to share?
• Do you prefer to impact and inspire your readers to meaningful and positive action?

These are important questions to answer, and most nonfiction writers choose the last two responses.

How to Impact Readers

If you are like them, you can impact readers in a variety of ways. For instance, you can:

1. Start a blog about a worthwhile cause.
2. Start a blog to begin a movement.
3. Start a blog about a particular type of positive action you'd like readers to take (like a diet, exercise routine or daily meditation).
4. Start a blog to help people get solutions or find answers.
5. Start a blog to inspire people, organizations, communities to some sort of positive action.
6. Write and publish articles to raise awareness about an issue.
7. Write and publish articles to support a cause.
8. Write and publish self-help articles to help people improve their lives, relationships, work, health, etc.
9. Write essays to inspire readers with your experiences.
10. Write and publish a self-help book help people improve their lives, relationships, work, health, etc.
11. Write and publish a book to support a cause.
12. Write and publish a book to start a movement.
13. Write and publish a book that provides answers or solutions.
14. Write and publish a book to inspire readers with your experiences.
15. Write and publish a book to raise awareness about an issue.
16. Write a book to inspire people, organizations, and communities to some sort of positive action.

Serve Your Reader

If your goal is to use your nonfiction writing to impact your readers in a positive, meaningful manner, or to make communities, organizations or the world better in some way, you not only write, you serve your readers and you serve the world at large.

You become a change agent, or an Author of Change.

If your goals include writing nonfiction books that inspire change in your readers, take a look at the Author of Change Transformational Coaching Program, an intensive 3-month program that begins in January and helps you become a change agent via your nonfiction book. Space is limited, and the early-bird pricing ends on January 1. Get more information or register by clicking here.