The Expert Author Community blog
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The Expert Author Community blog comes from inside a community of more than 320 experts, consultants and leaders who have written and published non-fiction books together over the past ten years. Here you will find our annual list of new business books by members, practical pieces on planning and writing a non-fiction book, and honest stories from members about what it took to finish.
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Dr Renee Rubin Ross on Inclusive Strategic Planning for Nonprofits
Dr Renee Rubin Ross on what about 100 beta readers taught her, the Step 0 she had missed and why polished plans get shelved.
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Benita Bensch on Seen Again
Benita Bensch on naming matrescence, invisibility in farming families and the hardest part of Seen Again to write.
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Kerryn Harvey on Mostly Ups
Kerryn Harvey on what the page asked of her that a keynote never did, and the long rehabilitation people rarely see.
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A Help Sign Where the Conclusion Should Be: Lessons From Our December 2025 Community Book Launch
Siobhan O'Riordan, Sarah Gray and Andrew Sloan review each other's books and talk readers, scope and endings.
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Penelope Barr on Win the Night to Win the Day
Penelope Barr on running around 150 experiments on her own sleep, and why she won't give you five rules.
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Why Are You Writing a Book? The Purpose Question Most Authors Only Half Answer
Writing a book to build authority is the result of a good book, not the reason for one. Here is the question that works.
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Thinking About Writing a Parable or Business Fable? Here’s What to Know First
What a parable or business fable can do that a how-to book cannot, and how to tell if the form suits your book.
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What have I learned about Book Awards by being a judge?
A book awards judge on what gets noticed, how to choose the right category and how to use a win.
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This is rubbish, and I'm going to give up
How Lisa Taylor turned self-doubt into a powerful book launch moment.
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Breaking up at your own book launch
How Andrew Sloan turned real-time vulnerability into the heart of his book launch.
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28 New Business Books You Should Read in 2026
28 new nonfiction business books published in 2026, on leadership, culture, resilience and growth, from our authors.
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The Work That Transforms You (Not Just Your Book)
Seven mindset and writing shifts from an Open Book coaching session, on ritual, structure and writing for you.
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The 9 Pillars of Crafting a Winning Business Book
Use the Book Screening Canvas to test and sharpen your book idea into a strong commercial concept in 15 minutes.
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Meet Expert Author Community Author Dr. Shyam Barr: Educator, Researcher, and Author of Educate to Self-Regulate
How Dr. Shyam Barr wrote Educate to Self-Regulate, filling a gap in resources for educators on self-regulated learning.
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