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Sample idea: Why teaching experience
pays
If you're not a teacher, or you've never taught the subject
you write about, you won't have quite the same level of credibility
with readers and publishers as those who have. So could you run
an evening class or something, even if it's just for a few weeks?
You could then say with complete honesty that you have taught
the subject, which will raise your credibility to the required
level.
You should also be able to learn things from teaching that will
help you in writing the book. Which topics do your students grasp
easily, and which ones do they struggle with? Which ones do they
pay close attention to, and which ones make them fall asleep?
Which topics do they ask most questions about? How much do they
already know? Why do they want to learn about this subject?
Once you've established the right teaching level, you can write
your book and ensure that it addresses readers at this same level.
It's the book your students would want to read if they couldn't
get to your class.
You'll also be able to try out a few of your ideas on your students
- some of them might make it into the book, and some might not.
Some might need to be altered, or your students might come up
with better ones.
Your aim should be that at the end of the book, and at the end
of the class, both groups should be equally knowledgeable. Those
who attended the class may have had more hands-on experience,
of course, but you could put the same exercises in the book and
show some examples of your students' work.
If you teach the class again once your book has been published,
you could make it the official textbook of the course and sell
a copy to each student. You might also encourage other people
to teach the same course elsewhere, again using your book as
the official textbook.
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