Some nonfiction books are harder to write than others. If you're an expert in a topic, sometimes you can just bang out a couple of thousand words, repeat for a few days, weeks, and months, and publish your nonfiction book. In fact, many successful nonfiction authors have built careers by publishing short nonfiction books that cover a specific topic and then publishing these books frequently. 

Now, this writing workflow doesn't work for every genre or niche. What if you're writing something that's more technical and involves more research or drawing on your expertise in a field? What if you're writing a psychology book, for example? My guest this week is a professional psychotherapist working in London. His new book, Other People: Something You Should Know, is a must-read for anybody interested in learning more about mental health and its triggers. For this particular book, Jonathan drew on his professional expertise and the years he spent reading the latest literature and academic papers and working with his clients or patients. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Jonathan's writing journey, which started in mergers and acquisitions
• How Jonathan approaches his research for books
• How every author needs a system for research
• Jonathan's goals for this particular book
• The merits of journaling, meditation, and therapy

Resources:Website: http://jonathancoppin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-coppin-27058a3b/?originalSubdomain=uk

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