First Chapters: Atomic Habits
Host Abigail Perry is joined by nonfiction book coach expert, Barbara Boyd, to analyze James Clear's nonfiction book (a personal growth book) phenomenon, ATOMIC HABITS. What makes this deep dive particularly interesting is that Barbara and Abigail decide to analyze not the first chapter, but the introduction—something Barbara explains is crucial for a nonfiction book and book proposal that hooks a literary agent (and target readers).
They use the 7 Key First Chapter Questions that set up big picture expectations to analyze the introduction. Then, instead of the traditional scene analysis breakdown Abigail uses to analyze the first chapters of fiction books, Barbara teaches what is needed in a nonfiction introduction—and together, they analyze how ATOMIC HABITS exemplifies this.
