Project

Project writing is always nonfiction and always complex and long. Think of project writing as a collection of long articles or a miniature book. Project writing includes such things as instruction manuals, human resources manuals, course materials, technical manuals, medical reports, or a company's annual report.

You will never begin a project writing that is less than 10,000 words. If it is less than 10,000 words, then it is a collection of articles or an essay. Almost all project writing is nonfiction work that is specified by the editor or buyer and is sought out in a public manner.

It is possible to plan your material as a project, but to do so you will have to have a very specific purpose and plan in mind. For instance, if you wanted to produce an online course on how to endure and succeed during hard economic times, then you would structure your writing as a project. You may later decide to publish it as a series of online courses, or you may decide to throw it into a chapter format and self-publish it as an e-book for people online who are in search of financial solutions. The point is that to preplan to write your material as a project, you must either have an assignment from a buyer or you must be very focused as to how you will market it online or as a published book.