Book Navigator by Chapters

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Navigator by Chapters.io offers the clarity and alignment every aspiring author needs. Through expert guidance, developmental editing, and market positioning, we ensure your book resonates deeply with its intended audience.

With Navigator, you’ll:

Align your narrative with your ideal reader and market.
Work closely with a developmental editor in three personalized sessions.
Capture your authentic voice, tone, and style for maximum impact.

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Narrative Audience Positioning Actionable

Narrative

Comprehensive Narrative Structure & Flow

Transform your manuscript into a compelling journey that keeps readers engaged from page one, with proven storytelling techniques and narrative frameworks that have helped authors across industries.

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Core Narrative

The book's narrative arc follows the journey of transformation from unconscious assumption-making to conscious assumption-challenging. This journey is anchored by Dr. Thornton's personal story of discovering the power of assumption-challenging through her startup's near-failure and subsequent breakthrough success. This central narrative interweaves with stories from other entrepreneurs and businesses, creating a rich tapestry of experience that demonstrates both the perils of unchallenged assumptions and the power of conscious inquiry.

The narrative employs three key storytelling elements:

Personal Journey Stories Each major concept is introduced through a personal story from Dr. Thornton's experience or that of another entrepreneur. These stories serve as emotional anchors, making abstract concepts concrete and memorable.
Transformation Narratives Throughout the book, we follow several businesses through their journey of discovering and challenging key assumptions, showing both successes and instructive failures. These ongoing narratives help readers see how the concepts build upon each other in practice.
Reader Integration At key points, readers are invited to become part of the narrative through reflection exercises, assumption-challenging experiments, and interactive elements that help them apply the concepts to their own business situations.

Audience

Detailed Market & Audience Analysis

Pinpoint exactly who your ideal readers are and what they want, using data-driven insights and psychographic profiling that ensures your book resonates with its target market.

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Primary Audience Profile

The core audience for "UNLEARN" consists of growth-minded entrepreneurs and business leaders who share several key characteristics:

Demographics:

Primarily aged 28-45
College-educated professionals
Roughly equal gender distribution
Concentrated in major business hubs and emerging tech centers
Mix of founders, C-suite executives, and senior decision-makers

Psychographics:

Values continuous learning and professional development
Regularly consumes business books and entrepreneurial content
Actively seeks new approaches to problem-solving
Comfortable with complexity and abstract thinking
High achievement orientation
Early adopters of new business methodologies

Key Motivators:

Desire to stay ahead of market changes and competition
Interest in evidence-based approaches to business improvement
Concern about missing opportunities or becoming obsolete
Aspiration to build more innovative and adaptable organizations
Need for practical tools to improve decision-making

Reading Habits:

Regular readers of Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Fast Company
Follows thought leaders on social media
Consumes both traditional business books and online learning content
Appreciates both theoretical frameworks and practical applications
Secondary Audiences

Corporate Innovators and Intrapreneurs:

Innovation team leaders in established companies
Corporate strategy professionals
Change management consultants
Product development leaders These readers seek tools for driving innovation within established organizational structures and are particularly interested in frameworks that can be implemented across teams.

Educators and Professional Development Leaders:

Business school professors
Executive education providers
Professional development trainers
Management consultants This group values the book's blend of academic rigor and practical application, using its frameworks in their teaching and consulting work.

Emerging Leaders:

MBA students
Startup accelerator participants
Early-career professionals in strategy roles These readers appreciate the book's foundation-building approach and comprehensive toolset for developing strategic thinking skills.

Positioning

Strategic Competitive Positioning

Stand out in a crowded market by identifying your book's unique value proposition and positioning it to fill a specific, high-demand niche that readers are actively seeking.

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Market Differentiation

The business book market currently lacks a comprehensive work that bridges cognitive psychology and practical business innovation in an accessible, actionable way. While there are excellent books on cognitive bias and others on business innovation, "UNLEARN" fills a crucial gap by:

Focusing specifically on assumption detection and challenge in business contexts
Providing concrete frameworks rather than just theoretical insights
Combining scientific rigor with immediate applicability
Using storytelling to make complex concepts accessible and memorable
Offering a systematic approach to implementation

Actionable

Clear Implementation Framework

Get a step-by-step roadmap that takes you from concept to completion, with practical tools, templates, and milestone tracking that keeps your book project moving forward.

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Implementation Guide

The Assumption Audit isn't just a one-time exercise—it's a regular practice that can transform how you approach business decisions. Here's how to get started:

Schedule regular audit sessions (monthly is optimal)
Create cross-functional audit teams
Use the provided assumption-mining questions
Document and track assumptions over time
Create testing protocols for key assumptions

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These sample chapters demonstrate the book's approach of combining compelling narratives with practical frameworks and implementation guides. They showcase how the book will deliver both engagement and value to readers while maintaining a consistent structure that supports learning and application.

Author Success Stories

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From Misaligned Ideas to Market-Ready Success

Navigator bridges the gap between your ideas and your audience. Through tailored coaching and expert editing, you’ll craft a narrative that captivates readers and positions your book for lasting success.

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