Posted by on Feb 4, 2012 in
Writing Books Is your book title the best it can be? Could it use some work to do its job effectively? Don’t let your book get lost in the sea of information streaming into your reader’s consciousness each day. Instead, write a sizzling title designed to hook your potential readers and draw them in for the read.
One of the most important skills to develop as a marketer of your book is the skill of creating attention-grabbing titles. When you master this skill you may use it in every aspect of your writing to attract more readers, more sales, improve your cash flow and increase your profits.
You will need title writing skill for your book titles, chapter titles, sub-heading. Even bullet points will have pulling power if they are developed correctly. Don’t forget your website. Your website will need passionate headings to capture the attention of your web visitors.
In fact, all marketing material from your 5 page sales letter, tri-fold brochure or email campaign to the 2 line classified ad needs the attention grabbing power of a great headline.
Titles set the stage for your potential audience. They either work to grab your potential reader by the collar and pull them in for the read or they don’t. Top titles create excitement, anticipation and enthusiasm for more. You want your titles to express the heart and passion of your message. Here are 7 top title templates to help create your grab-you-by-the-collar titles:
1. Command your book readers through your book title.
“Get Clients Now!”
Most will say they don’t like being told what to do. But our human psyche seems to respond in spite of what we like. The command has an immediate effect. Why? It connects with the “Yes, I want that” spot within us all. Commands reassure you that helpful advice will follow to help you get what you want from the advice. It tells the readers it’s possible to achieve the benefit the author is claiming.
2. Include a How to in your book title.
“How to Make Your Article Marketing Go the Extra Mile”
People love magic pills, miracle solutions or just plain old EASY. They love to learn with simple steps, easy ways and most of all fast. Combine it with a powerful benefit and you will reel your reader in every time. You decide. Does the title above, “How to Make Your Article Marketing Go the Extra Mile” or “8 Ways to Format Your Article”
3. Write a book title using a provocative statement.
“7 Book Writing Mistakes that Stamp Loser On Your Self Published Book”
Are you saying I could be making mistakes that stamp loser on my self published book? You would want to know especially, if you’ve been working hard to self publish in excellence. Provocative statements pull at our attention like an electric shock. They make us curious. They sometimes make us mad. They make us feel a lot of different things but most of all they make us read.
4. Ask a question in your book title.
“Are You Getting Enough Sex In Your Marriage?
Most times people unconsciously answer the question you pose in their minds. The key is to provide the answers in your copy including statistics. For example, “Have you felt afraid to buy online? Like it or not, many are still cautious of buying on the web. A Boston Consulting Group Consumer Survey found that 70% of respondents worry about making purchases online.”
5. Make a big promise in your book title.
“How to Increase Sales 400% by Using Article Marketing”
People will turn away from hype and never come back. But if you have a big gun promise, don’t be afraid to pull it out and use it. Consider carefully and use sparingly; then make your big promise and deliver. People will remember your promises and come back for more or purchase. Don’t forget to include the specific delivery or ‘how to’ in the content inside your big promise titled book.
6. Perplex your readers with a confusing book title.
“Eat the Book Writing Elephant One Bite at a Time”
Develop curiosity into your title. A seemingly opposite simile works like a charm. Use this one cautiously. Even so, sometimes the title that doesn’t make a lot of sense will pull your audience in for the read. Would the title above arouse your curiosity? The confusing title can capture the attention of your audience just to see what it’s about.
7. Offer your top benefit in the book’s title.
“Think and Grow Rich”
A winning non-fiction title immediately communicates the benefit readers will gain after reading your book. Benefit-oriented books often use the problem-solution approach. Master (A) this skill or technique and get (B) this benefit. Readers buy non-fiction books for a “benefit” for something that will help them, grow them, profit more, less expense, less trouble, gain more time, less stress, better relationships, better health, less drama, less trauma, more energy and vitality and less fatigue.
Develop the above valuable skill and you add magnetic pulling power and punch to all your marketing documents including your front book cover and chapter titles that will get your message read. Book titles set the stage for your potential audience. They either grab your potential reader by the collar or they don’t. Write a book title that gets your reader’s attention and make them want to read your important message. Title well and prosper!
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Posted by on Feb 3, 2012 in
Writing Books Becoming a writer is not everyone’s cup of tea. Though we have our own story to tell, it’s not an easy task to write your own book. But if you aspire to become a renowned writer, you somehow ask yourself, “How much money can I make writing a book?”
Writing a book about you or about something interesting can be very rewarding if it is published and purchased by readers who took an interest in reading it. But if you are aiming for an enormous return of your investments in making a book, then you should be aware that only a few writers can make a fortune from it. But if you are too passionate in publishing your book or novel, then you must have the determination to excel in this kind of profession. It often takes a lifetime to finish a good book because of the revisions that often takes place. Then it will be published after you have concluded the last part. Only then you realized that you have spent years in completing it.
“How much money can I make writing a book”, you would often ask yourself before you start creating one. After you have completed your composition, then you could be thinking about the cost you will spend in publishing it and the distribution in the market. It is a reality that only a few writers can succeed in becoming famous in the literary world. And today, book readers have diminished in numbers due to the cyber dominance in the lifestyle of once a “book enthusiast”. It is very easy to acquire knowledge in just a click away in the internet websites. It became the conventional routine for someone who wants to acquire for facts and data instead of going to the bookstore and flip through the pages to search for answers. Browsing through the pages of the internet website is more convenient and time saving than buying a book that costs more than spending on internet cafes.
If you think that it is feasible to make money in making a book, then you should consider in shifting your attention to making articles for websites. You can make inquiries about this latest trend in writing blogs or article contents. A lot of writers have claimed to earn an enormous amount from this kind of venture. This is suggested for home based writers and could easily acquire clients that purchases content articles for their products or services. And pay outs are faster and negotiable, depending on your expertise and qualification. Generally, an article that consists of 400 to 500 words will cost for almost 10 dollars. But if you outsource it, you will pay your hired writers for 6 to 7 dollars and you can earn 3 dollars for yourself. If you make a study in starting this kind of business, then you will see that you can earn from it too without writing a single article.
Now you can distinguish the disparity between selling books the traditional way against selling your blogs or articles through the cyber marketing. Put an end to your question on “how much money can I make writing a book” and establish your own website as a freelance writer.
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Posted by on Feb 2, 2012 in
Writing Books In recent past articles, I wrote about “Why Should I Write a Book or Ebook,” “What Should I Write About,” “Who Is My Ideal Reader?,” and “The Cure for a Common Case of Writer’s Block.” Next in this sequence, I wanted to offer some straight tips about how to write that book or ebook. Or basically how do you download your brain onto the page? This is a common issue I find with new writers; they either don’t have the confidence or know-how to tackle the overwhelming idea of writing a book! They have great ideas and they’re experts at what they do, but they’ve never written a book, and they look at it like some kind of scary monster.
Well, I’m here to tell you it’s not! It’s one of the most liberating feelings I know. To sit down at my computer and let my ideas spill out of my head, through my fingers, and onto the screen is exhilarating. If you follow some simple tips, and schedule the time to do this, your book or ebook could be done in less time than you imagine. Recently I held an interview on putting your ideas into an audio or video format. This could take the place of an ebook or book if you feel more comfortable talking into a recording device or filming yourself talking. Another interview I conducted showed you how to talk your book into a recording device and then have it transcribed. This is one of the quickest ways to get your book out of your head. And another interview I did talked about putting your expertise into the form of a tips booklet which could be anywhere from 12 to 24 pages. Your tips are approximately two sentences long, which I think would be pretty simple for most people to do. These are some of the quickest ways to get your ebook or book done.
Now, if you want to go the traditional route, my recipe is this: get your idea clear in your head as to why you want to write, what you want to write about, and who your ideal target is. Then create an outline/table of contents which takes the reader from where they are at the start of your book, to where you want them to be at the end. For example, if they have a problem that your book is a solution to, remind them of their problem at the start of the book, then take them through the steps to a solution as you share your expertise.
Once you have your outline, it’s just a matter of filling in the blanks with existing content you already have, or sitting down and pouring your knowledge onto the pages. Take your website content and past ezines, articles, and blogs and use that to get started. If you set aside two-hour blocks of time as often as you can, you’ll see your book quickly taking shape. Once you get over the initial feeling of overwhelm, you’ll find your rhythm and you’ll produce your book or ebook quickly. You just have to make sure to stay focused and know how to overcome your distractions or challenges. Plan ahead whatever you need—whether it’s an accountability partner or a ghostwriter/editor/coach like myself.
I encourage you to create your book or ebook as an info-product for passive profits! Happy writing!
HOMEWORK: Schedule a 2-hour time slot in the next 2 weeks to sit down and create your table of contents. Then send it to your accountability partner. Also, please contact me with “questions” in the subject line if you’d like me to send you my list of questions that are helpful to ask yourself upon venturing forth with your book writing.
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Posted by on Jan 9, 2012 in
Writing Books After you’ve completed the main content of your book, you realize that you’re not quite done yet with the writing part. You need some words to put on the back cover – words that convey everything that’s special and interesting about your book. But, even though you’re the author, this back cover thing has you stumped. You realize that you’re not sure how to write a back cover for a book.
I mean, it’s hard to find someone who can really show you how to do it. I guess it’s because it’s such a small part of the whole book writing process, that it often gets overlooked by writing course instructors. Yet, every book MUST have some sort of book summary that lets the reader know at a glance why they should read what you’ve written.
While there’s really no universal template for writing a back cover book blurb, the good news is that we’ve all read many of them over the years. The quickest way to figure out how you should write yours is to look at the back covers of similar books. These can give you an idea of the style of writing used to convey what’s inside.
If you’re the author of a non-fiction book, you want to make sure the back cover presents all the main points of interest that you cover in the book chapters. Just think. If you were in an elevator with your prospective reader, and you only have 60 seconds to tell them all about your book, what would you say?
You wouldn’t want to waste time giving them filler information, you want to give them bullet points of all the juicy benefits that they will get when they read your book. When people buy a non-fiction title, they want to know something in particular. When they glance at the back cover, the copy there must compel them to want to know more. The reader should feel like your book will enhance their life in some way.
If your book is a fiction novel. You want to take a slightly different approach by focusing more on characters, or an intriguing major event that happens in the story. The back cover copy must draw the reader into wanting to know more about what’s going to happen to either the main characters, or how an event plays out.
Drama, intrigue, excitement, mystery and story uniqueness is what you want to emphasize. If you have two strong characters that interact a lot in the story, then give the reader a little background overview of who they are and what major challenge they face. Of course, you’ll leave the reader hanging. If they want to know more, they have to read the book.
The bottom line is, when writing a back cover book blurb, you want to feature the most intriguing parts of the content and give the reader a little taste of what’s inside.
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Posted by on Jan 8, 2012 in
Writing Books Publishing a book can sometimes be an underestimated task. It seems simple- I’ve got a great idea, so I’ll write the book, send it through to a few publishers, choose the one which offers me the best deal, and tell all my friends to buy it from the local bookstore… Well, I’d like to tell you that it’s as easy as that, but I’m afraid it’s not. In fact, setting out to publish a book, especially if you are new to the publishing world, is an undertaking of epic proportions! Even if you do everything right, it is still likely that you will get turned down. However, there are still a few things that can maximize your chances:
Write the whole book first- for fiction. Nonfiction is very different. But if you are writing a fiction book, write the whole thing first. Most publishers only want to view the first few chapters before they request the rest of the book, yet all the same, write the whole manuscript before sending in even those first few chapters. You will find that as your storyline unravels near the completion of the book, you will have o adjust the beginning in accordance, even if you have planned well. So finish your book first. See it like a product you would find in a toy store- you wouldn’t buy half a toy, would you?
Write a fully-fledged proposal, not the book itself- for nonfiction. Nonfiction books are most often sold on the basis of a formal proposal, because it is the content that counts, rather than the style of writing and the plot. Such proposals include a detailed synopsis, sample material, and even market research for the final product. The problem with writing the book itself first, is that the buyer (publisher, as it were) may have a completely different opinion as to how the book should be constructed, and you could end up wasting vast quantities of time by writing a book that no one wants to buy!
Get an agent and submit your book to publishers. While it is not a necessity to have an agent when submitting a manuscript for publishing, it remains wise to do so, as most unagented submissions are thrown in the bin. So find an agent- online, or however you see fit- and allow them to act as the link between you and your publisher.
Be professional about it! Publishers get so many submissions every year that they do not have to put up with a difficult author- even if your manuscript is outstanding. So be polite and accommodating when dealing with both agents and publishers.
Publishing a book is a great way to make money out of what you love. It is fun, simple, and
rewarding. And if you write a good enough manuscript, you may even be able to retire from the proceeds… So keep writing, follow the steps above, and get that book published!
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Posted by on Jan 5, 2012 in
Writing Books Reviewing a book is all about giving thoughts about the book from reviewer’s point of view. A reviewer would write a precise paragraph conveying his critical analysis on the subject with account of agreement or disagreement with the writer. Book rewiring is more important these days; it is the basic parameter, which makes buyers to decide on their choice. Therefore, a reviewer has to be truthful and transparent in all means. Users who buy from <a rel=”nofollow” onclick=”javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);” href=”http://www.decadentpublishing.com/”>Books Online</a> are always interested to read the reviews first which helps them taking a decision on a particular book.
There are two main types of book reviewing, the descriptive approach, and the critical approach.
Descriptive Approach
Descriptive approach covers the story line, major chunks without adding personal opinion about the subject and characters in the book .The writing style used is simple and soft without bringing out personal reviews in any way. Reviewer gives all information staying neutral and reserved.
Critical Approach
Critical reviews see the broader perspective of the expression. All reviews are given on the basis of literal values, historic standards, and writer’s ability to explain the subject with skills and effectiveness. Writing style used is different from descriptive style of writing. Words are written with aggression and elements of criticism and appreciation.
Important Aspects of book reviewing
Precision
Read the book with care and exactitude. Keep your mind align with every word you read. Note down the page number, which impresses you, and have element of detailed expression and explicit information. Once you are finished with the book reading, give a thought to what you have read its purpose and value in terms of writing standards and quality of content. More carefully, you read better you get an idea about the author’s perspective. All these considerations would help you to understand the book and brining out transparent review.
Biographical Information
Give biographical information with relevance to the subject of the book. This will help readers to develop understanding from the start of the book.
Keep in mind your purpose
On the critical reviews, you should choose a style of writing which depicts your opinion rather than giving a dictating and suppressing expression about the subject.
Other Important considerations
Character
Character plays an important role in the story. Being reviewer, you have to find the source of character. Further, how writer has allotted different attributes to characters and either writer was successful in maintaining character and his role in the story.
Theme
Theme is another important part of the book. Reviewer has to judge the authenticity of the theme with overall subject of the book. Following are the attributes of theme
1. Psychological
2. Social
3. Entertaining
4. Escapist
Plot of the story
Plot of story is another important aspect to cover while reviewing a book. Plot defines the nature of the publication, whether romantic, mystery or suspense.
Either you are into <a rel=”nofollow” onclick=”javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);” href=”http://www.decadentpublishing.com/”>books publishing</a> or book writing you should be well aware of your books’ reviews so you can improved and stay confident about your real aim behind writing.
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Posted by on Dec 29, 2011 in
Writing Books Writing a book increases your credibility. No matter what your passion is, whether it is cleaning and organizing or helping people with ADHD, writing a book on your subject will dramatically increase your credibility. Imagine this, you are getting a pet parrot and you know as a future parrot owner that they require special care and training. Intelligently, you begin to look for parrot experts to help you with the process.
You find several avian veterinarians and even a few bird training experts online and in your community. One of them has a book. Who do you go to for information? Odds are you probably buy the book and then if you need further assistance, you contact the author. Why? Because the book is easily accessible and because they must be an expert – they published a book. When YOU publish a book it will have the same effect on those looking for information on your topic. Your credibility increases, and so too does your income.
Writing a book enables you to become a household name. We are talking about branding, publicity, and notability. These happen when you change people’s lives and when you’re an expert. You do not have to be an expert on world peace to get the kind of notoriety I am talking about. For example, let’s say you’ are an expert on training dogs. Now maybe you have been working as a dog trainer and doing quite well for many years. Now you write a book and all of a sudden you’re working in celebrity homes helping them with their dogs, you are on Oprah, and you have your own dog training show. Just as the Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan.
Writing a book enables you to build an empire. What do I mean by this? Taking the parrot expert example used earlier, the beginning of the empire is a book on parrot care or parrot training. The tip of the iceberg, the most expensive product you might offer would be one on one parrot training and coaching. In the middle lie an abundance of products all related to parrot training. You could offer DVDs, parrot training products, healthy food options, cages and care products, you could offer parrot training and care workshops the list goes on and one. The foundation of your product line…your book.
Writing and publishing a book can mean so much more than sitting and waiting for those measly royalty checks in the mail. Writing and publishing a book can literally mean thousands of dollars in your bank account each month. Credibility, opportunity, notoriety, and lots and lots of products are all the result of one simple step – writing and publishing a book.
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Posted by on Dec 26, 2011 in
Writing Books Writing can be one of the most wonderful pastimes for creative people as it not only enables you to put your ideas on paper but it also provides you a vehicle to make some extra cash. Not all individuals can write the perfect story or book, but you should take into account that proper guidance and knowledge is also important in determining how successful your writing would turn out.
Below are some steps to write a book that you could follow when you’re writing your book that could just give you the extra edge in making it big in the writing arena.
One of the first steps to write a book is that you should decide on how much time you’d allocate to writing. Writing should be a passion and one should not feel forced or hesitant to do it. The reason being, if you’re not in the mood for writing the words that you’ll eventually portray and the idea in the book would all seem vague and not interesting. So, always plan on how much time you’ll spend on each chapter of your book and work towards achieving those goals that you’ve set out.
Another step to write a book and to do it fast would be by getting a coach to help you out. Writing coaches don’t usually involve a person standing right next to you when you’re in the process of writing your book. You can get all the experience and expertise of a book writing coach either online or from using one of their training manuals to guide you, while you work at your own pace.
There are also online writing coaches that would give you step by step guidance on how you could write your book and also add in an idea or two. These coaches are also very optimistic and they are available most of the time, where a considerable amount of fee is required.
Also bear in mind that a good writing coach can be hard to come by, but with proper research and through surfing the internet you’ll soon find the perfect one for you. One tip would be to read the remarks of people who have been under that certain writing coach or even some websites do offer trial runs for new members.
When you find a good writing coach, find out what they recommend as the basic steps to write a book to see if you both agree on what is required, then use and take this opportunity and you’ll soon be heading in to a positive and successful path in writing.
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Posted by on Dec 15, 2011 in
Writing Books You are a first-time writer and you have just finished writing your book, your first book, your dream, your ticket to success, fame, and glory. You feel terrific and on top of the world, don’t you? I know. I have been there, being a writer myself.
But hang on. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that your job is done. It’s only half done, or maybe even less than that. What remains to be done is the critical part of finding a publisher for your book. To do that, you have to write a book proposal, and this article will help you with just that. So here are the steps of writing a book proposal.
Identify the publishers that you want to send your proposals to.
Go to the websites of these publishers and read the guidelines for manuscript submission carefully.
Typically, different publishers have different guidelines.
But most publishers will want a brief synopsis of the book, information about you and your past writing experience, and 2 or 3 sample chapters.
Some publishers accept proposals of books that are complete or close to complete. They do not accept proposals of books that are in the very early or early stages.
Some publishers do not allow simultaneous submissions. Typically, these publishers will be big and good publishers, and if they don’t allow simultaneous submissions, chances are that their turnaround time will be quick too. So it might be worth it to send your manuscript to them and wait till you hear from them. If you get a negative response, you can submit to other publishers.
Some publishers do not accept unsolicited manuscripts and book proposals. Check if this is the case with one of the publishers that you have identified, and if yes, do not send your book proposal to them since there is no point in doing that.Write a good synopsis of your book.
Organize your thoughts.
Write about your book’s subject, theme, plot, and message, and why it will appeal to the readers.
Write a few things about your writing style.
Highlight the main target audience of your book.Write about yourself. This should be fairly straight-forward.
Write about your past writing experiences. This should be fairly straight-forward as well.
Mention all the items that you have attached with your book proposal.
Close the proposal with a cheerful and optimistic “Hope to hear from you soon.”
Restrict the overall proposal to at most two pages only.
Choose the best two or three chapters from your book to send along with the proposal.
If the publisher wants you to send a hard copy to them, take a printout of the letter, sample chapters, and make sure to include a SASE (self addressed stamped envelope) in the proposal.
If the publisher accepts the book proposal by email, then just ZIP all the contents in a ZIP file and send it to the appropriate address.
That’s it! You are done! Follow these guidelines and your chances of getting a positive response will increase dramatically.
Of course, it has to be said that, ultimately, the response is likely to be positive if your book (as judged by your sample chapters) is good. Most first-time writers get rejected because the quality of their English is just not up to the mark. Being a publisher I have had to read such bad language that it is unbelievable that the writers actually believed that their proposal would be accepted. Even if the books are published, they have very little chance of selling the first edition. Sometimes, if the language is acceptable, the subject matter or the plot is un-cooked or half-cooked. So make sure that you do your absolute best with your book before you submit it to a publisher. Get help from professional editors if you have the means. Even if you find their charges a bit too high for your taste, good editors are worth their weight in gold. They will point out mistakes that you wouldn’t and couldn’t have imagined.
I have written enough. I will now sign off wishing you all the very best for your book proposal and the book.
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Posted by on Dec 11, 2011 in
Writing Books Students write analytical book review as part of their assignments. An analytical book review is a summary of the book. It does not give comments about the book only, but it also evaluates the work. It evaluates the specific issues in the book and theoretical frame work in the book. Writing an analytical book review is not easy. Most students find it difficulty to write an analytical book review because they do not know the steps to follow. When writing an analytical book review the students are supposed to identify the key points in the book. The students should state the author’s main points and their importance. Different authors have different points. Some of the authors state their points clearly, but some do not. The student should read the book careful so as to identify the main points. In addition, the student should identify the kind of readers supposed to read the book. Some others write books for general readers and others specific. Books written for general readers do not require the reader to have any prior knowledge on the topics. On the other hand, books written for specific readers required the reader to have prior knowledge on the topic. For instance, history books are written for specific readers. The readers are required to have prior knowledge in history and the topic being discussed.
There are different sections that students identify the main pints and the reader. For example, students can use the preface and acknowledgement to answer the questions. Also, the students can use the bibliography and the index to answer the questions. The student should not overlook the information provided about the background of the author and the conditions in which the author published the book.
Moreover, the student should identify if the author states the thesis well. The student should identify the theoretical assumptions made in the book and if they are discussed well. Most students find it difficulty to identify the thesis and the theoretical assumptions. The students should read the preface carefully so as to identify the thesis and assumptions. After that the student should read the entire book. Some authors may nor state the thesis and theoretical assumptions plainly, so the student should read the text keenly.
In addition, an analytical book review should state how the work written by the author contributes to his course. For example, when reviewing history books, the student should state how the book contributes to his course. The students should identify the issues and concepts in his discipline that the book analyzes. Additionally, an analytical book review should state the kind of materials used in the work. For example, it should state if the author has used any primary sources or secondary sources. Also, it should indicated if the author has used an technique in collecting the information like observation and quantitative data.
The analytical book review should state the historical account in the book. Further, the analytical book review should define whether the author has used the material to support the thesis. The student writing the analytical review should give specific passages to show the authors writing style and tone. The student should summarize the paragraphs when writing the book review. The writer of the book review should state alternative ways that can be used to discuss the main idea in the topic.
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