Posted by on Feb 5, 2012 in
Writing Books E-Books contain a set of structure which every reader enjoys to read. The consistency is what readers are looking for with the guidance of easy to read maps. It is unprofessional and disconcerting if there is an alteration in the format of the book.
A definite outline is required to structure the contents of the chapters. Repeating elements are also required in each element so that it creates a bonding between the chapters. The reader will get enthusiastic in each chapter and will recompense you by reading the book start to finish. Focused, themed copy and consistency will urge the reader to read it till the end.
Organizing the chapters is an important aspect of e-Book writing before writing the chapter titles, introduction, supporting points list, table of contents, brief summary and brief quote.
Choosing of topic is an important aspect of e-book writing as it will attract people reading it. It is necessary to know all the descriptive information of the topic you need before writing about it.
A general survey is a perfect example of knowing what people want. Online questions or interviews will help a lot in establishing the blend of what people want. You should begin writing the table of contents first. Create a list of major areas you need to cover in your e-book.
The most convenient way to look into your chapter’s topic is to list questions for your audience so that you get to know what your readers are expecting from you. These general survey questions will help you in creating an e-book which the reader wants and cover all the topics they are really interested in.
If you face any problems regarding the chapter topics, you can get support in discussion forums or any chat rooms. You need to specialize which market you need to target in your e-book. The discussion forums are always a great help for the writer because a lot of people thoughts are gathered at one place.
Now that you have started, you need to gain momentum first so try to write around 30 minutes to an hour maximum for better performance. It may surprise you that how quickly you will find your groove and begin to enjoy what you are writing. In this way you will have the opportunity to put your book into market faster to attain some profits.
Majority of the business professionals and writers are perfectionist, but if you need to complete your book in proper momentum, try to avoid over-editing and premature editing. Self-edit is also an important part after completing the book which will helps you in rectifying any errors in it and make it as simple and exciting can be for the readers.
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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 26, 2012 in
Writing Books There is something magical that happens when someone writes an article or a book, and it then gets published so that others may read it. That magical thing that happens is that the author automatically becomes an expert and gains instant credibility. If you would like to gain credibility for yourself and your business, then one of the best ways to do that is to write an e-book. Writing an e-book is very simple, it doesn’t cost anything, and it’s a great way to brand you as an expert.
In just a few short steps, you will have a great e-book done and ready to brand you as an expert in that area. The first step is to decide what it is that you want to write about. You need a topic. If you have an area of expertise about your business or a hobby then that would be a fantastic start to an e-book. If you don’t currently have an area of expertise, then you might have to do a little bit of research. If you have a body of research or published material, articles for example, then you could rewrite those into an e-book as well.
The next step is to determine who you are going to be writing for. You are going to want to determine what group of people is going to be reading your e-book. Do you think that your topic is going to appeal to a very large section of internet users or a fairly small section? What do you think that age range of your group is going to be? What other interests might they have that they might be willing to pay you for in the future?
Next you are going to need to do some keyword research so that your e-book will get a great position on Yahoo and Google. The better the position, the more likely that a large number of people will find it, and the greater your expert status will become.
The final step is to sit down and write your e-book. It doesn’t need to be complicated or very long. After you have gathered all of your research materials together, then it should only take a few hours to hammer out 20-25 pages. That is a good length for an e-book because, keep in mind, that people who read this are only interested in answering a few specific questions. They don’t want to spend a lot of time reading in order to get the answers. So keep is short, simple, and to the point.
If you would like to learn how to use e-books and articles to brand you as an expert and make money online, then go to http://www.1ticket2wealth.com and download my FREE special report and learn how to earn a great income with proven online marketing techniques.
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Posted by on Jan 12, 2012 in
Writing Books You do not need to get a doctorate degree; you just need to write a book.
Writing a book takes a lot less time and costs a lot less than getting a doctorate. In addition, an eBook gives you the perception of credibility and the influence of an expert regardless of your topic. Writing and distributing a digital book is also so much easier to do than finding an agent and a publishing house to print your book. True, if your book is not popular you will not get paid as much on the talk circuit but you will be able to identify yourself as the author of the current study of or the well researched topic of, or whatever your choice of topic.
Do not get me wrong. Writing a digital book requires work and time. You can lose whatever good in your reputation you have if you produce schlock. Here are steps to take before you consider distributing your eBook.
Edit your book. When I write even an article for publication I probably edit it at least 3 times. It never fails. I make at least a couple of edits each time that are so obvious to me which I never saw previously.
The point is you need to edit your book. You need to look for spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure and how your paragraphs flow. This is the time I eliminate the fluff. I do my best to say what I am going to say as simply as possible without a bunch of descriptive adjectives which usually do nothing to the point I am trying to make. Pare your writing down and delete what you can. This is not a novel you are writing. Readers want to get to your important messages and your arguments for your reasoning.
If you are not a good editor, hire someone. I spent 20 years as editor of a peer reviewed journal on gifted education. What I learned is that even people who you think should be good writers have trouble getting their message across. One of the editorial tactics that I learned from a Contributing Editor and that you can use for your eBook is to write SO WHAT? in the margin when a point is made that does not go anywhere or relate to anything. My advice: have someone else read the eBook. They may have questions that never occurred to you about your information.
Put together a resource page that you can refer to when you are writing and that you can refer your readers to when they ask questions.
Taking the time to edit your eBook and to do it well will save you much time and aggravation later. It will also just about guarantee you a very credible reputation as the expert in your field.
Think and plan how you are going to market your eBook before you start the writing. You will find that your marketing plan will set the tone for your writing. Your marketing ideas will also help you give priority to the major points you need to make for your market.
Do not select a title until you finish writing the book, unless, that is some title comes to you out of the blue that is perfect. The title needs to be catchy and different from all the others. At the same time it needs to be something that accurately describes the message of your eBook.
Be sure to save the eBook as a secured PDF. You do this so that readers cannot make changes or copy sections of the text.
Write about your eBook in your blog and write guest posts about it in other people’s blogs. Mention your eBook on twitter and Face Book. Record a 5 minute video about your book and leave it on You Tube. Send a press release to your local papers and to online PR directories.
If you have an eBook ready for publication, let the world know. It took your knowledge to produce that digital book and you would be surprised to what information people are willing to pay.
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Posted by on Dec 28, 2011 in
Writing Books The buzz in writing circles these days is all about self-publishing e-Books. They hear that e-Books are giving authors that added income in between getting their print books published, but they have lots of questions before taking that first step.
“How do I make one?”
“What do I write about?”
“Does anyone even buy e-Books?”
Actually, putting together an e-Book is simple. You write about something you are familiar, put it in a .PDF or .exe file and voila, instant e-Book that you can sell off your website and make a few dollars, or even thousands of dollars depending on your promotional efforts, and you’re all set. Or go to www.make-your-ebook-sell.com
Authors and entrepreneurs are doing this all the time and there’s no reason why you can’t either.
The first step is determining what you want to write about, of course, and what your goal is for writing your e-Book.
In 2004, I became published in print format for the first time. It was for an anthology of soul mate stories. The main reason I wanted to put this book together was because I had a goal in mind. I wanted to show people who have given up on soul mates that they did indeed exist.
After it was published, I started a marketing campaign. I had heard that e-Books were all the rage and that you could make some pretty decent money off of them, so I gave it a try.
I started on another book on relationships, but while waiting on this book to be finished (which was taking an incredible amount of time due to research), I decided to try my hand at writing an e-Book and selling it off of my website for added income while I waited on my print book projects to be finished.
This e-Book was also centered on the soul mate relationship, which I felt would add to my expertise and would help sell my print books.
It worked.
Even though I only had the e-Book up on my website and just a few online storefronts, the orders were coming in. You can log on www.ebook-secrets-revealed.com However, I became disillusioned because I didn’t just want to sell a few copies; I wanted to sell hundreds or perhaps more.
I developed a plan.
Not only did I list it with any website that would announce my book, write up press releases and send them to every free press release service out there, and a myriad of other places, but I decided I’d write another e-Book and give it away free to all those who bought my paying e-Book.
This e-Book was shorter, but to the point.
After I became successful using this promotional device to sell my paying e-Book, I found this experience very rewarding and learned quite a few things in the process:
1.) you do not need a publisher to publish your book.
2.) Self-published e-Books DO sell and create that added income while you’re waiting for your print books to sell.
3.) Writing e-Books help give you expert status.
4.) Your e-Books are 100% profit.
5.) The more you promote and make you and your e-Book visible, the more income you will make.
Writing e-Books and selling them yourself without the middleman – the publisher – is a great way to make money. Turn that “starving writer” moniker into “successful writer” and start cranking out those e-Books. Once you start, you’ll wonder why you never thought of this great way of bringing added income into your household before!
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Posted by on Dec 27, 2011 in
Writing Books Writing and publishing an e-book is the latest craze online. Many webmasters are of the opinion that selling electronic information products is the ideal way to earn from the extra revenue streams from websites. One need not be a recognized writer to write and publish an e-book. Writing the E-book First step would be to decide on the topic of the e-book. Very often, people write e-books on a particular subject they are knowledgeable about or highly passionate about. For more detail go to: www.create-own-ebook.com. It is always advisable to write on subjects that one is comfortable with. When a person acquires considerable amount of knowledge in a subject, expression and writing the content is not a difficult task. One just has to be focused on the subject, so that the message comes across well and the readers understand it. If you are under this impression that writing an e-book is a frightening affair, you should also know that there are ways you can simplify it. One such way is to use contents of other people, with their permission. This content is readymade and can be referred to whenever one needs material to write on. There are e-books, which can be easily downloaded as and when you need them. Ferreting Content Authors readily share their content, since you would be promoting it for them. Most of the books are not available for free and one can earn a considerable amount just by allowing people to use them. E-books have affiliate links, for which the author gets a commission every time a reader clicks on them. These affiliate links are also used for promoting extra products and services. The other popular way of acquiring content is to use interviews. One could either interview key figures via email or in person. For instance,
or more detail go to: www. Profiting-with-free-reports.com. if you are writing about the hospitality industry, you could interview hotel owners in the fraternity and also include short excerpts from their books, if any. The conversations actually add the required spice to the e-book and create additional chapters and paragraphs that make the book more interesting to read. Creating the Cover After writing the material, the next thing is to create and design the e-book. You will need e-book software to create the book and its cover. The book should look like a physical product, one that is interesting and appealing enough for people to buy it. Selling the E-book after making the cover, the next thing is to think of how you are going to price and make available the product. There are sellers on the net, who help in selling information and services. These sellers simplify the process of selling e-books online. They monitor the credit card processes and all the payment transactions. One can even use these sellers to set up affiliate programs, so that other people can sell the book. Publishing one major advantages of publishing is that you do it at a lower rate. All that is required is the ability, time and a considerable amount of knowledge to advertise and distribute the e-book. The fame and money you earn is directly related to the amount of effort that goes in advertising the e-book.
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Posted by on Oct 23, 2011 in
Writing Books People write e-books for many reasons. You may want to market your web site, product, or business through an e-book giveaway. E-books are a great way to share your expertise with prospective clients. Or you may want to write an e-book that you can sell and profit from directly. After all, e-books cost little or nothing to publish and ship—they’re almost pure profit for your business. No matter what the reason you need to write an e-book, there are a few things you can do to make sure your e-book is interesting, appeals to your audience, and that you do the best job writing it as possible.
Before you embark on your e-book writing journey, take these e-book writing tips into consideration.
1. Read Other E-Books
One of the first things you should do if you are lost as to where to start your e-book is to look at a few examples to get an idea of how an e-book is laid out and how it works. Of course copying is not an option, but you can use existing successful e-books to get inspiration and ideas. Read through a few e-books to get a feel for what they entail and use the positive aspects, while remembering to avoid or improve the things you did not like.
2. Write What You Know
If you are writing an e-book for profit, you should write about an area in which you already have knowledge or expertise. People need information—and there’s a healthy market for just about any type of expertise. Plus, writing about what you know is much easier than writing about a topic on which you have no background. If you do pick a topic that you do not know much about, make sure you’re interested in the topic so researching and learning about it will be an enjoyable experience.
3. Start with a Plan
Before you begin writing, you should create an outline for your e-book that lists the main information you want to include. After you have all your main ideas down, you can go back through and add more information under each heading. Writing with a plan is always easier than wandering through the material aimlessly, so take the time to plan your e-book before you begin to write.
4. Make Time to Write
If you find that you are having trouble fitting writing in to your schedule you probably feel as though your e-book will never get done. A partially finished e-book cannot generate any interest in your product or business nor can you make any profit from e-book sales. The best way to ensure that your e-book gets done in a timely manner is to set aside time each week to work on your e-book. Allot this time into your schedule just as you would with other important tasks and your e-book will be finished in no time.
5. Edit Your Work
The editing process is just as important as the writing process—otherwise you risk presenting the world with an e-book full of errors. Some people like to go back and edit as they write. Others like to write the entire e-book without looking back, and edit it after the first draft is complete. Editing as you go will minimize the amount of editing you will have to do after the book is finished—but this could stall your writing progress. Waiting until the end to go back and edit will make it easier for you to be consistent in your revisions and help you judge the work as a whole.
No matter how you edit, make sure you get the advice of another trusted person before making your e-book debut; a second set of eyes will be able to spot errors you missed.
Writing Your E-Book
E-books are a great way to generate extra income, and spread the word about your services and expertise. Using these five tips will help writing and publishing your e-book fun, easy, and profitable!
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Posted by on Oct 6, 2011 in
Writing Books The prime objective of the writer should be to present an e-book that satisfies the audience and is their money’s worth. It is the audience that plays a deciding role in the success or failure of the book. Sometimes even a well researched content of the book fails to impress the audience. The reasons are improper presentation and faulty layout, spelling and grammar mistakes, lack of proper content flow and use of complex sentences. There are few editing steps that need to be followed proper during e-book editing so that the audience can enjoy the style and quality of the book.
Writing and Re-writing
The proper way to remove errors from the content is to create an initial draft and wait or some time. After having dwelt on it for some time, it better to write it again. This will help to spot the errors easily and add what had been overlooked, previously. Reading and brainstorming during the time interval between the initial draft and the re-write is very crucial in improving the quality of the content. However if the writer is still not satisfied with the quality he or she can repeat the process, to achieve the desired level of quality.
Taking Opinions
Taking into the consideration what others opine for the manuscript is very important part of the e-book editing. The idea is to offer the content to the group of interested readers, whether friends, relatives or well wishers and ask them to provide an unbiased feedback on the quality. Any criticism should be taken positively and the drawback in the content should be removed. This will immensely help in increasing the overall quality of the content and provides the writer confidence that he or she is proceeding ahead on the right track.
Maintaining High Degree of Content Relevance and Good Flow
The title of the book should be highly relevant to the content. The title is an important part of the book because it provides the reader the idea on what the e-book is exactly about. Any deviation in the content from the title will dilute the interest of the audience and they may completely ignore the book. Hence while editing the electronic book the content relevance should be properly checked and any error in it should be promptly removed. The content flow should be free from disruption. The main idea of the book should be allowed to flow freely from the beginning to the end and any errors in it should be removed. This will allow the readers to enjoy the book and bond with it. To enhance the quality of the book and establish the reputation as an excellent e-book writer, it is necessary for him or her to employ e-book editing skills.
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Posted by on Oct 4, 2011 in
Writing Books Have you ever thought of writing an e-book? Writing an e-book can be a boring process. It’s quite possible you start writing an e-book and may never end it. In order to overcome such a situation it’s quite important that you make a strict schedule for yourself to write. One of the best ways to complete an e-book is to just go on writing without having to wonder what the next sentence would actually be. Points to be considered at the time of writing an e-book
Decide an appealing tile for your e-book:
It’s very important to have an effective headline for your e-book. Effective title attracts people by creating a curiosity in them to read. A title should be such that it helps your readers to find answer to questions.
Choose your audience:
It’s very important that you choose your audience before actually starting to write your e-book. Decide which type of audience will benefit from your subject. Take into consideration different factors like age, caste, culture, social background and education of the audience you want to attract.
Creating the document:
Once you are done with the foundation of your e-book you can start writing the main body of your e-book. One of the best options to maintain your document is to write in MS Word. Writing in Ms Word can help you revise your document as and when you need it. You can also keep a check on any spelling errors in the process. Choose a font size that can be easy to read for people of all age groups. Avoid using too many fonts as this may irritate your readers.
Last of all create your e-book. Once you are done all you have to do is publish your e-book online, and wait for download request from your website visitors.
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Posted by on Jul 20, 2011 in
Writing Books With the Internet being so popular, E-books have also become a very popular item. It used to be that people had to get in their cars and drive to the closest book store in order to find informational and creative works that they wanted to read and know more about. With the use of the Internet however, people can simply locate and download E-books that have topics ranging from advice, tips, instructions and many fictional novels are even available in the E-book format.
Due to the popularity, many people have also started writing their own E-books to pass along their knowledge and to market their ideas, products or services that they sell online. E-books can be given away for free as marketing material or they can be sold for profit. If someone wants to write a book and sell it or give it away online, they have two choices; either write it or have someone else write it for them. Both of these choices have their downfalls and their positives, such as:
In order to write an E-book, a person should be a good quality writer who is precise and can format the book so that it is easy to navigate. If the writing is not good quality or does not get the point across quickly, then the sale or need of the E-book could suffer. However, if a person writes well and feels confident in their skill set, then writing the E-book would save them money since they wouldn’t have to pay someone else to write it for them.
Writing an E-book can also be a time consuming process if a person is writing it themselves. If they do not have a lot of spare time, the process could become frustrating.
Hiring a writer will save time, but it won’t save money.
When hiring a writer, there is always the issue of not knowing whether or not the writer can produce the quality and style in the E-book that they promised up front. The person who wants the E-book written might have to spend some extra time gathering references to make sure that the writer can do a good job.
Now that the positives and negatives have been covered regarding writing an E-book or hiring someone to write it, there are a few time saving steps that can be taken if a person elects to write the E-book without the help of an outside writer. Here are five great ways to save time and money when writing an E-book:
Whatever topic you decide to write about, make sure that it is one that you are not going to become bored with. If you pick a topic that does not interest you, then you risk the chance of giving up on the project or having the book not contain your highest quality. Readers can generally tell when an author is interested in what they are writing about or if they are just writing about it because they have to. A lot of time is going to be wasted if you start writing but cannot complete the E-book.
Make sure that you have the write technology to successfully write and publish your E-book online. If you are using old word processing software or do not have the ability to create a PDF file when you are done, then this is also going to waste a lot of time and cause frustration.
Do market research before writing your E-book if you are going to be selling it online or using it for marketing material online. If there is not a demand for what you are writing about, then money and time is going to be lost in the end.
If you tend to have writer’s block or just genuinely want to find another way of going about writing your E-book, technology has made is possible to use E-book writing software that will do the work for you. All you have to do with this technology is choose an idea that you want an E-book about and software can actually create one for you.
Finally, make sure to tell everyone you know online and offline that you are writing an E-book so you can create some buzz about your book before you have it done. This will give you a better chance of people already knowing about it and wanting it once you publish it.
Whether you write an E-book yourself and market it; have another person write it for you, or use the help of software, having a book to publish is a great sense of accomplishment and something to take pride in. People are always looking for a good read on the Internet and looking for information that they need to know more about.
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