How to write your book…Pretty lofty title, eh?
I originally called this post “How to Write A Book”. But, there is a world of difference between “a book” and “your book”. If you don’t believe this, you haven’t written your book yet. Just another example of the power of words in conveying ideas.
One of the most effective ways to demonstrate your expertise in your chosen niche and to become the go-to-guy is to publish your own book. This has become easier to do in recent years with the development of new online self-publishing platforms. Gone are the days when you have to purchase thousands of dollars’ worth of books which just end up sitting in your garage. All you have to do is write a book, convert to PDF, create a cover, upload it to one of the many self-publishing houses that have sprung up in recent years and, voilà, you are a published author.
Another great thing about this is that you can update the book any time you want. Just upload a revised PDF and it will be available within 24 – 48 hours.
It is actually as easy as that. Even the writing part is not difficult, especially if you are an expert in your subject area. If you can discuss or explain your subject you can write a book. In this article I will discuss a couple of ways to structure the book as well as tell you how to write the book even if you hate to write. I will then briefly explain the actual publishing process using Create Space.
I was inspired to write this by a post in the forum by a CPA who is involved in a niche that requires specialized knowledge in order to service properly. I suggested that he write a book and started to explain the process. I decided that I should make it into a post. Then I started writing the post and ended up with about 2,700 words…kind of a long post.
So, I made it into a PDF, which you can download here:
In one of his marketing hotseats, John explains his method for writing a book. This is the clip:
I created a video on how to format the book once it is written. You can watch it here.
I also created a video showing how to use Dragon Naturally Speaking. You can watch it here.
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