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H OW T O W R I T E A B O O K I N
E A S Y S T E P S
GET IT DONE GUIDE
G E T - I T - D O N E G U I D E A L M O S T E V E R Y O N E H A S A B O O K I N S I D E T H E M
8 1 % O F A M E R I C A N S S A Y T H E Y D O
Source: New York Times
W H A T P E R C E N T A G E A C T U A L L Y G E T I T D O N E ?
A B O U T 1 P E R C E N T
T H A T ’ S S U P E R S A D
Y O U O N L Y N E E D O N E R U L E A N D F O U R E A S Y S T E P S T O W R I T E A B O O K :
Y O U S T A R T … Y O U F I N I S H
O N E R U L E :
A N D H E R E ’ S H O W T O W R I T E A B O O K I N J U S T E A S Y S T E P S
S T E P # 1
C O M E U P W I T H A T I T L E F O R Y O U R B O O K
K E E P I T T O 1 - 3 W O R D S
T I P : L E S S I S M O R E
M A K E Y O U R S U B T I T L E A S L O N G A S Y O U ’ D L I K E
W O W ! Y O U ’ V E G O T Y O U R T I T L E . Y O U ’ R E N O W 1 / 4 O F T H E W A Y T O W A R D S T H E G O A L
A J O U R N E Y O F A T H O U S A N D M I L E S B E G I N S W I T H A S I N G L E S T E P
S T E P # 2 :
C R E A T E A C O V E R F O R Y O U R B O O K
M E D I U M B U D G E T R O U T E : 9 9 D E S I G N S O R C R O W D S P R I N G
Resource: 99designs.com
H I G H B U D G E T R O U T E :
H I R E A D E S I G N E R T O C O N C E P T A N D D E S I G N I T
P R O T I P :
Resource: boxshot.com
B O X S H O T I S E A S Y T O U S E A N D Y O U C A N C R E A T E A 3 D C O V E R O F Y O U R B O O K W I T H J U S T A C O V E R A N D S P I N E I M A G E S
S T E P # 3 : S E T A R E L E A S E D A T E F O R Y O U R B O O K
I T C A N B E 2 W E E K S … O R 2 0 Y E A R S
T R A D I T I O N A L P U B L I S H I N G 12 - 1 8 M O N T H S O N A V E R A G E
I N D E P E N D E N T P U B L I S H I N G A S L I T T L E A S F I V E D A Y S
Source: createspace.com
S T E P 4 : H A V E T H E S T O N E S T O P U B L I C L Y S H O W & T E L L E V E R Y O N E Y O U K N O W A N D R E S P E C T ( A L L A T O N C E ) T H E T I T L E , T H E C O V E R A N D T H E R E L E A S E D A T E
A C C O U N T A B I L I T Y I S A F A N T A S T I C M O T I V A T O R … A N D H O O K
W R I T I N G D O W N Y O U R G O A L … V I S U A L I Z I N G T H E B O O K … A N D T E L L I N G O T H E R S I S P O W E R F U L
B U T C O N S I S T E N T L Y S H A R I N G W I T H F R I E N D S O V E R T I M E T H E S T A T E M E N T ,
“ I A M W R I T I N G A B O O K ” I S A M I S T A K E
Y O U R M I N D W I L L T R I C K Y O U B Y T A L K I N G A B O U T Y O U R G O A L
Source: Derek Sivers
S C R I V E N E R - A W R I T I N G T O O L S L I D E S H A R E - C R E A T E A B O O K P R E V I E W T O S H A R E Y O U R I D E A M Y - I D E N T I F I E R S - P L A C E T O B U Y I S B N ’ S
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