Hi all!
I've covered in my last post the benefits and advantages to writing your own eBook.
Getting started can sometimes be the biggest stumbling block, so here are a few tips to get you on the way to publishing your very first eBook.
1. Background preparation
If you have lots of ideas floating about in your head on one particular topic or niche, then creating a mind map is a way to get them all out onto paper. Start by writing the name of your topic in the centre of a blank sheet of paper. Extending from this written word , start by writing down each section or subsection relating to the topic. Chapter names, links to websites, shortened versions of each chapter should be all included here. Don't worry at this stage if it all looks a bit messy, for now just concern yourself with getting all those ideas related to your chosen topic out on paper.
2. You need a word processor to type out your eBook. Choose a template you will be using all the way through as this makes it infinitely easier to go back and edit, and to number your pages while also including chapter names and sub-headings. Write in a simple font, one that makes it easy on the eye for your readers.
3. Write the outline of your eBook.
The purpose of this is to see how your book is going to be presented to your audience. You can refer to your mindmap for this so it's important that your mindmap was as detailed as possible.
Try to pretend you're the reader who knows absolutely nothing about this topic and is here to learn from the ground up. Ask yourself does the chapter or section order of your book make sense to somebody who is totally unfamiliar with this subject.
4. Writing your first few pages can be the most difficult part, however, you can write the book in whatever order you feel most comfortable with. It doesn't have to be started at Chapter 1. You can always come back to write that at a later stage, as long as it is presented in the correct form when you're finished , just start writing.!
5. Remember you are writing to provide information to an audience who most likely bought your book to address their need for information in this niche that you have chosen. Write to inform, tailor your content to suit the traffic you are hoping to garner. Be concise and clear in your writing, get some feedback from friends or relatives, that can be invaluable in giving some insight into your work.
Next time we will have a look at how to choose a niche if you are stuck on what topic to choose to write about.
If you have an idea or a passion you think might interest others, get creating a mindmap today, it's the first all important step in writing your own eBook.
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