Category Archives: Self Publishing

Writing What You Want, Following Trends, and Lasting Forever

What About Writing What You Want?

Sometimes, you just want to write what you want to write without worrying about its salability and doing a lot of research. Maybe you have a particular business objective in mind or you have a story or topic that’s been nagging at you.

Of course, one of the great things about Amazon is that you can write whatever you want to write (so long as it doesn’t violate their rules). And that’s just fine. But when you can, try to combine what’s selling with your great idea. You may as well make money for your hard work.

If you have an idea in mind already, try to find a sellable angle. This will help you connect with an audience that’s ready to buy books.

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Simple Tricks for Choosing Topics

There are so many great ways to choose great book topics if you’re stuck. And once you’ve chosen a topic, there are easy ways to generate ideas for what you should put in your book to make sure your audience will love it!

Finding Problems to Fix

One of the best ways to come up with great topics for books is to focus on problems that need fixing. People will pay good money for you to fix their problem or ease their pain in any way. People often look for books on Amazon for their problems and pain.

In fact, people are often desperate to have their problem solved. If you can write a book with a solution that will really help people, then you can make great money by selling solutions.

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How to Write a Book When You Have No Time to Write

While it may seem like writing a book is a huge undertaking, especially when you’re short on time already, it’s not impossible! In fact, with the right planning and scheduling, you can get your book written and published in no time.

The Planner Covers:

  • Step 1: Choose a No-Brainer Book Topic & Get Clear on Your Book’s Big Message
  • Step 2: Brain dump Your Brilliance & Craft Compelling Chapter Ideas
  • Step 3: Craft a Short, Simple Outline for Easy-Breezy Book Writing
  • Step 4: Decide on a Realistic Daily (or Weekly) Word Count and Deadline
  • Step 5: Nail Down a Writing Schedule for Whipping Up Your Book (Fast)
  • Step 6: Cull & Curate Your Current Content (So You’re Not Writing From Scratch for No Reason!)
  • Step 7: Draft Your Book Digitally And/Or On the Go
  • Step 8: Talk (& Transcribe) Your Brilliance Instead (and Skip ‘Writing’ Altogether!)
  • Step 9: Drip It Out as Custom (Paid or Unpaid) Content, Week-by-Week
  • Step 10 (Optional): Hire a Ghostwriter to Finish Your Book Super Fast (and Stress-Free)

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30 Day Self Publishing Blueprint

When many people think of publishing, they automatically think in terms of traditional publishing – with agents and manuscript approval – a long process that ultimately isn’t very lucrative for most authors.

But these days, thanks to the Internet, you can publish on your own at no upfront cost (unless you want to spend money on certain elements) and use your new book to earn money and build a brand for yourself.

Whether you want to churn out non-fiction books or embark on a career as a fiction author in one of the many genres available to you, this is a process where it helps to have a process of bite-sized tasks that can help guide you along the way.

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Know Where to Find the Best Information

It’s time to find the best information for your book. You need information, facts, stories, and more that will “wow” your reader. The great news is that good research can happen very quickly.

I’m very aware that “research” is not a very sexy topic. In fact, it might be the case that you’d rather do anything else but research. But you’re reading this in the hopes that I could help you get past this dreadful task successfully.

That’s exactly what I aim to do – I also aim to make research fun. There’s no reason to dread research – it can even be exciting because you can quickly gather the very best information just by using the web.

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