E-book Production Part II
How to produce that e-book in order to sell it
Never written a book before? You may have no idea how to get started. For beginners, the best approach is to break the project into several manageable steps and develop each section one at a time. Here is a simple guide you can follow to help you create your own original e-book:
- Step 1: Create an outline. Working from an outline helps you corral your ideas with-in a manageable framework. List your main ideas, and then break each one into subsections that relate to the main section. It may be helpful to make your outline overly detailed, and then cut back those sections you find you don’t need.
- Step 2: Research, research, research. The more you know about a subject, the easier you will find it is to write about it. You can find more than enough information online to supplement your own knowledge. Seek out several resources that relate to each of your subsections and read up on each one before you start writing that section. Remember to bookmark resources as you find them for easy access later on, and also for inclusion as bonus resources in your e-book.
- Step 3: Treat each subsection as an article. Writing an article sounds less daunting than an entire book, doesn’t it? The subsections of your e-book should each resemble an article, with a beginning, middle and end. When you treat your e-book like a series of articles, working on one section at a time, it becomes easier to reach the finish line. You’ll find a more detailed discussion on writing articles in the “Article Marketing” section of this book.
- Step 4: Incorporate additional information. Links to other resources, tables of information, case studies, images, and breakout boxes are all great supplemental material for e-books. As you research your topic, keep a list of information your e-book should include and create a separate file for it to incorporate later.
- Step 5: Edit, revise and clean up. Once you have all of your subsections written and compiled in one document, read the whole thing from start to finish. Be on the lookout for typos, spelling and grammar errors, and make sure the text flows and makes sense. You may even want to hire a professional editor or proofreader—or at the very least, ask a friend to read the final draft and point out any errors or sections that don’t seem right. Professionalism counts!
If you’re not convinced of your writing abilities, but you still want to write your own e-book, there are plenty of online resources for writers you can learn from. Here are some places to start:
"7 Day eBook" – http://www.jeremyburns.com/a/7dayebook ... in as little as 7 Days write your own ebook!
PoeWar Writer’s Resource Center
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