Tuesday 6 September 2011

Title:


How to Write a Amazing Ebook





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1206





Summary:



The hardest part of writing is the first sentence.



When you look at the whole project, it seems like an



impossible task. That's why you have to break it down



into manageable tasks. Think of climbing a mountain.



You are standing at the foot of it and looking up at



its summit vanishing into the clouds. How can you



possibly scale such an immense and dangerous mountain?







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Article Body:



The hardest part of writing is the first sentence.



When you look at the whole project, it seems like an



impossible task. That's why you have to break it down



into manageable tasks. Think of climbing a mountain.



You are standing at the foot of it and looking up at



its summit vanishing into the clouds. How can you



possibly scale such an immense and dangerous mountain?





There is only one way to climb a mountain ? step by



step.





Now think of writing your ebook in the same light. You



must create it step by step, and one day, you will



take that last step and find yourself standing on the



summit with your head in the clouds.





The first thing you have to do, as if you actually



were a mountain climber, is to get organized. Instead



of climbing gear, however, you must organize your



thoughts. There are some steps you should take before



you begin. Once you've gone through the following



list, you will be ready to actually begin writing your



ebook.





Beginning Steps to Writing an ebook





First, figure out your ebook's working title. Jot down



a few different titles, and eventually, you'll find



that one that will grow on you. Titles help you to



focus your writing on your topic; they guide you in



anticipating and answering your reader's queries. Many



non-fiction books also have subtitles. Aim for clarity



in your titles, but cleverness always helps to sell



books ? as long as it's not too cute. For example,



Remedies for Insomnia: twenty different ways to count



sheep. Or: Get off that couch: fifteen exercise plans



to whip you into shape.





Next, write out a thesis statement. Your thesis is a



sentence or two stating exactly what problem you are



addressing and how your book will solve that problem.



All chapters spring forth from your thesis statement.



Once you've got your thesis statement fine-tuned,



you've built your foundation. From that foundation,



your book will grow, chapter by chapter.





Your thesis will keep you focused while you write your



ebook. Remember: all chapters must support your thesis



statement. If they don't, they don't belong in your



book. For example, your thesis statement could read:



We've all experienced insomnia at times in our lives,



but there are twenty proven techniques and methods to



give you back a good night's sleep.





Once you have your thesis, before you start to write,



make sure there is a good reason to write your book.



Ask yourself some questions:





* Does your book present useful information and is



that information currently relevant?





* Will you book positively affect the lives of your



readers?





* Is your book dynamic and will it keep the reader's



attention?





* Does you book answer questions that are meaningful



and significant?





If you can answer yes to these questions, you can feel



confident about the potential of your ebook.





Another important step is to figure out who your



target audience is. It is this group of people you



will be writing to, and this group will dictate many



elements of your book, such as style, tone, diction,



and even length. Figure out the age range of your



readers, their general gender, what they are most



interested in, and even the socio-economic group they



primarily come from. Are they people who read fashion



magazines or book reviews? Do they write letters in



longhand or spend hours every day online. The more you



can pin down your target audience, the easier it will



be to write your book for them.





Next, make a list of the reasons you are writing your



ebook. Do you want to promote your business? Do you



want to bring quality traffic to your website? Do you



want to enhance your reputation?





Then write down your goals in terms of publishing. Do



you want to sell it as a product on your website, or



do you want to offer it as a free gift for filling out



a survey or for ordering a product? Do you want to use



the chapters to create an e-course, or use your ebook



to attract affiliates around the world? The more you



know upfront, the easier the actual writing will be.





Decide on the format of your chapters. In non-fiction,



keep the format from chapter to chapter fairly



consistent. Perhaps you plan to use an introduction to



your chapter topic, and then divide it into four



subhead topics. Or you may plan to divide it into five



parts, each one beginning with a relevant anecdote.





How to make your ebook "user friendly"





You must figure out how to keep your writing engaging.



Often anecdotes, testimonials, little stories, photos,



graphs, advice, and tips will keep the reader turning



the pages. Sidebars are useful for quick, accessible



information, and they break up the density of the



page.





Write with a casual, conversational tone rather than a



formal tone such as textbook diction. Reader's respond



to the feeling that you are having a conversation with



them. Break up the length and structure of your



sentences so you don?t hypnotize your readers into



sleep. Sentences that are all the same length and



structure tend to be a good aid for insomnia!





Good writing takes practice. It takes lots and lots of



practice. Make a schedule to write at least a page a



day. Read books and magazines about the process of



writing, and jot down tips that jump out at you. The



art of writing is a lifetime process; the more you



write (and read), the better your writing will become.



The better your writing becomes, the bigger your sales



figures.





In an ebook that is read on the screen, be aware that



you must give your reader's eye a break. You can do



this by utilizing white space. In art classes, white



space is usually referred to as "negative space."



Reader's eyes need to rest in the cool white oasises



you create on your page. If your page is too dense,



your reader will quit out of it as soon as their eyes



begin to tear.





Make use of lists, both bulleted and numbered. This



makes your information easy to absorb, and gives the



reader a mental break from dissecting your paragraphs



one after the other.





Finally, decide on an easy-to-read design. Find a font



that's easy on the eyes, and stick to that font



family. Using dozens of fonts will only tire your



readers out before they've gotten past your



introduction. Use at least one and a half line



spacing, and text large enough to be read easily on



the screen, but small enough so that the whole page



can be seen on a computer screen. You will have to



experiment with this to find the right combination.





Of course, don't forget to run a spell and grammar



check. You are judged by something as minor as correct



punctuation, so don?t mess up a great book by tossing



out semicolons randomly, or stringing sentences



together with commas. (By the way, that's called a



"comma splice.")





Last of all, create an index and a bibliography.



That's it! You've written a book! Now all you have to



do is publish your ebook online, and wait for download



request from your website visitors.


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