Over the years perfectly competent people with unique information to share in a book have come to me, so afraid their book isn’t good enough, their peers will judge it as poor, or they won’t be able to get it out to their audience.

You can test your book’s significance by asking these questions…

1. Is it filled with action if fiction? Is it exciting?
2. Is it fun to read? Have humor?
3. Does it teach the readers something new or interesting? (educate)
4. Does it present useful, original and unique information?
5. Does it have potential to positively affect the reader’s life?
6. Is the message said in a unique way? Does it brand you or your business?
7. Does it answer an age-old question such as the meaning of life?
8. Does it create a deeper understanding of human nature?
9. Does it give skills and information to help individuals?
10. Will the particular audience want or need its information?

Of these 10 significance tests, it takes only…

*One for an article or blog post.
*Two for a book.
*Three for a top seller.
*Five for a Pulitzer Prize.
*Six for a literary classic.

These are just some ways for you to build your confidence and courage to share your word with your world. So be encouraged and start writing!

Do you have any questions? Be sure to ask them here. Leave me a comment and I will answer.

If you want more free information on writing an eBook, check out my upcoming teleseminar.

Or, if you are a self-starter, see Judy’s book on writing an eBook.

Each month I get a lot of questions from aspiring authors. Here’s a few on self publishing, ISBN #’s, and copyright information. Yes, you can always Google for answers too.

1) Can you supply me with a suggested web address to obtain an ISBN number?

Judy: Just Google ISBN and get it.

2) Will I need a different number for each of my ten ebooks?

Judy: depends on where your sell them. At your site, don’t need them. At other sites, you do need them. And yes, one for each book.

3) Do you have a suggested web address for copywriting the ebooks?

Judy: Google United States Copyright Office and find the short form TX. They didn’t include their website on my paper work.

4) Do you have anything I can buy from you that will give me ebook publishing steps?

Judy: Did you buy Write your eBook or Other Short Book Fast yet? It has all your answers in it.

I advise you publish them yourself. It’s simple to do for print or eBooks. If you want more from me, I suggest you get a 30 minute session from me to finish your project. Ask any question for self-pub, or promotion.

Do you have a pressing question about your book project? Ask away!

Do you want to write an eBook, but find it daunting? Maybe you have other work and you just don’t have the time? But you do have ideas and want to share your amazing information with your audience

The idea of repurposing content is not new. If you make sure to organize your blog posts by topic or questions, you can transform like I did with my recent eBook, “How to Write, Distribute, and Market your Book.”

It took a little time, but now this eBook helps others and also attracts book coaching clients. You can offer your eBook free and if you take effort to present it in chapter format, can charge for it. Either way, you’ll get targeted visitors to your site or book sales, or both!

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It’s good to have passion for your eBook’s topic. And, you also need to think about your audience and what they want from your book in any given chapter. And, what kind of time they want to spend on learning from you.

How to Write to Please your Audience

1. Think a short book first.

Write only 3-5 chapters for one book with an angle (sells better). Write other companion books that you can sell as a series or bigger package that makes you still the expert, and makes you more money too.

Yes, college text chapters are 35 pages long and traditional publishers like 10-15 chapters with around 25 pages each.

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One question I ask potential book writers, “Why write a book if no one reads it and it doesn’t sell?” Writing a quality eBook or print book is so important. It shouldn’t just be notes from a group of articles or blog entries, although you can use this info in your book if you know the right transitions.

Here’s my pre-marketing check and correct list.

Know your book’s 9 essential hot selling points (pre-marketing strategies) excerpted from my book, “Write your eBook or Other Short Book Fast!” before you write or publish your book. Here’s 4 to get you started:

#1 Make sure your title is the best one for your audience. A dull title that makes no promise to your reader will probably not sell. An outstanding title can sell 25% more books for you.

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