Please feel free to copy/paste all wording on this page into your word processor to serve as your template for designing your book.
STEP ONE: CHOOSING A BOOK TOPIC
***NOTE: Please copy and paste all of Step One into a separate Word document file on your computer to use as a template for keeping track of your notes.
What are Your Interests/Hobbies?
Write your answers here.
Book Topic
Write your answer here.
Pre-Writing Notes
Write your pre-writing thoughts here.
Research Book List
List ten books which you will read and study.
Research Notes
Copy/paste all important information from your ten books, online articles and book reviews here, which will be used later to begin building the skeleton of your book.
Gold Nuggets
Remember, those Amazon.com reviews contain gold nuggets. Study reviews on books in your genre to discover what readers like and dislike about particular books and what reviewers felt is missing content-wise. Copy and paste important points (all those gold nuggets) from reviews here.
*Keep track of random thoughts on an audio recorder. It should be noted that I don’t support texting, writing, or audio recording while driving. Do your work from the passenger seat!
*Don’t forget to personally test your research to make sure it is applicable!
STEP TWO: HOW TO WRITE A BOOK IN SEVEN DAYS
Word Processing Programs
I've listed top standards at this point, but will add more as we go along:
Microsoft Word (PC standard)
Pages (Mac alternative to Word
Open Office (freeware for Mac and PC)
Google Documents (Online alternative free to all gmail users)
Transcriber Services List
You can find a transcriber through these sites:
Transcription Software
Dragon Dictation free app for iphone and ipad
VoiceBase (free software)
DAY ONE: Organize research notes and begin creating chapter titles.
Chapter Headings List
Write down the top bullet points (ten minimum) that should be covered in your book. Reorganize the bullet points into a precise, step by step order. Reword each bullet point into a chapter title, then copy/paste your research notes from Step One beneath its proper chapter title.
DAY TWO: Organize your notes into a flowing order within each chapter.
DAY THREE: Begin building bridges by writing your thoughts between your note chunks.
Writing Guides
7 Points of Write by Daniel Middleton (My favorite writing book)
The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need: A One-Stop Source for Every Writing Assignment
The Elements of Style: 50th Anniversary Edition
Tons of Better Writing Guides on Amazon
Ghostwriter Services
Book Title
Now that you've organized your notes, it's time for a title. Add your title to the first page of your document now. Reword your document to reflect your book title. You can play with the wording as you continue through the 11 steps until you find that golden title.
DAYS FOUR-SEVEN: Write, write write. Read and study the following sections of your ten research books:
*Copyright page
*Credits page
*Dedication page
*Foreward
*Glossary
*Appendices
*Index
Now you must add the previsous sections to your book. Go for it!
Professional Contributors
Reach out to professionals in your field to ask if they'd be willing to contribute an article to your book. Keep track of their articles in separate document files and once you've cdecided where to add them to your book, copy/paste the article into your book document file.
STEP THREE: BOOK EDITING
Editing Tips
For now, refer to the editing tips in 11 Simple Steps. Once the book has been release for sevrral months, I will add to this list. But I want you to master the tips I've given in the book before presenting more.
Editor List
Rich Dalglish - Editor for 711 press. Feel free to email him for a quote
STEP FOUR: PICTURES & ILLUSTRATIONS
Royalty Free Stock Photos
There are many stock photo sites, but here are three are the major players.
Graphic Artists
Wide Cinema (Graphic artist for Vendera Publishing)
B.T.I. Creative Management (Graphic Artist for 711 Press)
Photo Editing Programs
Gimp (open source photo editing program)
File Sending Sites
