So you're writing a book...
Here are some resources to help you out!
​
What are you going to write about?
First - define your project. Is it fiction, non-fiction. What genre? Is it science fiction, is it a self-help book. THEN - make sure you understand what OTHER writers are doing - have you read anything in your genre or niche? If not - GO DO THAT FIRST!!! Then - go read the reviews about that book both good and bad. You want to avoid the mistakes that the writer made that caused a bad review.
​
"Write the book you want to live in..." ~ Anne Rice
What is your book title? A book title keeps you focused on the content of your book. Here is a great resource for naming your book - 50 Titles Templates. Naming your book may seem trivial - but if you want it to sell, it HAS to be attractive to your readers
​
NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writers Month
If you want a challenge go to www.nanowrimo.org and sign up for the annual November event! It's 30 days to 40,000 words - and prizes at the end! You know you want to...
​
Do you want to make money, or is this a labor of love?
This is important. If you're working on a labor of love - you need to accept that from the beginning, you won't be making any money.
If you want to make money - then you need to do some research and find out if YOUR book has any remote change of making it on Amazon. Best product EVER to help you research - KindleSpy, by Wesley Atkins. This software will help you research other books like yours, and find out how much money that book is generating!
​
How to get your manuscript ready to upload...
Proofreading/Editing - Have someone proofread it. You may think your spelling and grammar is impeccable, but there's usually a stray word usage issue or two in every book. Have someone read your book! Also - have someone make editorial changes to ensure continuity and readability.
​
Formatting - Be sure you get your book professionally formatted. It makes a big difference on how your book's interior looks when you have poor formatting. Dragon Gem does that for you...
​
Book Cover - we all judge a book by its cover...
​
Unless you are a design wizard - hire this one out. People that are browsing book will pass over a homemade-looking book cover, and favor a professionally designed cover every time. Don't use the Amazon book cover designer - don't be tempted. You are the SME (subject matter expert) for your book contents. Hire a SME that does book covers. (Like Dragon Gem. Click here!)
​