The Real Secret to Quickly Writing a Book For Maximum Profit
The secret is in creating an outline for the book that will help
you "fill in the blanks" rather than wonder what to write about
along the way.
So, if you haven't started writing your book I have good news...
The fastest way to get going is to decide on your chapter
topics/titles first before you try to figure out exactly what
you want to say. If you have a problem figuring out what you
want to name the chapters, just focus on the topic of the
chapter and from there write a brief explanation or "purpose
statement" of the topic.
Here's a really simple way to do it:
Topic Example: Money Management Basics
Chapter Explanation Example: "It's time to forgive yourself for
all the mistakes you've made with money and learn some financial
basics that'll put you on the path to financial fitness."
This exercise will help you clarify what specific information
you want to cover. It will also help you focus on the big
picture rather than getting bogged down with too many little
points you want to mention that don't warrant an entire chapter
dedicated to them.
If you've already started writing your book, or just started to
write out your ideas, another secret to creating your outline is
to reread what you've already written and instead of editing the
content, use what you have to create chapter headings that
support the text. The goal is to see if what you have fits with
the chapter title so that you will know exactly what needs to be
added or deleted to make the chapter complete.
Next, you'll want to create subheadings. A subheading is an
extension of the chapter.
For example, if your book is on Money Management and your
chapter title is "Money Management Made Easy", then a subheading
within that chapter may be, "The 5 Things You Need to Do Right
Now to Get Control of Your Money".
This subhead allows you to expand on the topic of money
management without having to create an entirely separate chapter
to cover a small bit of separate, but related information.
Each chapter title or topic should have at least three (more if
necessary) subheadings that are created as a result of asking
the following "writing prompter" question: "What do I want to
tell the reader about...." (fill in the blank with your topic)
Writing Prompter Example: What do I want to tell the reader
about Money Management?
Chapter Title Example: Money Management Made Easy
Subhead Example: Budgets Suck...How to Spend Responsibly Without
One
Subhead Example: Avoiding Late Fees and Other Costly Money
Mistakes
Subhead Example: Start Saving Now...Even On a Shoestring
Another quick writing secret is not to throw away anything that
doesn't seem to fit in the book, instead create a document (in
Microsoft Word or whatever application you're using) and title
it "Extra Content" then cut and paste everything that doesn't
seem to fit under a particular subheading or chapter in that
document.
This will move it out of the way so you can focus your writing
but will allow you to have access to it for future use as your
book moves toward completion.
Can you see how simple the writing process becomes when you
start by creating an outline?
An outline helps you to focus on what you ultimately want to
tell the reader and the great thing about writing a book is that
you don't have to write it in any particular order. In fact, I'd
recommended that you write it out of order.
By using this simple writing secret, you'll create a book that
your target audience wants to buy. But more importantly you'll
cross over into an elite group of authors who are considered
experts. After all you wrote the book!
In the endless quest to attract more clients and get more
business; coaches, speakers and entrepreneurs sometimes forget
that there are several other ways to sell your services.
Apply what you've read to create an outline for the book you'll
write. When it's complete use it to introduce your services to
new clients, get radio and TV interviews, and even share the
platform with other authors.
Use your book as a marketing tool to add thousands of extra
dollars to your bank account!