Writing your book
by Dan Poynter ~ January 11th, 2003. Filed under: Publishing Basics.
Imagine being a published author. Picture people coming up to you at a meeting with a copy of your book and requesting an autograph. Visualize passing a bookstore and seeing your book in the window. Consider being interviewed for an article. Imagine the fame that comes with being published.
A book provides you with more credibility than anything else you can do: more credibility than an audiotape, a videotape, a seminar, a screenplay or a song. People place a higher value on a book than on a tape-even though the same amount of work may have gone into the production. The fact is authors are highly valued in our society.
People think if you wrote a book, you know something. And you probably do. When you think about it, you are writing your book from the very best research plus personal experience. You research every book and article, distill them down to the essentials, direct your writing toward a specific audience and illustrate it with your personal experiences. You are earning an advanced degree in the subject. Your book validates your expertise and lends more credibility to what you say.
There are many justifications for writing a nonfiction book. Some are fame, fortune, to help other people and because you have a personal mission. Can you imagine doing what you love and loving what you do?
"Thank you for investing your time and money to allow me to share this new book-writing concept with you. I will make sure your time and money are well invested." -Dan Poynter
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March 4th, 2006 at 9:22 pm
Im a new author and will like to learn the basics of writing books. The toughest hiatus is writing the opening. Im an aspiring author because I want to share my life expwrience with others in hope that someone will learn from my mistakes. Im currently a junior at Oxford high, in Oxford, Pa.