There are many insider secrets in the world of publishing. If you’re writing a book, or want to, read this article and discover four valuable secrets. These secrets will not only help you to write your book, they’ll also help you to get it published.

It’s been almost 30 years since my first book was published, and I can still remember my excitement. There’s nothing more thrilling than seeing your first book on bookstore shelves.

Secret 1. It’s All About Book Buyers

Did you notice that I said book “buyers”, rather than readers? Your book needs to sell, firstly to an acquisitions editor at a publishing house of course, and then to bookshop buyers. Whether or not your next book is published depends on the numbers: how many copies of your first book were sold by bookshops.

This means that you need to take marketing your book seriously. If you show you’re keenly aware of the importance of book sales, you’re more likely to get a publishing contract.

Secret 2. You’re the Only Expert on Your Book

You’re the only expert on your book, because you had the original idea: the inspiration. Your name will also be the only name on the cover.

If you remember that, you won’t ask people for advice who aren’t qualified to give it (friends and family), and you’ll take advice from those who are qualified (your agent and editor) with a grain of salt.

Secret 3. Think in Terms of a Series, Because Publishers Do

I always encourage my writing students to consider writing a series, rather than writing a standalone book. There a two reasons for this.

The first reason is that publication takes time. If you complete your first book and wait until that’s published before you write your second book, you could be waiting years.

The second reason is that any publisher who offers you a contract wants to know that you’re prolific, because it takes time to build an author’s name. If you’re already writing Book Three when a publisher shows interest in Book One, you may well be offered a multi-book contract.

Secret 4. Sell Your Book While You’re Writing It

Never wait until you’ve completed a book before you try and sell it. You should be promoting your book as soon as you get your idea and write an outline.

So there you have four publishing insider secrets which will help you to write your book and get it published.

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These days it’s crazy to spend years writing a book, without having any idea as to whether or not you can make money from it. If you want to write, you can – you have a global market, which is hungry for information and entertainment. And YOU can provide it… even if you’re a brand new author.

As you may know, I write and sell many writing guides. I also sell information products in many other areas than writing.

I want to show you how you can do the same, if you wish. Your dreams of writing a book can be the spark which changes your life.

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Are you writing a book? If so, there’s a marketplace you may not have considered: Amazon’s Kindle.

I’ve owned a Kindle for a while, and although I loved it at first, the dinky little forward and back buttons just annoy me. I’m a fast reader, and the buttons hurt my thumbs. Then I bought an iPad, and now I read my Kindle ebooks on that: forward and back with just a tap! Magic.

All of which is a long-winded way of saying that the future of books is digital, and you can read Kindle books on just about any mobile device, which makes for a HUGE marketplace.

To be honest, although I publish ebooks, I disregarded the Kindle. Then I kept hearing from writer colleagues that they’d just published their books on the Kindle, and that sales were great. One writer told me she was publishing a book a week.

That raised my eyebrows.

What raised them even more was when she told me of the income she was making, without doing much promotion at all; she was relying on Amazon’s popularity.

This means that I’ll be taking a fresh look at the Kindle’s publishing format, and you should too.

Publishing for the Kindle is amazingly easy.

To show you how easy, I discovered this new video training, which shows you how to publish in Kindle format quickly and simply, and completely for free, using the tools you already have on your computer.

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Publishing is changing fast, and if you’re writing a book, one of the questions you need to ask yourself is whether you want a publisher at all.

You may NOT need a publisher. Today, there are many options for getting your words to readers.

Read this article by Seth Godin, Seth’s Blog: Moving on in which he says he’s leaving traditional publishing, and makes the point:

“… It’s been years since I woke up in the morning saying, ‘I need to write a book, I wonder what it should be about.’ Instead, my mission is to figure out who the audience is, and take them where they want and need to go, in whatever format works, even if it’s not a traditionally published book.”

That point struck me, because I feel the same way.

These days, when I write a book, I know who’ll publish it — I will.

I don’t mean to imply I’m against traditional publishing. I love books, booksellers, professional editors, and literary agents. I have immense respect for people in publishing. The thought that the traditional publishing model is dying makes me sad, because whatever problems traditional publishing may have, it produces wonderful books.

But… I love my independence. I like getting an idea for an information product, and knowing that I can write it, and sell it, within a week, or two weeks, or a month.

When I think back to the bad old days where I’d get a book idea, research it, write a proposal, shop the proposal around, get an agent, fight with the agent, get a publisher, wait for an editor… then wait some more.. I just feel TIRED. All my energy seeps away.

I like getting an idea, writing it, and selling it. Then on to the next idea. For me, this business model works, it keeps me enthused, and energized.

So, do you want a publisher? Only you know the answer.

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Writing a book always takes longer than you think it will. However it shouldn’t take forever. In this article we’ll look at four easy tips which will help you to get your book written, and probably more quickly than you think possible.

I’ve written many books, both for print and for digital publication. I love writing books because I love the feeling of getting into a process and having lots to write. However, whether you love to write or not, these tips will help you.

Here they are.

1. Remember That Writing Is a Process

The temptation when you’re writing is to go back and constantly tinker with what you’ve written. You write six words, decide that they’re the wrong words, so you delete them and write several other words. Then you’ll decide that those words are totally stupid, and you can do better… so you delete them again.

That’s the fast road to madness.

Start writing, and keep writing. You can always fix it later, during the editing process. Keep a forward momentum when you write.

2. Avoid Obsessive Re-Reading

A book which takes several hours to read has taken several months, and sometimes several years, to write. Considering that you’ve only got a certain number of hours each day to write, avoid re-reading what you’ve written as much as possible. Re-reading wastes time you should be spending writing.

Reread the last page, but no more. Then start writing.

3. Outline: Just Do It

If you don’t outline, get into the habit. Your outline can be a simple list of what you intend to cover in the book. If you don’t outline, chances are you won’t finish the book because you’ll lose momentum.

I know many novelists who maintain that if they don’t know happens in the book, the reader won’t know either. Unfortunately, if you don’t know what happens you’re writing without a safety net. You’ll paint yourself into a corner, or you’ll wander off on weird tangents.

4. You Don’t Need to Start at the Beginning

If you remember this one simple rule, you’ll write many more books. Once you’ve written your outline, feel free to write whatever chapter or scene strikes your mood on a particular day.

If you’re writing a novel, and want to write a scene which takes place in the middle of the book, feel free. Alternatively if you’re writing nonfiction, there’s nothing stopping you from writing Chapter Eight before you write Chapter One. It’s completely up to you.

Try these four tips. They’ll not only help you to write your book, but will also help you to build good writing habits.

The Write A Book Collection — the ultimate toolbox for writing and selling your books

These days it’s crazy to spend years writing a book, without having any idea as to whether or not you can make money from it. If you want to write, you can – you have a global market, which is hungry for information and entertainment. And YOU can provide it… even if you’re a brand new author.

As you may know, I write and sell many writing guides. I also sell information products in many other areas than writing.

I want to show you how you can do the same, if you wish. Your dreams of writing a book can be the spark which changes your life.

I’ve collected everything I know about writing and selling your books into my brand new Write A Book Collection: it’s the ultimate toolbox for anyone who wants to write and sell books in 2010 and beyond.