Writing

How to Write a Book in 30 Days

  • Step 1: Write!
  • Step 2: Organize your thoughts
  • Plot your course
  • Create an Outline
  • Create Chapters
  • name your reader
  • Create value
  • Idea vs. Theme
  • Research
  • Write-Craft
  • Balance Chapters
  • Concluding
  • Your Introduction

Seven Questions That Will Turn Your Manuscript Into a Successful Book

  • What is the finish date of my manuscript?
  • What are my goals for this book?
  • Have I chosen a publisher?
  • What can I expect from my publisher?
  • What am I doing now to build my audience?
  • What is my book marketing plan?
  • What is my publishing budget?

Author Success Stories

  • Author success story William Morford
  • Author Success Story: Darlene Nixon
  • How Sherrie Sells Books
  • Book Signing One Author’s Experience

Professional Speakers, Ministry & Business Leaders

  • 6 reasons why public speakers need to be authors
  • How to be a successful author as a professional
  • What I learned from J. W. Marriott about books

Publishing

Choosing a Publisher

  • Reach the World
  • Join the Conversation
  • How to publish a successful book
  • What makes True Potential different
  • One of the most important decisions you’ll ever make

Self-Publishing

  • Self-Publishing Mistake #1: Edit Your Own Book
  • Self-Publishing Mistake #2: Design Your Own Cover!
  • Self-Publishing Mistake #3: Layout Your Own Interior!
  • Self-Publishing Mistake #4: Don’t Bother with an ISBN or LCCN
  • Self-Publishing Mistake #5: Don’t Worry About How People will Read Your Book
  • Self-Publishing Mistake #6: Assume the World Will Beat a Path to Your Door
  • Self-Publishing Mistake #7: I’ve Got Amazon
  • Self-Publishing Mistake #8: I Can Represent Myself
  • Self-Publishing Mistake #9: My Fans will Come to Me
  • Self-publishing Mistake #10: My Student Days are Over
  • Self-publishing Mistakes Bonus Tip: Foreword
  • CreateSpace, when free isn’t
  • Self-publishing may be short-changing your chances

Marketing

Marketing

  • The (not so) top secret formula for becoming a successful author
  • A Sowing Lesson
  • Book business facts you need to know
  • Bookstores are a terrible place to sell books
  • If not bookstores, then who will sell my books?
  • Your Reader is in Control
  • Ten reasons for authors to be thankful
  • Is Your Book Stuck?
  • Bookstores don’t buy books: Seven facts you need to know
  • Enlist Your Fans, Word of Mouth Marketing
  • Three tips to help you build your audience
  • 5 reasons your book won’t sell

10 Dynamics of a Successful Book

  • Introduction
  • Lesson #1 Your Story
  • Lesson #2 Your Audience
  • Lesson #3 Your Medium
  • Lesson  #4 Your Network
  • Lesson #5 Your Hook
  • Lesson #6 Your Home
  • Lesson #7 Your Call to Action
  • Lesson #8 Your Transaction
  • Lesson #9 Your Conversation
  • Lesson #10 Your Relationship

Social Media

  • Social Media – Why, What and Who before How To
  • Use Sneezers to Spread Your Message
  • How to reach your digital audience
  • Engage Your Reader Via Websites
  • How to Use Blogs to Market Your Book
  • How to Sell More Books through Facebook
  • How to Sell More Books Through Twitter
  • How I increased my Facebook reach 6,000 percent
  • Your best Facebook and Twitter content is already written
  • Five Steps to Finding Influencers online