| p>To make this easy, we'll break it down and give | | | | - cover art |
| you 20 days to write your book and 20 days to | | | | - a sales letter |
| publish it. Ready? | | | | - a domain name related to your book or your |
| To write a book in 20 days, you will want your book | | | | company |
| to be no larger than 200 pages. That means you will | | | | - a website |
| need to write 10 pages, or a chapter, a day. Not so | | | | - a method of purchasing and delivering the book to |
| tough. | | | | your customers (shopping cart software and a |
| Each chapter can be broken down into 10 to 15 | | | | merchant account) |
| points that you want to cover for your reader. Take | | | | - a marketing and promotion plan including a press |
| each subtopic and rephrase it as a question. Now, | | | | release |
| simply answer the question in conversational style. | | | | - reviews |
| Answer the question as if you were talking or writing | | | | - an ISBN number |
| to a friend. Give yourself an hour a day and you'll | | | | - a legal company name and registration |
| have your book done quickly on or before your 20 | | | | If you choose to publish a printed version of your |
| day deadline. | | | | book then you'll need all of the above plus you'll need: |
| Your next task is to publish it. There is no quick way | | | | - to find a printer |
| to publish a book traditionally which means that you | | | | - determine distribution and fulfillment |
| are about to become a world famous self-published | | | | - to be listed in book catalogs and with the library of |
| author. You are about to join the ranks of Mark | | | | congress. |
| Twain, James Joyce, Edgar Allen Poe, Richard Nixon, | | | | - determine who is going to sell your books, Amazon, |
| and many more esteemed authors. | | | | local book stores, specialty stores, your own website |
| Self publishing can be as easy as creating an | | | | and company. |
| electronic version of your book, an eBook, and | | | | - book design and layout. (This can sometimes be |
| making it available to purchase and download online. | | | | handled by your printer) |
| Both fiction and nonfiction eBooks, are soaring in | | | | That's 15 tasks, take one a day and you'll be |
| popularity and many major publishing houses are | | | | published ahead of time. A note of advice, printing |
| turning to the medium so don't worry about an | | | | the book can take a week or two so do that first. |
| eBook being less esteemed than a print book. Selling | | | | Additionally, reviews can take time to get back. If |
| your book electronically can be a very lucrative | | | | you want to utilize them in your marketing campaign |
| means to publication. | | | | or on your book's back cover, you'll want to get that |
| If you choose to sell your book electronically, you'll | | | | task accomplished ASAP. |
| still need: | | | | |