Friday, March 2, 2012

Revealed! The Secret To Writing eBooks

The secret to write eBooks is to just start, that can often be the biggest obstacle to overcome when first starting out. Another factor that can hold you back is a lack of confidence in your abilities. Too often we think the right is reserved for the chosen few, the George Bernard Shaw’s or the J.K Rowling’s of this world, but you’re wrong.
In fact the majority of eBooks or even physical books for that matter are made up by the rest of us mere mortals and just because their names may not necessarily be dotted with bright lights on billboards is not to say that they’re writing is of any less value.
Everyone is a wealth of information, we each have something valuable to share based upon our own experiences so don’t undermine your abilities. Practice Makes Perfect: By just practicing writing you can become a better writer. If you want to master a new skill or a talent, it requires an investment of time on your part whether it’s learning a new instrument, a new dance style or learning to drive or juggle, everything requires time and dedication and writing is no different.
Another secret to write eBooks is to read them. Anyone wanting to acquire a new skill must first immerse themselves in it and to compose a great piece of writing you first need to know what makes a great piece of writing. Tone: To write eBooks you should develop your own voice, you can do this by writing honestly.
Write in a conversational tone if you were sitting across the table from your readers, it allows you to connect with them helping to build a bond of trust. Mind Your P’s and Q’s: Writing in a conversational manner is no excuse for your grammar or spelling to slip. Believe it or not, people still do judge by appearances and even if you write the greatest, most insightful and informative content, if it’s fraught with avoidable spelling errors, it can be a big turn off.
Unfortunately it’s the only perception people have of you since they’ve never met you. Always proof read your eBook content before unleashing it on the public. PLR: To create great content on the fly but you find that you’re deficient in the time department, you can skip the heavy lifting of content creation and purchase existing Private Label Rights content on your chosen topic instead.
These are products that were created for the purpose of resale and re-editing. Check the rights before you purchase because this ultimately determines what you can do with the content. If you purchase PLR with unrestricted rights, you can essentially alter the content and sell it as your own. The majority of the work has already been done for you; all that’s left to do is to add extra value to it by updating it and making it over with some new graphics.
If you want to write eBooks, you now have enough information to get you started.  To take it to the next level and remove the guesswork out of product development, then go to http://www.newproductdevelopmentsecrets.com/

Learn To Write Your Own eBook Without Writing A Single Word!

There are so many ways on how to make an eBook these days that anyone can write one and if you feel the written word isn’t necessarily your forte that doesn’t have to be a barrier anymore.  These days if you don’t want to write, you can outsource the task to someone else.
Fancy that, the hard yards of eBook creation done by somebody other than you.  Don’t feel guilty; you seriously don’t think that every single author writes every piece of text in their own books now do you?
Several well known authors and let’s face it, some celebrities who and lets be honest aren’t always the sharpest tools in the shed are writing well-written, insightful soul searching books.  Don’t think for a second that they sat down at a computer and poured over it themselves.  This is what a ghostwriter is for.  The story is still theirs but they didn’t write a stitch of it.  More likely, they were interviewed by the ghostwriter who then oversaw the task of breathing life into it with their written word.
A ghostwriter is just that, they work silently behind the scenes, does all of the work but gets none of the credit because they are financially well compensated to do so.
So you can make an eBook without having to make an eBook.  Just like the celebrities you can outsource that task to someone else but at a fraction of the cost.
When you outsource your eBook you can promote it as if you wrote every word yourself, when you make payment you essentially own all rights to the work, again as if you’ve created it yourself.
This is a great way to get an eBook made if the thought of writing it yourself doesn’t appeal to you or if you feel a little self conscious about your writing skills.
To find ghostwriters, you can try sites like http://www.elance.com/ or the http://www.warriorforum.com/, these are two of my favorites because I find writers there that consistently produce content of a high standard.
Elance has an escrow service which protects your money and ensures that both parties are happy with the agreed upon arrangement.  The warrior forum is a trust based forum, in either case you should always perform your due diligence first, look at their sample portfolio and read what prior customers are saying about them.  When you feel confident to award the provider the job, dip your toe in for a smaller project first working your way to more substantial ones.
A 30 page eBook can cost you anywhere from $175 to $500 plus dollars and price isn’t always a solid indicator of quality.  Just go with your gut, proceed with caution and award future work based upon results.
Another way to make an eBook without writing a word is to dictate it and save it as an mp3 file. There are companies who can transcribe your audio mp3 into written text.  Some people have had 50 page eBooks produced for around $100, which is a steal.  You can look for transcription services online, just drop them an email to enquire of their prices.
Dragon Naturally Speaking is voice recognition software that will transcribe what you dictate to it.  Your spoken word is transcribed directly into a word document in real time.  This is another great way to make an eBook without writing a word yourself.  It requires a little training to recognize speech patterns and accents as every user is different, but it learns and accuracy improves with time.  You can pick yourself up a copy at http://www.amazon.com/ if this is something you’re interested in.
So there you have it, 3 great ways to make an eBook without writing a word, you have no excuses to start writing yours, or not if you catch my drift.  Happy non-writing.  To find out more about writing your own eBook visit http://www.newproductdevelopmentsecrets.com/