Over 80 percent of the population feels like they have a book inside them. A mere 1 percent will actually publish a book. This slideshare uncovers the four easy steps to writing a book.

1. H OW T O W R I T E
A B O O K I N
E A S Y
S T E P S
GET IT DONE GUIDE

2. G E T - I T - D O N E G U I D E
A L M O S T
E V E R Y O N E
H A S A B O O K
I N S I D E T H E M

3. 81 % O F A M E R I C A N S
S AY T H E Y D O
Source: New York Times

4. W H AT P E RC E N TA G E
A C T U A L LY G E T I T D O N E ?

5. A B O U T 1 P E RC E N T

6. T H AT ’ S
S U P E R
S A D

7. Y O U O N LY N E E D O N E
RU L E A N D F O U R E A S Y
S T E P S T O W R I T E A B O O K :

8. Y O U S TA R T …
Y O U F I N I S H
O N E RU L E :

9. A N D H E R E ’ S H O W T O
W R I T E A B O O K I N
J U S T E A S Y S T E P S

10. S T E P # 1
C O M E U P W I T H
A T I T L E F O R
Y O U R B O O K

11. K E E P I T T O
1 - 3 W O R D S
T I P : L E S S I S M O R E

12. M A K E Y O U R S U B T I T L E
A S L O N G A S Y O U ’ D L I K E

13. W O W !
Y O U ’ V E
G O T Y O U R
T I T L E .
Y O U ’ R E
N O W 1 / 4
O F T H E WAY
T O WA R D S
T H E G O A L

14. A J O U R N E Y O F A
T H O U S A N D M I L E S
B E G I N S W I T H A
S I N G L E S T E P

15. S T E P # 2 :
C R E AT E A
C O V E R F O R
Y O U R B O O K

16. L O W B U D G E T R O U T E : C A N VA
Resource: canva.com

17. M E D I U M B U D G E T R O U T E :
9 9 D E S I G N S O R C R O W D S P R I N G
Resource: 99designs.com

18. H I G H B U D G E T R O U T E :
H I R E A D E S I G N E R
T O C O N C E P T A N D
D E S I G N I T

19. P R O T I P :
Resource: boxshot.com
B O X S H O T I S E A S Y T O U S E A N D
Y O U C A N C R E AT E A 3 D C O V E R
O F Y O U R B O O K W I T H J U S T A
C O V E R A N D S P I N E I M A G E S

20. S T E P # 3 : S E T A R E L E A S E
D AT E F O R
Y O U R B O O K

21. I T C A N B E 2 W E E K S
… O R 2 0 Y E A R S

22. T R A D I T I O N A L
P U B L I S H I N G
12 - 18 M O N T H S
O N AV E R A G E

23. I N D E P E N D E N T P U B L I S H I N G
A S L I T T L E A S F I V E D AY S
Source: createspace.com

24. S T E P 4 :
H AV E T H E S T O N E S T O
P U B L I C LY S H O W & T E L L
E V E R Y O N E Y O U K N O W A N D
R E S P E C T ( A L L AT O N C E )
T H E T I T L E , T H E C O V E R A N D
T H E R E L E A S E D AT E

25. A C C O U N TA B I L I T Y I S A
FA N TA S T I C M O T I VAT O R …
A N D H O O K

26. W R I T I N G D O W N Y O U R G O A L …
V I S U A L I Z I N G T H E B O O K …
A N D T E L L I N G O T H E R S I S P O W E R F U L

27. B U T C O N S I S T E N T LY S H A R I N G
W I T H F R I E N D S O V E R T I M E T H E
S TAT E M E N T,
“ I A M W R I T I N G A B O O K ”
I S A M I S TA K E

28. Y O U R M I N D W I L L
T R I C K Y O U B Y
TA L K I N G A B O U T
Y O U R G O A L
Source: Derek Sivers

29. S C R I V E N E R - A W R I T I N G T O O L
S L I D E S H A R E - C R E AT E A B O O K P R E V I E W T O S H A R E Y O U R I D E A
M Y - I D E N T I F I E R S - P L A C E T O B U Y I S B N ’ S
T O O L S Y O U C A N U S E :

30. B O O K S T O H E L P Y O U :

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