How to Write a Book | Interview With 5 New York Times Best-Selling Authors: Seth Godin, Daniel Pink, John Maxwell, Mark Manson & Robert Greene + TipTopK9.com, MoralesBrothers.net & PMHOKC.com Success Stories

How to Write a Book | Interview With 5 New York Times Best-Selling Authors: Seth Godin, Daniel Pink, John Maxwell, Mark Manson & Robert Greene + TipTopK9.com, MoralesBrothers.net & PMHOKC.com Success StoriesShow more

Step 1 - Write the title, sub-title and table of contents
Step 2 - Write a stream of consciousness version of the book (no-editing)
Step 3 - Go to sleep and wait a week
Step 4 - Read your book and edit it to be grammatically correct
Step 5 - Edit book to be better
Step 6 - Go to sleep and wait a week
Step 7 - Edit book to be better
Step 8 - Go to sleep and wait a week
Step 9 - Edit book to be better
Step 10 - Go to sleep and wait a week
Step 11 - Edit book to be better
Step 12 - Go to sleep and wait a week
Step 13 - Edit book to be better
Step 14 - Go to sleep and wait a week
Step 15 - Have the book professionally edited for grammar ($2,500)
Step 16 - Edit book to be better
Step 17 - Go to sleep and wait a week

How to Become a Best-Selling Author
Step 18 - Create a book cover ($5,000 - $10,000)

NOTABLE QUOTABLE - “The Tiffany Theory states that a gift delivered in a box from Tiffany’s will have a higher perceived value than one in no box or a plain box. That’s not because the recipient is a fool; it’s because in our society, we gift-wrap everything: our politicians, our corporate heads, our movie and TV stars, and even our toilet paper. Public Relations is like gift wrapping.” – Michael Levine (Thrive15.com mentor, best selling author and the PR consultant of choice for Michael Jackson, Pizza Hut, Nike, Prince, etc.)

Step 19 - Decide on the type setting style for the book (Go to Barnes and Noble to find a book that is laid out the way you like)
Example #1 - Purple by Seth Godin
Example #2 - Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Example #3 - Search Engine for Dummies by Bruce Clay

Step 20 - Type set the book ($7,000-$8,000)

Step 21 - Edit book to be better

Step 22 - Go to sleep and wait a week

Step 23 - Write front jacket cover

Step 24 - Write back jacket cover

Step 25 - Write introduction/dedication ($10,000 - $20,000)

Step 26 - Buy ISBN from www.bowker.com ($500)

Step 27 - Add ISBN and barcode to the cover - The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a numeric commercial book identifier that is intended to be unique. Publishers purchase or receive ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency.

Step 28 - Set book up on Ingram Sparks ($100) www.ingramspark.com

Step 29 - Get headshots

Step 30 - Create PR Kit

Step 31 - Create a Dream100 list of small podcasts related to your book topic

Step 32 - Create email to send out to small podcasts to appear as a guest on the podcast

Step 33 - Repeat until success

***Shortcut - Landing a literary agent has the potential to gather you more distribution faster. But you only make $1 per book.