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| Mar 15, 2005 6:55 pm |
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What rules can you add to this list? |
Diane Carter
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3 Rules to Authoring an EBook
Step One the Rough Draft
The rough is just where you do your "brain dump." Here is where you want to gather your ideas and write all the information you want to use to cover the topic. Don't worry about spelling or grammar - just write. Let the creative juices flow. By stopping to edit yourself now you’ll interrupt the creative flow and you can cause writers block. Don’t handicap yourself – just go full out and let your thoughts and material pour out. Use over sized index cards so that you can organize and reorganize your material in the next step.
Arrange and Edit
Here you will make sure you have the proper context and complete your material. Organize your information. Complete any needed research to fill in any blanks you find. Make sure your information is presented in a clear and understandable way for the reader. Have someone you trust read your manuscript to assure that the flow is as obvious to a reader as to you.
Manage Your Final Material
The final step edits. Check your spelling word for word - letter for letter. A writer tends to see and read what they want to see and read or what they expect to see and read. Editing your own work can be very difficult. Your eye and mind will read right over typos and grammatical errors so I suggest you have someone you trust check your spelling and grammar.
Know when to let go. A manuscript is a living organism and you can over edit, over read and convince yourself you can make it better. It is called perfectionism and it will kill a great manuscript and stop an author for publishing their work. That’s the burden of an artist – we know in our heart it can be better. I’ve seen writers make rewrites on a single sentence 10 and 15 time. Trust me – the rewrites didn’t justify the amount of lost time and sometimes it was better before it was ever touched. Write your manuscript to be as informative, as three-dimensional, easy to absorb and sam101.com will make sure it is as professional as possible and gives readers the biggest 3-Second WOW factor possible!
Mary McDonald (http://www.mcdcg.com) co-author, "Eliminating Speed Bumps to Maximize Peak Performance" epublishined by sam101.com added this to our 3 Rules:
"RULE FOUR - LET IT GO! When it's time to move on, it's time. Diane, as usual you are right on the money on this one, and I'm just chiming in with more emphasis!"
What rules would you add to the list?
Conclusion
Now, you have 3 rules to authoring an ebook! For a special report that shows you why and how to epublish your manuscript, Send an email to diane@sam101.com with subject line, "Special W&H Report." Visit http://www.sam101.com.
Copyright Diane Carter, 2004. All Rights Reserved
Diane Carter
Creative ePublishing Coach & CEO
Sam101.com
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