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How to get started writing a book that transforms your career

The initial steps you take in your journey to writing a book will play a major role in your publishing success

Publishing success requires more than just writing a book. Success is a matter of writing the right book, making the right publishing decisions, and establishing an online presence as soon as possible.

Publishing success also involves viewing your book in the context of your total career, in particular, the benefits and revenues you will generate based on the credibility and visibility your book offers.

Finally, writing a book is also a matter of cultivating the right attitudes and working environment.

Here are the first 3 steps I recommend you take:

  1. Create a Published & Profitable binder. This will give you a place to store everything associated with this website.

  2. Next, download my Published & Profitable e-book and my Proposal Writing Handbook. Print and save them in your binder. These provide you with an overview of the publishing process that you can refer to off-line.
  3. Next, I suggest you read the article, Cultivating the 7 Habits of Successful Authors.

Time permitting, I also encourage to read my review of Jack Canfield's, Mark Victor Hansen's, and Les Hewitt's The Power of Focus which includes a downloadable mind map of the book's contents.

A final "habit" article you might enjoy is my review and mind map of John Maxwell's Make Today Count, a slim book that influenced me quite a bit.

Moving on with your explorations

As your explore, take notes. If questions occur to you, post them to the discussion forum.

Soon, you, too, will be Published & Profitable!


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An author's guide to developmental editing Development editing is a specialized form of editing that can help authors get published easier and faster. Learn how developmental editors differ from other types of editors, the benefits that developmental editors offer authors, and how to select the right developmental editor. . . . Keep Reading
MAPS 4 STUDY: John C. Maxwell's "Make Today Count"
MAPS 4 STUDY: John C. Maxwell's "Make Today Count" The table of contents map of this slim volume provides a new perspective on finding the time to write your book. You'll learn some of the habits to break, and some of the habits to cultivate in order to bring your book to life. . . . Keep Reading
MAPS 4 STUDY: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Les Hewitt's "The Power of Focus"
MAPS 4 STUDY: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Les Hewitt's "The Power of Focus" Sometimes chapters are not the ideal way to organize a complex topic. See how the authors came up with an alternative to "chapters" in order to outline an action plan for individual growth. . . . Keep Reading
Cultivating the 7 habits of highly successful authors
Cultivating the 7 habits of highly successful authors Successful authors share many habits with each other. Learn what they are, so you can build them into your own writing daily planning, writing, promoting, and profiting routine. . . . Keep Reading
Proposal Writing Handbook
Proposal Writing Handbook A concise introduction to successful book proposals, with links to numerous online proposal planning mind maps, templates, and worksheets. . . . Keep Reading
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Published & Profitable 4th Edition New members can profit from this 186-page, 1-stop, overview of the steps needed to plan, write, promote, and profit from a book. . . . Keep Reading
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Getting Started, Step 1: Plan Step-by-step advice for planning a successful publishing experience, including specific articles, videos, assessments, checklists, and worksheets. . . . Keep Reading
How to create a Published & Profitable binder
How to create a Published & Profitable binder How to make the most of Published & Profitable for a less than $10 investment at your local office products superstore as you begin to follow the 4 steps involved in planning, writing, promoting, and profiting your book. . . . Keep Reading
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Getting Started, Step 2: Write
Getting Started, Step 2: Write An introduction to the articles, checklists, maps, templates, worksheets, and videos provided to help you write your book as efficiently as possible. . . . Keep Reading
Getting Started, Part 3: Promote
Getting Started, Part 3: Promote No matter how well written your book is, the success it enjoys is based on how effectively you promote it. . . . Keep Reading
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Getting Started, Part 4: Profit The final step is to identify how you will profit from book sales and the visibility they generate. . . . Keep Reading
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Free Writer's Kit My free Writer's Kit includes weekly tips, my monthly newsletter, and my detailed Write Your Way to Success report. . . . Keep Reading
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