Writing an eBook – Part 2
Previously in Writing an eBook, Part 1…
Once you have spoken your mind (on this subject) print it out and lay it aside till tomorrow…
When your tomorrow comes, kick back in a comfy chair with a pencil in hand and give it a read. As you read, try to imagine someone’s telling you ‘your’ story. Are ‘they’ telling it in the right order? Are ‘they’ leaving anything out? Make notes as you read. Little comments that will remind you where ‘they’ messed up ‘your’ story.
When you evaluate your writing as a third person you’ll find you can be a lot harder with your criticism. It’s much easier to say “they’ screwed it up. You have to put your ego aside and be really honest with yourself.
Critiquing what you have put down onto paper is very important at this point. However, don’t be too critical. Don’t ‘beat yourself down’. Everyone has to be examine their work. That’s how you get better at what you do. Just remember one important fact. That’s why they call this the ‘first draft’.
The main thing to determine is whether the outline is correct. Do the facts follow a logical order of explanation from start to finish? Have you told them all they need to know on the subject? Have you told them too much? Would they feel that they’ve gain some knowledge, on the subject, after they’ve read it? If not take your ‘comments’ back to the computer and (as Captain Picard would say) “make it so”.
Once you feel the story is complete and told in the right order. You need to edit your work. How you tell a ‘story’ is almost as important as the ‘story’ itself. You’ll remember that I said you have to keep it ‘conversational’. Make it an ‘easy’ read. Tell your facts in a simple and basic manner.
An eBook should be like a piece of good meat, lean and tasty. You have to trim the fat and season it with a little humor to make your readers really enjoy it. Facts are what you’re serving but ‘just facts’ can lead to an overcooked and dry meal.
You need to be ‘economical’ with your words. The less words it takes to tell your ‘story’ the better. Don’t try to impress people with multi-syllable jargon and tedious terminology. Keep it short, simple and to the point. You’re trying to reach a large audience of varying skill levels. Tell it so that ‘everyone’ understands.
Once you’ve edited your ‘story’ and you feel that it’s just right. Run a spell check on it. Check your punctuation (less is better than too much) and give it another thorough read. If you are happy with what you have. You need to start thinking about how you are going to ‘lay it out’ in a PDF format type document. We’ll get into that in my next post.
To be continued…
by David Spangenburg
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