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

Throughout the history of the Marketplace, every industry; Manufacturing, Rail Travel, Automobiles, Electronics, etc has had its battle ground. In turn, each of these industries had its commanding Generals. Entrepreneurs that had the vision, drive and expertise to compete and be successful in their own specific marketplace.

One of the leading industries of today is Internet Marketing and some of the new entrepreneurs are the ones who choose to compete in a cybernetic battleground. With virtual store fronts and informational products that line the shelves in the Ethernet.

You have an opportunity to generate some big bucks by selling you own products on the internet. Do you have a hobby or interest that you know a lot about? Well sit down at your computer and tell others. Create an eBook.

People are hungry for knowledge and are always looking to find out more about their own interests. There are bound to be plenty in the global marketplace who are willing to pay
For the info that you can provide.

Are you knowledgeable in a certain subject but you fear you lack the writing skills to “put the facts on the page”? There are freelance writers who would be willing to collaborate on a paying project with you. If you have one among your family and friends that’s even better.

However, I can tell you (as a writer) it’s not that hard to write. You do it every day. Just imagine that you’re at a party, sitting comfortably, a cool beverage in your hand and you’re telling the enthralled crowd around you about the “Adventure of Bee Keeping” or how “Not all Molecules are the Same.”  Those are obviously just examples (unless you’re a Bee Keeper or Molecular Scientist).

The main thing about writing is to keep it conversational. You take your subject and dissect it. Break it down into a ‘logical order of explanation’ and create an outline. Once you have an outline you sit down and tell the story “with your hands“.

Just let it flow out of you. Don’t worry about punctuations, spelling or grammar. You’ll clean it up later. Just take it one chapter at a time and tell them your story. You’ll be amazed at how easy it really is. The computer is a very interested listener, completely enthralled with everything you say and they never interrupt.

Once you have spoken your mind (on this subject) print it out and lay it aside till tomorrow. You don’t really have to wait till tomorrow but let your brain rest for a while. Try not to think about it; watch a movie, read the paper or play with your dog (or cat, or hamster etc) The main thing is to not think about “it”. You need to change the subject in your brain. Give it a rest. That’s exactly what I’m going to do right now. We’ll continue on in my next post.

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To be continued…
by David Spangenburg