How to Publish A Book

(04/15/2008)

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Hello Everyone!

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Testing.

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Speaker: Paul F. McNeese

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www.opaauthorservices.com

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How important it is to write the way you speak

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There is a program called "Dragon - Naturally Speaking" where it takes your voice and turns it into text.

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8:40	Where are you in the writing cycle? Thinking about writing ( 0% ) In the middle of writing a book ( 100% ) Have written books before. ( 0% ) Tuesday April 15, 2008 8:40

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Q: How many of you are looking for more than just writing? Getting a book published?

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(Most people raised their hands - they all want to publish)

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When you are planning a writing assignment - try to write a little bit everyday

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He recommends to create a writing routine, schedule. And STICK to it.

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Then when you are NOT writing, carry a notebook with you and write it down when you have a thought

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Another tip: don't write for too long.

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(i like that idea... :))

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Top reasons why we don't write our own books:

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1. You lie to yourself about why you can't write the book

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2. You fear the impact your book could have.

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3. You think your book doesn't matter, so why bother?

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4. You think you don't know how to write a book

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6. You're afraid you'll run out of material

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5. You have no support

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7. You think 'Who Am I to write a book'?

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8. You fear uncomfortable moments.

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Recommended book - "Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the writer within." by Natalie Goldberg.

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Q: Why do people self-publish?

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A: It's cheap

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Well, he suggests going to ASU Creative Writing department and asking their graduates to edit your book for a low price

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Editing - IT MUST BE DONE BY A PRO!!!

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Proofreading and editing is not something an author should do. It's got to be done by an objective person.

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Just passed out handout on 20 reasons to establish a Website and/or Blog (wow, I'm impressed)

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(I'm impressed because this guy is 72 years old - seriously, he told us his age)

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(does anyone have a question out there that I can ask Paul?)

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A novel of a 128 pages can be proof-read and/or edited by an english teacher for about 100 dollars.

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So, use your resources... such as, an english teacher or grad student

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The only disadvantage to this technique is that it might take more time to find someone

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He is talking about how to use the internet to pull your publishing resources together.

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He suggests to use the reference librarian as another resource. They know how to look what you need to look for even though you may not know what you're looking for.

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(Sorry, that last sentence was a bit awkward)

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Anyway - he's now talking about blogging.

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to a room full of people who have NO IDEA what a blog is.

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(OMG - the average age in this room is over 40)

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And this guy knows a lot about how to use the internet and websites/blogs for publishing/editing, informational resources.

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(blank stares from all in the room)

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He is stressing the importance once again the importance of reading your written work aloud.

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By doing this: it will stimulate language, open your mind, get rid of awkward sentence structure

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When you write: simplify! Make it accessible to you audience.

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Amplify: have you told your audience everthing you know?

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Specify: be specific with your writing, you audience, your nitch

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Okay - the session is turning into a discussion. I will stop live blogging. If anything interesting comes up, I'll come back and edit. :) Enjoy your evening. :)

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