Ever want to write a book?
I suppose most of us that have been in real estate over a decade have thought of it. While it might be easy to actually write one, there are a lot of other things to consider.
The first question that comes to my mind is, why do I want to write a book in the first place? The bookshelves are already crowded, so what is going to make my book be sought after and stand out in the crowd. And for as crowded as the book shelves are, you must also know that the majority of books written never even make it to the bookshelves.
For those of you that are serious about writing a book and are determined to accomplish that in your life, perhaps these ideas will be useful and help you get that book from your draft into print.
Unless of course you think you have a bestseller on your hands, consider contacting a self-publishing company and determine the types of costs involved. Here are a couple links to some, there are of course many others that you can contact. Author House, Tate Publishing,and Publish America.
When you determine you have the content altogether and have written at least a draft of your manuscript, it might be a good idea to consult with an editing service to see what it would cost to have it edited for grammatical and typewritten errors and how it is to be formatted.
Then consult with a graphic artist , you will want a cover and perhaps some graphical work inside the book as well as defining the design of chapter headings, etc..
Other considerations, you need to check about if you go the self-publishing route is, how are you going to market this book. Unless you are lucky enough to attract one of the big book publishing, marketing companies like Simon & Schuster, the marketing task of getting your book out to the public that you wrote it for, will likely be a time consuming and daunting task. There are many sites on the internet that are marketing companies as well as co-op groups that are set up to promote the self published books. By and large, you will be the one that needs to get the marketing message and image out there.
Our adventures in real estate can be chronicled in our blogs, and they are already out there published free for us on the Internet. But for a serious book writer, having that bound edition actually being purchased is a dream that can't be quieted by writing a blog.
Margaret Rome -an active and well loved member of ActiveRain recently published her first book ,” Real Estate the Right Rome Way”.
Margaret's insight in the process would be very valuable for anyone still considering writing and publishing their own book and I'm sure she would gladly share her experience and the success she is having with here first effort.
Being a published author is a dream not easily put off by any serious writer with a book in them. The way is not necessarily easy but then Mt Everest is not easy climb either. But the determined still try.
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Oh, the stories I could tell of my life. I have something to share....shortly :)