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Address: Phone #: Email: Who is your target audience? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What goal do you hope to achieve by writing this book? (i.e. Personal Goal; Help Others; Sale/Revenue; Foster Speaking Opportunities, etc.) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Genre – Non-Fiction, Fiction – Area – Self Help, Information – Category – Religion, Sci-Fi _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Books sold through retailers (stores and online) are required to have an ISBN (International Standard Book Number). Depending upon the publishing company chosen, this is usually included, unless using a printing company. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Is the story written in first or third person? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the objective for the reader? What is the take-away? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the anticipated word count of the book? Non-Fiction Books should be easy to read, concise and the reader should be able to read it within a few hours; Fiction can be much longer. (Average non-fiction word count is between 40,000 and 50,000 words; Fiction is between 50,000 and 100,000 words) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Remember, marketing is essential. The best written book will not sell without a strong marketing campaign. How will you market your book? (Speaking Tours, Social Media, Book Signings, Website, Online Retailers, Bookstores?) Keep in mind that self publishing houses simply publish and print your book, they do not market your book. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Create a website to showcase and sell your book. This does not need to be expensive, simply functional. There are many free website tools online, choose one that fits your style and expertise. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Have you built a writing portfolio? Have you had anything published before? If not, consider writing a few articles and submitting them to various publications to begin collecting clips to build your writing portfolio. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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