9 Quick Steps to Writing Your Own e-book

1. The first step is to brainstorm. Outline the main things you want to cover in your e-book. Jot these down quickly without filtering any ideas (this will  allow your creativity to run wild).

2. Remove any ideas that don’t fit in. Decide what concepts for the e-book will make the final cut.

3. Next, select the core concepts and organize these points into a logical order so that they make sense. Each idea should build upon the last. Now you have your table of contents (or chapter outline).

4. Go back to each point and fill out the chapter heading with the other ideas from your brainstorming session. Bullet point every concept or idea   relevant to do with that main point. Then go back and sequence these bullets into a logical order.

5. Next, go back and expand on each point. Don’t worry about editing, just allow yourself to write. Each point will become a paragraph or group of paragraphs. You may need to add in connecting paragraphs to make sure ideas flow smoothly from one to the next.

6. Then edit your draft. You may need to shift some points into more relevant chapters, or shuffle around the chapters themselves to make it more orderly. Remember to spell-check and ask a few trusted friends to read through it, to see if you’ve missed something out.

7. Format your e-book in 14 point Arial or 12-13 point Verdana fonts. 8. Have a cover designed. Try www.dlwmmm.com/99 for low cost, but professional designs. Also ask for an e-book version of the cover to use on your sales page. (This is a copy of the same design that has been made to look like a physical copy of a real book—usually 3D.)

9. Convert your word document to PDF. There’s free software that you can use to do this. The latest version of Microsoft Office also converts your
documents to PDF.