NINA AMIR HOW TO BLOG A BOOK

Hi Dave

Most bloggers simply blog. Day in and day out, they write their posts and publish them in Cyberspace. They produce a lot of content, but as one post after another pile up in front of the last, the older ones get lost in a deep dark blog hole. There they remain. 

They don't book their blogs. They don't blog a book. They just blog.

You are smarter than most bloggers, though.

How do I know this? You signed up for this mailing list--recently or a long time ago. (You have gotten my general writing emails from CopyWright Communications, but I haven't specifically contacted the "book bloggers"...not until now.) 

I'm not sure if you are actually blogging a book or not. I hope you are. If so, list it here:http://howtoblogabook.com/list-your-book/

So many people continue calling themselves aspiring writers rather than published writers because they think writing a book must be a long, drawn out process. Or they feel overwhelmed by the idea of writing a book. Indeed, completing a manuscript can seem like a big goal to accomplish.

In fact, you can write a book in a month-or less. I wrote one in ten days. You definitely can write one in six months or a year-or less. I wrote one in five months. And you can do so by writing for as little as 30-60 minutes a day.

Not only that, you can do so while getting your writing read-possibly by more readers in a day or in a month than the average book sells in a year.

How is that possible? While the average book today sells a measly 250-300 copies per year or 3,000 copies in its lifetime, a blog that is reasonably successful can have 300-3,000 readers per day.

Plus, the majority of bloggers write a post a day or more. By writing and publishing your book one post at a time on the Internet, you can not only get it written in record time, but you can get it read as well. 

If, for example, you write 250 words per day just four days per week, you will produce 1,000 words per week. That's four thousand words per month. In 12 months, you'll have written a 42,000-word book. That's not a long book, but it's a decent length for the first draft of your book.

If you write more often, you will produce more words in less time; the same is true if you increase you word count just a bit. Let's say you average 350 words per blog post and write five days per week. That's a 45,500 book in 6 months. You can determine how fast you complete your blogged book, but it doesn't take a large time commitment time per day.

My first draft of How to Blog a Book was only 26,300 words. I completed it in five months writing 3-4 days per week and averaging about 350 words per post. By the time you edit and revise, your book may grow. Mine more than doubled in word count.

If a long book puts you off, write a short one. You can write a series of posts and turn that into an ebook or a booklet, for example. My book, 10 Days and 10 Ways to Return to Your Best Self: A T'shuvah Tool Bridging Religious Traditions, is based on 10 blog posts I wrote during the Jewish High Holy Days. Consider writing a 15-30 post blogged book if that feels easier to start out. Problogger author and blogger Darren Rowse's bestselling product, an ebook called 30 Days to a Better Blog, is based on 30 posts he wrote consecutively--a series.

How long will writing a post take you? That depends upon how quickly you write. For most people, a 250-word post takes about 30-45 minutes to compose. If you spend a fair amount of time editing, maybe it will take you an hour. You might want to add in a photo, too; this can be a bit time consuming. And you must take time to actually publish your post. However, I'd say if you really try to stick to under 500 words and don't become a perfectionist, you can do this in an hour or less. Keep in mind your blogged book is the first draft of your book, not the finished product. This will help you write and post quickly. The point an "installment" written and published on line regularly.

Here's the basic process:

1. Determine if your book is viable, meaning marketable.
2. Map out your book's content.
3. Come up with a content plan or table of contents.
4. Break the contents down into posts-sized pieces (250-500 words).
5. Write in post-sized bits on a manageable schedule; create a manuscript at the same time as posting on line.
6. Each time you write, publish your posts.

In this way you will quickly and easily get your book written. You'll turn into a published author before you know it. If your book is of interest to many people, your blog will attract readers easily. It might also attract an agent or publisher if you garner enough readers, which means you could end up with a blog-to-book deal in the process of blogging your book as well.

If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know all this, though. The questions still remains: Are you blogging a book? If not, why? 

If you feel like you need some support getting you book blogged, check out my blog-to-book coaching services. I offer private coaching and group coaching. You can work with me 1-1 so you get your book blogged--FAST! Or,I have a small group coaching sessions. (You must know how to blog, have a blog and be familiar with the process to some extent; reading my book is advised.) The group allows you to learn with and from others. 

In the meantime, I hope you'll get moving on your blogged book (or booked blog), if you haven't already. Let me know if you need help in any form (editing, design, ghostblogging, proofreading, coaching, etc.). I'm hear to serve you.

Until next time, go blog a book...and Achieve More Inspired Results,

Nina Amir
Inspiration to Creation Coach
Author of How to Blog a Book and the forthcoming The Author Training ManualNAmir@CopyWrightCommunications.com
408-353-1943

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