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CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
WRITING 5
PUBLISHING 6
MARKETING 7
CHAPTER TWO
TIME OUT TO WRITE 9
FIGURING OUT WHAT YOU WANT TO WRITE 9
A PROFESSIONAL BOOK COVER IS A NECESSITY 10
PROFESSIONAL EDITING IS A NECESSITY 11
CHAPTER THREE
WHAT IS AN ISBN, AND WHY DO YOU NEED IT? 12
WHY DO YOU NEED TO COPYRIGHT YOUR BOOK? 13
E-BOOKS VS. PRINTED BOOK 14
TOP SITES TO PUBLISH FROM 15
CHAPTER FOUR
E-MAIL MARKETING 16
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING 17
WEBSITE/ BLOG MARKETING 18
AUTHOR PROFILE PAGES 19
CHAPTER FIVE
ENCOURAGEMENT 21
SHARED KNOWLEDGE 22
NETWORKING 22
YOU GO FARTHER TOGETHER 23
INTRODUCTION If you are reading this book, then you
have thought about writing a book, and
you need guidelines on how to proceed.
Or maybe you have started and you are
stuck somewhere, which translates to
mean you must have missed a vital step.
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as to what you want to write about, you have
to figure out why you want to write.
2. Uѕе аn оutlіnе. You can’t bеgіn writing a dосumеnt with mаnу sections from the
tор dоwn. Instead, you ѕtаrt with that bullеt lіѕt оf messages you wаnt tо соnvеу, and
go from thеrе. Even if уоu'rе wоrkіng оn a ѕhоrtеr рrоjесt, іt helps tо have аn оutlіnе.
Somehow, seeing thе еntіrе рrоjесt together іn just a few lіnеѕ of text can show уоu
іtѕ full ѕсоре аnd hеlр уоu determine where уоu mіght nееd tо fill іn the gaps. Agаіn,
we're juѕt tаlkіng a fеw nоtеѕ here--you're nоt even wrіtіng yet. Dоn't раnіс, уоu'll
get there!
3. Lооk back. Whаt dоеѕ your аudіеnсе knоw аbоut whаt уоu'rе gоіng to ѕау?
Perhaps уоu covered ѕоmе aspect оf it іn a рrеvіоuѕ blоg post оr brochure. Maybe
you're juѕt іntrоduсіng ѕоmеthіng аnd need ѕоmе еduсаtіоnаl content. Sometimes
thе bеѕt way to fіgurе оut whаt уоu need tо convey wіth your wrіtіng is to соnѕіdеr
whаt thе аudіеnсе knоwѕ. Put уоurѕеlf іn the reader's shoes...that mау hеlр уоu come
uр with thоѕе bullet роіntѕ аnd gеt уоu wrіtіng.
4. Sее іt. When I'm wrіtіng a book, try to іmаgіnе whаt it will lооk like published--
еvеn if you hаvеn't ѕееn thе design yet. Picturing thе lауоut оf your соntеnt mау hеlр
уоu dеtеrmіnе whаt уоu wаnt to ѕау. As you write your book--there will bе dіffеrеnt
ѕесtіоnѕ аnd еасh may hаvе various mеѕѕаgеѕ, ѕо уоu mау nееd a few bulleted lists.
THE BOOK
together to describe it. Therefore, you
have to find an idea that excites you
enough to want to write. Inspiration for
Next, start marketing before you even finish writing. Tell people, let them anticipate
the coming! In marketing, you cannot remove networking. Join book clubs, talk to
people about your book, people that you know will be interested of course. Don’t
forget to attend book exposand other places and events that would put you around
possible buyers. Talk to them; request that they tell someone else.
If you realize that you don’t have what it takes to market your book very well, or even
at all, then you can find all these tools on the Composio platform. We have all the
templates and strategy tool kits you will need, with instructions on how to use them
to send your book forward into a large market.
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point, their authors could not continue
writing it. Not necessarily because they
didn’t have the story, but rather because
The thing about consistency in writing is that you get better as you go. You could write
something today that doesn’t particularly please you, but at least write it. Another
day, you can brush up on it when you have the perfect words.
Having figured out what to write that day, you can then begin to call up the words to
describe that thing you have decided to write. It is even better for your concentration
and consistency, especially if you are dealing with a lot of characters. It is easier
than you can imagine, getting lost while writing your own book, believe it or not. So,
figuring out what you want to write and having it written down works like magic.
If you are working with a deadline, either one that an agent has set for you, or one
you have set for yourself, which is smart, by the way, you might want to consider
setting writing goals of how much to write each day or week. Assign tasks for yourself
that you must accomplish.
Have you ever had one of those days where you would just not
feel like writing? Well, it happens to all writers, and if they all
gave those days wings and allowed it to fly, the world would not
be blessed with all those amazing books you see in the book
stores.
One of the best features of Composio is the ability to choose pre-designed covers that
have been professionally created specifically for this platform. You have the ability to
customize these covers for your book and give you book a unique, professional look.
It is in the little things; are the punctuation marks present or are they well placed? Is
your sentence formation as it should be? Do you have places where your flow was just
off? Did you go out of line at some point? You need editing to check these things for
you; professional editing. Usually, a second pair of eyes would catch several things
you have missed. You might think that your own cross checking would suffice, but you
cannot be too sure.
This was one of the issues we looked to resolve with Composio. We created a writing
platform that allows you to collaborate with others while you are writing, including
editors. You can invite a co-writer or editor that you have chosen by simply inputting
their email address and sharing your writing document. Likewise, when you click
on the collaboration button, you can choose an editor from the list of professional
editors that are a part of the Composio platform. Why not let us, professionals in the
field look at it for you, patch the things that need to be patched, and fine tune that
perfection you have made until it is flawless.
If you are worried that editing of such will change your story, you need not fear, we
just want to help you create the best version of your story possible.
ARE YOUR
to publish your book, and having a little
bit of knowledge about some things
would help guide your decision making.
Getting an ISBN is you planning ahead for your book; big plans
at that and it is highly advised and encouraged by us. Whether
you want to purchase you own ISBN or publish under Composio
Publishing, you can do either on our platform.
● Some people are invested in building a library they can hold and feel, and it
would only make sense that they buy printed books.
● Some book lovers simply love the smell of books, and will buy printed books for
this reason.
● Some people like some level of tangibility for their money, and a printed book
would give them that, better than an eBook.
● Considering the fact that lots of eBooks could be stored in a small device, some
people would rather this option.
● EBooks are relatively easier to carry around, with the option of carrying as
many books as you would want to read on a mobile device.
No matter which option you choose, you can publish in any format from Composio.
If you go with the option of publishing Sites like Amazon books, Google Play
an eBook, you would want to publish on Books, Apple iBooks, Barnes and Noble,
sites that you know have good traffic, Xlibris, Author House, etc. are very good
and more people are likely to find your sites you could consider publishing on if
book, and of course, buy it. Online book you decide to go through this publishing
publishing services (like Composio) can means. As a result of their popularity
format, print and publish your books
and wide range of visitors, they are good
quickly and at the same time, affordably.
options.
Books are printed and shipped on
demand to eliminate the need for
tradition prints which are costlier to
print, and hold as a warehouse might be In case you haven’t noticed, we can
needed to stack the books. help you pick one that will best suit your
needs, and follow through with the due
processes. Composio provides critical
As a self-publisher, you can have your ISBN and copyright assistance, plus VIP
manuscript transferred into an eBook features such as your personal team of
in a matter of hours, complete with professional book editors, proofreaders
a beautiful cover, while it could take a and designers.
couple of days of get such in hard copy
print.
MARKET YOUR
about it efficiently and effectively? There
are a number of ways to push your book to
reach your target audience that you could
E-MAIL MARKETING
Although there are tremendous marketing
channels and social media sites available
today for marketing and promoting a new
book, email is still one of the best ways
to reach fans and potential new readers.
Almost everybody you would want to reach
would have an email address, even if they
don’t have any social media account.
OF JOINING
authors meet and talk about things that
affect them, rub minds, and network.
AN AUTHOR
There are various online network
Think about this, if you are having a bad day, and someone says
something kind about your outfit. Think about the beautiful
smile that would light your face up and your entire day in fact.
It is like having a support group for that part of your life. If you
ask people that belong to one, they would tell you just how
much peace they get after discussing their challenges with
like minds, and finding a solution to whatever challenges they
might be facing.
Think of it as working with a team. Although you work independently, you are also
dependent on another for the little encouragement and support you offer each other.
Together, you can set goals and work towards them together.
If you are in a team and you all set goals together, you would not want to be the odd
one out, the person that didn’t make it with the rest. This is enough to push you, and
every other member in the community to work hard at creating their art, and making
it amazing.
Without planning to, you are helping one another progress in this field.
At Composio, we help create the perfect authors’ community to help suit your needs
as a writer, where you can express yourself and watch your writing get better. The end
result is one we’re particularly proud of.
Through this book, we have given you enough tools to kick start your journey into
becoming the owner of a published book. If you read through and adhere to these
tips, you will discover soon enough that the journey can indeed be easy. That is why
we are here, to make the journey easier than you expect it to be. In as many ways as
we can, we aim to help aspiring writers achieve their dreams with their writing career.
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