Author And Publish Your First Book

Practical guide to publish your book - self help, personal effectiveness, or business books of wide interest.
What you'll learn
How to identify an idea for your first book in business, self help, personal development?
How to approach a publisher ?
Plan for sample chapters
Who are you potential readers
Writing the book
Publishing the book
Marketing and promoting your book
Requirements
None, just a keen interest to publish a book
Description
Dr. Sandeep K. Krishnan has published two books with Penguin Random House. Making of a CEO & Mind of a Consultant. He is the CEO of People Business consulting and has rich experience of supporting clients on various aspects of management consulting. He explains the entire process from motivation to promotion of the book. To the potential authors it provides many answers to the Frequently Asked Questions like "How to I find a publisher".The following aspect are covered in this course.•Your motivation to write a book ? - The five factors that can influence your purpose and motivation to write a book•The big idea – is it relevant ? - How do you validate your book idea.•How to pitch your idea to publishers : the importance of introduction and sample chapters. How a book proposal should be made & how do publishers look at the commercial viability of the book. Traditional publishers like Penguin or Harper Collins Vs self publishing Vs Kindle Direct Publishing.•Sample chapters•Getting your contract•Writing your book : the aspects related to "researching for the book", "Style of Writing" and "the discipline". How most of the successful authors rely on consistency in writing to ensure time and quality commitments are met. •Editing your book•Publishing & Promoting the book : How your book can be the next best seller. The importance of the "Title", "Cover Design", and the "Marketing Plan" are discussed in detail.The course provides practical advise based on the experience of the author of writing two business books.
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction - Author Your First Book
Section 2: Why write a book ?
Lecture 2 Motivation to Write a Book
Section 3: The big idea
Lecture 3 The Big Idea - how to validate your "book idea"
Section 4: Scouting for publishers
Lecture 4 Reaching out to potential publishers
Lecture 5 Sample Chapters & Introduction
Lecture 6 Contracting with the publisher
Section 5: Writing the book
Lecture 7 Writing the book
Lecture 8 Copy editing of the book
Section 6: Publishing and Promoting
Lecture 9 Publishing and Promoting the book
Anybody interested in publishing their first book

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