Writing Book Ideas - Tips that Sell

The topic and book title of your print book or electronic book counts-big time. For non fiction books, which would you buy-The Art of Kissing or The Art of Courtship? The kissing book sold over 60,500 while the other sold only 17,500 copies. Before you choose your topic pay attention to your target audience. What skills do they want and need? What will they be willing to pay for your information?

Try these 3 Powerful Writing Book Ideas and Tips:

1. Write a book your audience needs or wants.

Think of a particular audience's challenge or problem, then solve it with your book. People want how-tos and skills. While sex is still a top seller, people want related topics such as successful online dating, or how to create a life partner relationship Challenges like making money and saving time

still attract book buyers. Business books sell well. People need writing, reading, speaking, computing, communication, math, sales, marketing and internet skills. Non-fiction how to books sell best. When your nonfiction books sell well, you can finance your novel.

2. Survey your book market.

Brainstorm with and ask for feedback from friends and associates. Let them vote on the best ten topics, titles and subtitles, even chapter titles. Ask them what benefit words convince them to buy the book? If they are lukewarm about your title, ask them to give you one. While some authors get their book title instantly and know it's the right one, many of us need help.

When you use the synergy of more brain power, you receive so many more ideas. Don't be attached to your choices. If the book title is the number one thing that sells your book, wouldn't you want the right one? Feedback always helps build a better book.

3. Create a winning vision for your book.

Know that your target audience will buy your book, especially your easy to read one. For your book vision, specifically, name the outcomes you will see, hear and feel. Place this winning vision in color on a card. Put it near your workstation. Carry it with you.

Sample: Place today's date including the year at the top of your card. Then use the I see, I hear and I feel states: "Now that my book (title and subtitle) is finished and is a best seller. I see---thousands of my audience buying it from my book-selling Web site. I hear---applause from multiple audiences and I feel confident and happy people like my book."

Instead of hope, plan your book to be a best seller with your book planning vision.. Accept as true right now that your book is significant and marketable. It's far easier to see the happy ending of your plan as you write it than to just set a goal.

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