| So, you got yourself a non-fiction book that has | | | | Here are a few book-writing tips: |
| consistently topped the bestseller lists for the past six | | | | First things first, you need to find out what the potential |
| months. You're getting rave reviews and offers to be | | | | market is for your book. If it hasn't got widespread |
| interviewed and the money is just pouring in. You find | | | | appeal, then you had better dump it in the trashcan |
| that from a nobody you've suddenly skyrocketed to | | | | right away. Ask yourself if you can write an entire |
| becoming someone who belongs to the elite class of | | | | book with the idea you have in mind rather than filling it |
| best selling authors, the rich and the famous - today's | | | | with rubbish. Find out if there is enough research |
| nouveau riche! Yes, it is quite an accomplishment to | | | | material to base your book on, and what other similar |
| have a niche non-fiction book that remains top on the | | | | books are out there and how have they fared in the |
| bestseller lists for six months or more. It is an | | | | market. |
| achievement that is especially difficult to comprehend if | | | | Once the message is clear, never make the mistake |
| you consider that the contents of the book has nothing | | | | of limiting your market. Don't restrict yourself to the |
| at all to do with sex, drugs, and parties. Contents that | | | | classes only, but also write for the masses. Write on a |
| might even be regarded by most as mundane and | | | | subject that everyone can relate to. |
| dreary to the extreme! | | | | Remember that 'How-to' books have always been |
| Yes, the bestseller status is quite an honorable one | | | | successful since the title normally tells it all! So, if your |
| and can change your life and the way you live forever. | | | | book involves showing people how to do certain things |
| Not only can it change your life financially, but | | | | instead of telling them to go to seminars or courses, |
| emotionally as well, giving you a tremendous amount | | | | then you're probably on the right track. Find out if there |
| of credibility in the eyes of strangers. So, what is the | | | | have been any books written on this subject and how |
| secret to keeping your book fixed on the top ten spot | | | | many of them are there. If there are many books that |
| in the bestsellers list: | | | | have been written on the same topic, then be creative |
| • The first question you got to ask yourself is | | | | and try to put a slant to it. Come up with an idea that |
| what is it that drives a book with a conventional topic | | | | appeals to both sexes all over the world. |
| soaring to the top of the bestseller lists and keeps it | | | | Check the current book lists and see what the latest |
| there for a considerable period of time? | | | | bestsellers are. Talk to bookshop owners and they will |
| • Next, you need to know what is it that | | | | tell you what sells and what doesn't. The most |
| causes the book to attract mass appeal within its | | | | important part about writing a book is the title. It is |
| restricted niche. | | | | advisable to choose an appropriate title before you |
| Remember that your book does not need to be the | | | | actually go about writing your non-fiction book. |
| best of its kind to reach the bestseller status. If you're | | | | Billions and billions of books have been sold because |
| aiming for a top ten spot on the New York Bestsellers | | | | their titles were good. A good title makes for a good |
| List, then you got to come up with something that's | | | | bestseller. Titles like 'How to flatten your stomach' sell. |
| good, very good! But, sometimes even this isn't enough | | | | So if writing memoirs or screenplays, or script writing is |
| to create a bestseller that remains rooted to that no. 1 | | | | your thing, or even if you want to write an |
| spot. You need a lot more! Yet it's not hard when you | | | | autobiography, your title has to be exceptionally good. |
| know the secrets. | | | | So, pick a good title. It can make your non-fiction book |
| How to start writing a book | | | | a bestseller. |