Does the idea of writing an e-book seem like a huge task? The secret to creating an e-book is to break the process into smaller steps. To start, you need a plan. When I sit down to write, I usually have a topic, an outline, and an idea of how long the piece is going to be. Having these three pieces of information in advance keeps me focused on writing, and not on planning or making topic and length decisions.

So how do you do the preliminary work and decide on topic, outline and length? Here is how:

1. Choose A Topic. What are your clients already interested in? If many of your clients are interested in a particular topic, it will make a perfect theme for an e-book.

2. Create an Outline. It is very important to create an outline for your product – it guides you through your writing, and it gives you an idea of the expected length of the finished product, and it helps you include all the information into your product. Somewhere between five and ten sections is ideal.

3. Select a Length. Your outline and topic(s) should give you a good idea of a length for your project. Given 2-4 pages per section in your outline, you now have 10-40 pages for your finished product.

You are now ready to write your e-book! To learn the five steps of creating, marketing and selling your e-book, get my “5 Steps to Creating Your First Ebook” special report.

Biana Babinsky

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