Here is your 7th and Final Installment of What
I promised you. If, for any reason you missed any
of these, they are all FEATURED articles on my blog.

You can get there by going to: http://www.FredGleeck.com/blog

IF you like any of these articles, I'm asking you for a BIG
favor. I know it's a pain in the butt to do, but PLEASE
help me out.

The only way I can get ahead of all the SLEAZEBALLS in
this business is if people like YOU go to the site and
link to it or DIGG the items.

This will improve my rankings and make sure the
"good guys" win!!! Yeah!

I am only asking you to do this for me if you feel that
these articles have been THAT good!

Don't think that EVERYONE is doing this. They aren't!
I need YOUR HELP! Your linking or DIGGING one of
these articles may have a HUGE impact.

So, thanks again in ADVANCE for doing this!!

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Writing a GREAT book or E-book

Many information marketers tend to skip doing a book
in their field. It's MUCH easier to do an audio program.
A LOT less work. BUT, not doing a book will hurt you
in the long run. Trust me, I did this the WRONG way
when I started. It hurt me. Don't make the same mistake.

How and why did I get hurt?

First off, there is nothing better than a book for gaining
credibility in your field. An ebook is fine, but I'll also be
recommending that you produce a PHYSICAL book as
well. More about that later.

To write a good book you MUST START with a good
outline. This is a mandatory step. You can't write a
good book without a good outline.

Here is my LOW TECH suggestion on how to do one
right. Go get a set of 250 3X5 index cards. Open up
the package and start writing down any and everything
you think your book should contain. Don't screen
yourself, just start CRANKING out index cards.

Also, don't worry about duplicating a topic, you can clear that up later.

Depending on how broad your topic, you may need
MORE than 250 cards. A BIG topic may require 500.

Now that you've written down EVERY possible idea
for your book, find a large open area on your floor
or carpet in a room where you won't be disturbed
for a couple of hours. Look through each index card
and start putting them into piles based on topics.

When I wrote my book "Publishing for Maximum Profit"
which you can get at http://www.FredGleeck.com/ebooks,
I used this exact system.

I wrote out all of my index cards. I then sat on the floor
in my living room. I then started sorting the cards into
piles. Eventually, different CHAPTERS emerged. With the
book on Publishing, it was clear that there needed to be
a chapter on Printing. So every index card that had
ANYTHING to do with printing went into that pile. I did
the same with every other MAJOR topic that came up.

When all was said and done, I had about 12 chapters and
thus 12 piles of index cards. I then went pile by pile through
the sets of index cards. I looked through them and decided
what order they should go in to best explain the topic.
When I finished with one pile, I moved on to the next.
When I was done I had 12 stacks of cards, each pile in
the correct order.

By looking at each pile if was obvious what the chapter title
would be. All of the cards in that pile were about a specific
topic. I then came up with a "sexy" name to title the chapter.

My next step was to take each card and write an article
about it. I didn't decide in advance how long that article
would be. I just wrote until I had exhausted the topic.
I tried to make sure NOT to cover anything BUT what that
individual card was about. I knew that other topics would
be covered on other cards.

I didn't write in any specific order. I found that doing it
this way gave me the flexibility and control to write based
on what I was in the MOOD to write. It took me about
4 weeks and I was done. This is a relatively short book.
When you read it, you'll understand.

This article is all about the WRITING process. If you want
more information about other elements of writing a book,
download the Publishing book at the page I gave you earlier.

To write a book, you have to start with the outline like
I've recommended. Without it, you'll spend a lot more
time than is necessary.

You'll also find that the writing comes easier on some days.
That's natural. The one thing I suggest you do is that you
MAKE yourself sit down and start writing every day for a
given block of time. Writing is an act of creativity AND
discipline. I make myself write a certain number of words
per day, whether it's a book or article or blog post.

If you're finding it difficult to write, I suspect it's because
you don't have a strong interest in your topic. That to me
would indicate that you need to look around for something
that you feel more passionate about. When I'm writing about
a topic that I really enjoy, the words seem to flow onto the page. 

If I were writing fiction, maybe it would be different, but
for us as information marketers, that is NOT the case.

At the beginning of the article I spoke about it being a
MISTAKE that I didn't start with books. Here is why. 

Creating audio programs in mass quantity, which I did,
helped me to make money, but not build a reputation.
Sadly, reputations PRIMARILY are created through writing
and publishing books. To follow up on this fact, my other
mistake was to ONLY self publish. If I had it to do over
I would have clawed tooth and nail to get at least one of my
books done with a major publisher.

Again, status and reputation, as well as distribution will
accrue faster when you publish with a major publishing house.
That being said, get started writing your book NOW,
and worry about who will publish it later!

Also, with the latest information I've been talking about on
my blog, there have been some BIG changes in the publishing
field. Make sure and read it to keep up with things.

All the Best,

Fred Gleeck
©Fred Gleeck 2010
Fred Gleeck Productions
209 South Stephanie Street
Suite B-209
Henderson, NV  89012
1-800-FGLEECK (345-3325)
fredgleeck@gmail.com

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Some people make money using my products
and materials but the vast majority do NOT.
This saddens me, but it's the truth. I only
hope that YOU will be one of the few who
makes money.
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