How do you write a 100 page book in 12 hours?
Before creating a product, pre-selling is a good strategy for determining if there is a viable market. Pre-selling will help in making a decision on whether or not to go forward with the time, effort, and resources that it takes to actually develop the product. Ken McArthur, best known for jvAlert, jvAlert Live, and his digital watch, did such a wonderful job at pre-selling his upcoming book that it will be the headline book this spring for a major publisher. The ball is rolling with everything needed for a big book campaign; a big advance has been paid and full-color ads are being printed.
There is just one little problem: Ken hasn't written his book yet! Maybe he took this preselling concept a little too far!
Because I have written many ebooks and reports, I know that it is a lot of work (at least for me) to produce a full-length book. Therefore, if I were in Ken's shoes, I would feel worried and under pressure. Generally, when I am entering a new venue in which I have little experience, I try to look for a good mentor -- someone who has already been successful at what I want to accomplish. In his book project, Ken has engaged a mentor who is one of the best in his line of work -- Glenn Dietzel and the team from Awaken the Author Within. They agree and are confident that Ken can write a bestseller in only 12 hours.
12 hours for a hundred pages is 8 pages per hour, or about 30 words per minute. Whoa! That's half the speed of a good typist doing clerical work. Ken has not only have to type this fast, but presumably also put some thought into what he is writing. I've got to see how this system works! At that speed I could crank out 10 long posts per day for my blog!
Ken has offered an invitation for both you and I to watch as he is writing his upcoming book. You can learn from him the tips and tricks used by Glen to make Ken a record setting author in little time. If you do writing yourself, this could be very helpful and interesting for you to observe. Ken is a giving and generous person, but spaces are limited to watch this process.
You can enroll for a space to observe Ken's progress at www.BooksMeanCredibility.com. Read more articles about writing and copywriting on Nick Dalton's blog for Internet business owners at http://www.TipsTricksToolsTechniques.com/
Published October 7th, 2007