| There are few ways to label yourself an
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| | worldwide distribution is a creative
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| expert that are as exceptional as writing
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| | process that requires tremendous focus
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| your own book. But in today's lightening
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| | and the dedication of a brilliant team of
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| fast world, you don't have to wait for
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| | people: ghostwriter, focus group
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| the laborious process of commercial
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| | participants, professional analysts,
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| publishing. This article discusses using
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| | structure professionals, proofreaders,
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| self publishing on your way to commercial
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| | formatters, and more!
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| publishing and how effective self
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| | Now what is most important? Starting to
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| publishing can be in helping you get your
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| | write a book today, because time is of
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| message out there to immediately improve
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| | the essence! Consider this: in a world of
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| your business!
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| | instant gratification, the publishing
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| In this new age of the Internet,
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| | industry has not yet caught up to our
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| information is everywhere and people are
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| | need for speed. Commercial publishers
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| hungry to find it. If they have a
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| | still take 9 to 18 months to get a book
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| question about ANYTHING in life, they are
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| | from manuscript to the bookstores, which
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| apt to jump online, go to a search engine
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| | comes after contract negotiations (two to
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| and trust whatever they find. So how do
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| | three months) and finding the right agent
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| you compete among trillions of pages of
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| | and publisher (probably six months to a
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| Internet content? The answer is simple:
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| | year). Who has this kind of patience
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| you write a book (or hire a ghostwriter
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| | anymore?
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| to do it for you!).
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| | This is where self publishing comes in!
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| In doing so, write a book with the
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| | Mind you, my recommendation is to still
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| intention of publishing it with a
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| | go through the process of creating
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| commercial publisher. This attitude will
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| | something truly remarkable, investing
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| elevate your standards and create a high
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| | your time and your money to write a book
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| platform on which to perch. Quality is
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| | or hire a ghostwriter to write a book
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| king. This book will speak for you
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| | worthy of commercial publication, but do
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| forever; it will either speak poorly for
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| | NOT let the slow speed of commercial
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| you, or it will dynamically change lives.
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| | publishing deter you from getting your
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| That being said, don't let the
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| | message out quicker. Self Publish! Hire
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| traditional publishing industry push you
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| | your ghostwriter to write a book and then
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| around and force you to wait. People are
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| | while you are submitting to agents and
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| relying on your information. If you
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| | publishers, self publish it through one
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| invest in writing an exceptional book,
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| | of the many vanity presses available.
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| you deserve to reap the rewards more
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| | In addition to your time, this
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| quickly than traditional publishing
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| | alternative will require investing a bit
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| allows (their process is as long as a
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| | of capital, probably around $5,000 to
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| year or more to get your book into
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| | $7,500 for 2,000 copies of your book,
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| bookstores), so partner your desire to
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| | including the price to format it, acquire
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| create something outstanding with your
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| | your ISBN number and get it listed on
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| ability to self publish and get your book
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| | Amazon. But realize this: when you write
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| out there into the hands of the people
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| | a book and then you self publish, you
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| who need it most!
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| | make so much more of the money. When you
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| In life and in business, there are few
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| | sell those 2,000 books, your income can
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| things that bring the respect, the
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| | be anywhere from $15,000 to $40,000,
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| admiration, the financial reward, and the
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| | versus a much smaller royalty from a
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| emotional gratification that writing a
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| | traditional publisher.
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| book does. The media will refer to you as
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| | So write a book worthy of commercial
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| an expert, your customers will look at
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| | publishing, and then self publish to test
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| you with newfound respect, and, most
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| | the content, and build up a stockpile of
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| importantly, you'll look at yourself
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| | cash that you can use to market and
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| differently, with so much more confidence
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| | publicize the book when it hits the
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| and a crystallized understanding of what
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| | bookstores. Heck, if you can sell 30,000
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| you offer your customers!
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| | units on your own, a commercial publisher
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| Remember when I said the answer was
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| | will pick you up based on that alone!
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| simple? Well, it was, but implementing it
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| | You must be strategic in this day and age
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| will require a bit more work. You need to
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| | to survive! Think about what you are
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| take your expertise and create a unique,
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| | doing today and what you'll need
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| even remarkable delivery system for it.
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| | tomorrow. Today you need to start writing
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| You and/or your ghostwriter are going to
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| | (or find your ghostwriter), so you can
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| write a book but not just any book; it
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| | self publish tomorrow, and commercially
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| will be YOUR book! This is an endeavor
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| | publish down the road. Without the
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| that should take no less than six months
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| | writing, there is neither the self
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| to write, writing at least an hour a day,
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| | publishing opportunity nor the commercial
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| every day. It could possibly take as long
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| | publishing chance. So start your writing,
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| as a year or more (and that doesn't mean
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| | or hire your ghostwriter immediately
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| three months on and six months off!) to
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| | (check out my article: 10 Questions You
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| write a great book. Writing an
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| | Must Ask Before You Hire a Ghostwriter)!
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| exceptional manuscript worthy of
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