You’ve researched your book and become an expert in your field. You’ve done the hard work of slogging through your first draft, getting words on the page. And you’ve finished editing the manuscript and adding those final touches.
But as you glance back through your book, you suddenly realize you forgot one extra-important step: the table of contents!
It’s important to add a table of contents to your book. This page gets your readers excited about what’s coming up and helps them stay organized as they jump in.
However, you might be wondering how to create a table of contents. What information should you include? How should you structure it? What heading styles should you use? And how does this step work if you’re writing an ebook?
Read on for everything you need to know about how to create a table of contents for your book.
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Whether you are a new or seasoned writer, odds are you have come to a point in your writing journey where the magic seems to just run out and you get writer’s block. In this article, we will discuss strategies to overcome writer’s block, ensuring you can continue to produce compelling content even when the going gets tough.
For example, have you ever faced a creative block that’s preventing you from seeing the development of a story, or even being able to start writing? Or did your ideas seem to have disappeared or have any new ones rendered creatively useless?
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Have you ever read an autobiography written by a celebrity or public figure?
The book probably talked about the person’s childhood and explained what their life was like growing up. You might have laughed at anecdotes from the person’s early career, or gotten chills as you saw a peek behind the scenes at the celebrity’s most well-known moments.
When you close the book at the end, a good autobiography will make you walk away feeling like you personally know the subject.
But what would you think if you knew that the “author” didn’t write the book at all and the author’s bio was not 100% honest?
That’s what ghostwriting is. And it’s far more common than you might think. Whether you’re looking for someone to ghostwrite a book for you, or you want to ghostwrite a book for somebody else, this blog post has all the information you need to know. Read on to learn how to get started with a ghostwriter.
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One of the most important assets of your book is the title.
Truth is, the title of your book has the power to dictate if people will actually pick it up and read it. So while it is important to know how to write like a bestseller, your book’s title shouldn’t be an afterthought.… Read more
Writing a book and becoming an author is a lifetime dream for many people.
But it can be more than a dream. While on the surface writing a book can seem daunting, it doesn’t have to be.
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Writing a book is an invigorating venture. Making your mark on the world, sharing your creativity or expertise, recording history — these are all momentous reasons why many people strive to write a book.
But it can also become arduous at times when thoughts don’t flow, time is limited, doubt creeps in, or inspiration lags. If you’ve felt this way about writing your book, you’re not alone. Most people who dream of writing a book hit a wall at some point — or sadly don’t finish at all.
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As you may know, I’ve written more than 80 books, so I know a little bit about what it takes to plan, write, and self publish a book. But a question that I hear quite often is, “how do you decide what to write an entire book about?”
Choosing a book topic may seem daunting, but the simple solution is to look inward. Ask yourself, “What unique message do I have that other people could benefit from?” This is a key starting point.
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I’m sure you’ll agree with me when I say:
Entrepreneurs and business visionaries tend to have incredible ideas for potentially best-selling books… but most of those insights don’t make it to bookstore shelves.
So, why is that?
And what can you do to make sure your book idea comes to fruition?
Here’s the deal:
The most common reason those insights don’t make it to the bookstore and online platforms is that most writers don’t have industry knowledge about how to get from the thought process, to writing your book, to writing a book proposal, and finally to securing a publishing deal.
But that’s okay, because that knowledge is learnable… and this article will help you start your journey to becoming an author on the right foot.
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