Course Description

Your book deserves to be written and published!
- Plan Your Book
 - Write Your Manuscript
 - Apply Professional Editing Tools and Techniques
 - Get Published
 - Launch Your Sales Campaign
 - Promote Your Book to Your Readers.
 
If you follow every module, you will know EXACTLY what to do to plan, write and publish your book!
This value-packed course is just $195
Founder of The Book Midwife & The Thoughtful Leader
Mindy Gibbins-Klein
Course curriculum
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Planning Your Book
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What do you want to be known for?
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What books could you write and how should you decide?
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Why do you really want to write a book?
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When should you seek help?
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Goals for your, your business and the book
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Who is it really for?
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Main concept
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What books are you competing with?
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Planning your time and environment for success
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Finishing a good set of maps, plans and outlines
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How to choose the best title
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Printed book vs ebook
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What is a bestseller?
 
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Writing Your Book
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When to write
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How to write your 1st draft quickly
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How to deal with the inner critic
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To ghost or not to ghost
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Choosing your voice or tone
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How long should your book be?
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Choosing tense
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How controversial should you be?
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Use of stories
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Illustrations and graphics
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Pros and cons of using a pen name
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Going through your 1st draft
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Research
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Random thoughts
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Getting feedback
 
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Editing Your Book
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Looking at your own work
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The truth about validation
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Using professionals
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Improving your manuscript
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Content edit vs. copy edit
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What you might/should pay
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Editing for your market
 
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Designing Your Book
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It's not always about what you like
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What is professional design?
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How long should book design and production take?
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How much does it cost?
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How to work with a book designer
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How many copies should you get?
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Print on demand
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Will you see your book on bookstore shelves?
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Size and format decisions
 
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Launching Your Book
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When to launch
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What you need to do
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Online vs. offline
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What you might spend
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Launch events vs. other activities
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How to get the attention of the media
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Launch specials
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Using your book when speaking
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How to price your book
 
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Promoting Your Book
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How much to promote
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Where to promote
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Who is in your promotions team?
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When to promote
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How much should you pay?
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Getting reviews
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Giving away copies of your book
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Getting the ROI from your book
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Using video to promote your book
 
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