30 Exciting Reasons to Write a Book Now

Have you been dreaming of becoming an author? If so, now is a great time to do it. Just in case you haven't noticed there's an Information Revolution of sorts still going on. No, the Information Age didn't die at the dawn of the Digital Age. It was simply reborn and raging simultaneously which is pretty cool for aspiring authors. I was thinking about you and wanted to encourage you. There's still time to jump in; put your important message in a book.

Here's thirty exciting reasons to do it now:

1. Now really is better than later.
2. Make your Mother proud; the opinion of family matters.
3. Become famous; author is still a prestigious title.
4. Gain leverage in your business; you gain a giant leap ahead.
5. Create an additional income stream; you create diversity in your assets.
6. Travel the world speaking about it; take advantage of new opportunities.
7. Get a competitive edge in your business; push past your peers without a book.
8. Do it because your friends said you couldn't; take creative revenge with success.
9. Become a celebrity in your home town; make your childhood friends green with envy.
10. Celebrate National Book Month; get started in October.
11. Send it to your worst teacher in grade school; especially if she said you would never amount to anything.
12. Make Dad glow with pride; he'll love telling his friends about you, the author in the family.
13. Increase your self-esteem; your confidence goes up a notch or two with a book.
14. Increase your credibility as a professional; people will trust you faster.
15. Increase your ability to compete in your field or industry; jump ahead of your opposing colleagues without a book.
16. Increase your influence in your field; people will begin to know you everywhere you go.
17. Increase your income by selling books at your speeches and workshops; your attendants will want more of your wisdom.
18. Increase value; people value you and your message more.
19. Create an interesting life full of new adventures; new opportunities will come to you.
20. Fulfill your mission in life to help others; a book will leverage your ability to do more.
21. Standout in the market; with a book you multiply your ability to get more business.
22. Get way more credibility than anything else; a book's influence out weighs even videos or cds.
23. Create a fresh profit center; it will position you to charge more across the board in your business.
24. Create a legacy; your book will live on throughout generations.
25. Live where you choose; many authors live one place during the winter and another place during the summer.
26. Expand your reach; Judy Cullins says, "Talks reach hundreds; books reach 1000's."
27. Increase your business longevity; You will stay in business for the long haul, during good times and tough times.
28. Multiply your profitability; you can effectively multiply sales and profits.
29. Create a nice stream of passive income; create it right and your book works for you 24/7.
30. Promote your business in it; your book becomes your new business card.
If you don't get started writing your book now, you may never receive all the increased influence and opportunities waiting to come your way. So go ahead; write a book and watch your profits explode like a rocket headed to the moon. Here's to seeing your name in print, sooner than later!

Powerful Ways to Get Started Writing a Book:

Take action. Do something toward your book writing goal before your head hits the pillow tonight or at least within 48 hours.

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Is Writers Block in the Way of Creating Your Novel? Top Tips to Push Past Writers Block

If you have been staring at a blank screen, with the next American best seller right there on the tip of your fingers and yet you cannot figure out how to bring it out, you might have writers block. Do not panic, all writers experience writers block at some point in their careers and most writers experience it frequently. Try any or all of these top ten tips for pushing past writers block and figure out the best way to get your novel done.

1. Stay Focused-Eliminate Distractions,

Are you spending more time on Twitter, Face book, MySpace, or checking your e-mail than writing your novel? What about watching television or flipping through radio stations? While some writers find that it is easier to write with the music playing in the background if you are spending more time flipping stations trying to find the right mood music try turning off the radio, turning off the distractions and focus on the writing. If you spend a great deal of time using social media you might need to turn off your computer and write long hand for awhile just to get focused and eliminate these distractions from your life.

2. Set reasonable Goals

Think about your writing goals, if you want to get your first novel finished in a year then you are going to want set some reasonable goals for getting your novel finished. You can start by setting a word count goal. NANOWRIMO is a famous writing contest that takes place in November and offers writers a chance to write 50,000 words in 30 days. In order to do this the website offers up tips on how many words a day you will need to meet your goals. You can also set page goals, to figure out how finish your novel in a year. Just remember that these goals need to be reasonable. With the right idea, NANOWRIMO proves that anyone can write 50,000 words in thirty days, so keep your goals reasonable and you will be able to achieve them.

3. Take a break

If you are sitting there staring at the blank screen get up, walk around. Take a long walk, or bike ride. Take a shower, eat a snack. You aren't procrastinating as much as you are clearing your head. Once your mind is clear go back to the screen and see what you can come up with. If you've already started your novel you might find with a clear head that the ideas flow more easily and you can pick up that thread. So take a break, and get away from your project for awhile, just don't forget to come back to it.

4. Start a New project

It's okay to start something new. If you are having writers block with your current project start a new one. Maybe write out an outline for a new novel, write a short story or article. Anything to get your mind off of your current project, then when the new ideas come in for the novel that you are feeling the writer's block with, write them down and finish up your project before you go back. You might find that is all it takes to restart the battery and get back on track for finishing your novel.

5. Do some research

Another reason that you might be facing writers block is that you simply do not know enough about the topic you are writing about. While it is common for someone to procrastinate by doing too much research if you have started the novel and suddenly feel stumped ask yourself if you know enough about the topic you've chosen, or if that could be the problem. Do some more research, re-read through your notes, or dig a little bit deeper and see what else you can find out. If you feel confident about your topic it will be easier to write about it and you will be less likely to experience writers block.

6. Brainstorm

Try brainstorming new ideas or new avenues to explore your current idea. If you are writing a thriller brainstorm different roads to take, all novels, whether they are thrillers, romantic comedies, chick lit, have to have conflict in order to work, so brainstorm different conflicts, or what the story would be like without a character. Maybe your main character gains a new friend, or lover, no matter what you can brainstorm different scenario's and while they might never make it to print this action can help you break through the writer's block and get back on track.

7. Interview your character

Maybe you have an outline, maybe you don't. Either way sit down one on one with your character and ask them some questions. Write down a list of things that you think your readers will want to know about the character and then ask away. Pretend they are right there in the room with you, and hold on a conversation. Pretend you are a famous news anchor grilling your character on live television, and ask them all kinds of personal questions. You might be surprised what you learn from this character and how it will affect the overall story. Write it all down to, the questions the answers, and specifically who the character is so that if you decide to interview another character in the same story, or even another character somewhere down the line you can do so without having to worry about what to ask.

8. Read something new

Reading can help you break through writers block, whether you read a magazine article, blog, website, or novel. No matter what you read it can help you get back on track with your own writing. It might bring up questions that you can explore with your writing, offer suggestions, or just get you to relax enough that the ideas start flowing again. No matter what, all of the experts agree that reading is one of the best ways to overcome writers block, so find something to read, even if you are re-reading your own work looking for new inspiration.

9. Discuss your ideas with friends and colleagues

If you have friends and colleagues that like to write discussing your ideas with them can help you brainstorm. If your friends don't like to write chances are they will still like to read and so talking with them about your ideas can also generate new ideas and get you unblocked. The only people you do not want to talk to are the negative ones, if someone tells you that you cannot write, or cannot make a story idea work then don't talk to them about it. Avoiding negativity is very important when it comes to pushing through writers block. So talk to people who are positive, and who will offer up solid good advice and avoid people who aren't.

10. Try some simple exercises

Whether you are doing mind exercises or physical exercises, doing simple exercises can relax you and get you back on track. So get up stretch your body, go through some simple physical exercise that will get you limbered up and feeling more alert, and then do the same thing with your mind. Play around with brain teasers, and mind exercises. Read through some spelling exercises, exercise your brain and your body, and you will find the writer's block literally melting away.
While not all of these tips work on everyone, at least one of them should work for you. If not spend some time thinking about ways that do work, then write them down and post the tips somewhere near your computer so that whenever you experience writers block you will know how to get through it. Remember the most important thing of all is that every single writer, whether they are famous or not, has been right where you are now, and

it is so important to not give up.

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10 Tips to Get Your Ideas on Paper!

When you are writing your book, article, newsletter or even a business letter, it helps to know that even professional writers struggle with the blank page.

Here are some tips to help you when you feel tired, stuck or out of ideas:

1. Write down all the thoughts and concepts that come to mind on this particular topic, chapter or newsletter quickly in longhand. You may have a vague conception of how you want people to feel or the action you want them to take at the end. Write those down too. This is important because sometimes we tend to focus in on one aspect when we start writing and our other concepts and feelings may float out the window. Some people like to meditate for a few minutes before writing because it opens the space for our "other than rational mind" to have a say, other people find mind mapping helpful because it spurs ideas and makes connections.

2. Remember the goal is to bat out an imperfect first draft. This takes the pressure off you. In that draft, you'll get to see where your mind is taking you. It may discover a different conclusion, a wonderful illustrative story, or a more nuanced, profound summing up than you had anticipated in the idea stage. This is the magic of letting your imagination go and being in the free-form first draft stage where nothing is set in stone, nothing is final.

3. When you finish your first draft, read it over, make any changes or corrections to the document and print it out.

4. Take a break, even for five to 10 minutes. Get away from the computer. Go for a short walk, clear your mind, have a cup of tea or coffee, or do some other small, mindless tasks.

5. Now read over your printed copy. Double spacing may help. This is important because there is a definite difference between reading on the screen and reading on paper. A good editor knows this and even as we love the Track Changes feature in Word, pacing, cadence and the way words flow together are best judged on the printed page.

6. If you have a red pen, this will help you feel more professional and also spot your changes later. Make corrections and add in longhand to what you've already written if you want to expand a certain area. Conversely, tighten it up. Is there a more succinct or clearer way to express something? An image or phrase that gives an instant visual? Do you tend to use the same word often? Look for synonyms that can replace those words.

7. When appropriate, put some of YOU in there. This does not mean, "I think... " we know you think that because you are writing it. But feelings are connectors. For example, if you are enumerating contest rules, you may explain you didn't want to use a certain rule but it makes things fair, or that you don't like rules but everyone needs to be on the same page and be able to communicate. This makes you and your darn rule-making more palatable and human.

8. Now put your corrections in the document and print it out again.

9. Look it over one more time for any mistakes and tweaks. Some writers read their work aloud. This also helps with rhythm and flow.

10. Congratulate yourself for a job well done and write down your ideas for the next chapter... or press the SEND button!

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