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Transformation Consultant
For Your Books 📖
Books come in many styles. They’re published on several types of media – paperback, e-book, audiobook, etc. They fall into many categories, and if they’re like most of mine, they fall into multiple categories. A book passes through many stages while being written. First, there’s the idea. My mentor JJ Nugent said, Any idea can become a book. And he wrote several hundred. Then, there’s writing it. Next, comes editing. Finally, there’s publishing and distribution. I can help you with any of those stages.
Write your Story
Publish your Book
Polish, Edit
Let your Characters have their day!
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After writing 130 books and helping others write theirs, I decided to write an easy-to-understand, comprehensive book on Writing Your Book.
I’ll explain the steps and the process, costs, formatting, what to keep track of, etc.
I’ll explain the steps and the process, costs, formatting, what to keep track of, etc.
The best way to write a book, IMHO, is to listen to what the story has to say. I’ve written stories for many years. They were always excellent. But, they took on a whole new dimension after I let the story write itself through me. I still do research. I still have to fix plot holes. My first pass at writing a book is often condensed. I expand it on the next pass. Then, I have to listen to the story some more. What more should I include? Sometimes, the story doesn’t come sequentially and I have to rearrange some bits. I also have to put on the finishing touches which are important to me. For Book Transformation Consulting Services, contact me.
Create includes getting the idea and writing the story or research information. I like to format as I write. Others save that for later or let the publishing company do that for them. This means formatting the page to the correct size and margins, choose the best fonts for text, title, and headings. Most ideas for books come to me as random thoughts or as dreams. My mentor would look at his day or week. Anything that happened was fair game to write about. Mostly he wrote about boating, his religion, his occupation. My best selling book started with an idea for the title – The Wizard Without a Wand. My mind then asked, What would that be like. As I kept asking that question, the story revealed itself.
Correct involves editing. If you’re heart just sank, Contact me:. I only suggest edits. It’s up to you whether you make them or not.
I edit in four phases. First, I go through the writing program’s editor’s suggestions. Next, I read the book, looking for places where I didn’t break the paragraphs the way I want to. I’m looking for long and/or convoluted sentences. I’m looking for consistency, like perhaps always capitalizing Transformation. I’m looking for places where it could be clearer who is being referred to. Next, I listen to the book being read. I let the computer read it to me, correcting as I go. Then I read it to my wife. Last, I look for spelling and grammar mistakes that I’m fond of making. I may need to repeat these steps.
Circulate consists of publishing and distributing your book. I self-publish using Draft2Digital. They do the distribution for me. I use Amazon for AudioBooks. I use another company to distribute those. And, I put my books on a few other websites. All of that, plus keeping track of sales, requires a good amount of organizing. I can also help keep things organized.
We can do this together. Contact me: Let’s see what you can create!
🗐 🗐 Story and Book-Writing Projects:
✴ Seven Star Stories Excellent Books by Myself and Others
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I write macros (shortcuts) in Microsoft Word. They make the process of creating, correcting, and circulating a book go more quickly and more smoothly. I refer to them as Writer’s Friend.
ⓘ Language Helps - Definitions, Synonyms, Translations, Foreign Letters, etc.
𝔽 – Over 350 fonts from Google plus others that work well for chapter headings and book titles.
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Book Template Websites – Need an easily modifiable website for your book? Send me your book information. I’ll plug it into my template. And, voila, you’ll have your website for your book. You can then easily modify it as often as you wish. And, it will still be specific to your book. Example
ණ Book Symbols Symbols for Books, Writing, Separator Lines, and Chapter Decorations.
📚📚 Books Featuring Story Tellers and Books by my Family, Friends, and Colleagues
Some of these stories are Romances ❤. Jimmy is one of my best-sellers 🥇
G/PG is Maturity Level followed by Reading Grade Level and Ease.
Books About Writing Books
and those featuring
Story Tellers
Write Because You Want To:
Explore What it Takes to Write Your Book
Every Man’s Dream or Nightmare
as the Case may be
The Train to the Forgotten Shires
I have often wondered about where my parents and grandparents lived, and something about their lives. So I will write a few things about my life in case someone would want to know when I am gone to meet my precious Oscar, the best friend I have ever had.
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Like most young fellows, Jimmy found escape in a daydream. He had been sitting in his desk at school watching the frost grow on the window next to his seat. It was fascinating. He could see the frost grow in various patterns when he breathed on the window.
Sandy and Marie taught school in Alaska before it was a state. This is the legacy of their wild adventure.
In addition to teaching, Sandy became a bush pilot. They also ran a fishing company and raced dog sleds. They were protected through it all, inside the rainbow.
In addition to teaching, Sandy became a bush pilot. They also ran a fishing company and raced dog sleds. They were protected through it all, inside the rainbow.
James Nugent is my Self-Publishing mentor. He has published over 100 books. I’m catching up.
James books include topics like Boating South Puget Sound, Social Jujitsu, Get your Kid to Move Out, Being Catholic, Teaching, Anger Management
James books include topics like Boating South Puget Sound, Social Jujitsu, Get your Kid to Move Out, Being Catholic, Teaching, Anger Management
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