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Do you think there is a difference between someone who writesa fiction manuscript and someone else who authors their owninstruction, self-help or "how to" book?
This is an interesting question I've asked to many of mybook coaching clients, subscribers and customers for our"Ultimate Information Entrepreneur's Success Package"(http://www.infoproductcreator.com)
In some cases, people answer no. They don't feel there isany difference. A writer is a writer is a writer.
In other cases, I get a firm "YES", there are differences.Problem is, its sometimes challenging to understand what thatdifference really is.
If you understand this one difference between fiction writersand non-fiction writers - you will never struggle with yourinfoproduct business again!
The answer is that there is a very BIG difference, especiallybetween highly successful writers in both fields.
You may have a few great ideas you want to write about.
There is a hungry market just waiting for product like yours,but you freeze when it comes to knowing how to organize,structure and write a product that will sell?
But you get stuck because...
You Are Trying To Write A Story Instead OfOrganizing Information
Let me ask you, would it be easier for you to answer 10 questionsabout a topic, where the information is often available and thequestion is well understood?
Or, would it be easier for you to come up with 20 pages of a writtenstory on your chosen topic?
To be honest, the second option scares crap out of me, and wouldmost people.
Sitting down and crafting characters, a plot, chronological order ofmessages, what to say on the 10th page, 15th page is an extremelypainful and lengthy task.
Fiction authors take months (sometimes years) and a gazillion rewritesto work this into a format that is even close to being readable. Eventhen, less than 5% ever get their work looked at by a publisher.
Instead, writing in response to what your market wants to know isa task ANYONE can accomplish.
You do it everyday!
An interesting exercise to follow is to actually make note of how manyquestions you get asked and provide answers for in one day. I'm bettingit is at least 10 - and if you have kids, a wife and a job - you aremore likely in the range of 30-40.
Answer 30-40 questions on a given topic will give you close to half abook.
Answering a typical question in written form takes 2/3-1 page - answer40 questions and you have close to half an 80-page book.
Your job is to...
Organize Your Market's Questions Into A LogicalSet Of Answers
Did you see the word writing in that description?
No, because writing is simply a method of communication.
What you will sell are organized answers to your market's most pressingconcerns, challenges and desires.
You could answer them verbally in audio products, through a tool insoftware, through the written word in written products, or throughvisual descriptions using video.
If your obstacle to turning your ideas into hot selling products iswriting - then forget writing - become an information organizer.
What a great career description - "Information Organizer". Isn't thata lot less scary than "author"?
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