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February 2, 2014 · 8:38 pm

Is it Possible to Publish a Book in 2 Weeks?!

Written by Krayl Funch

I, perhaps like may of you reading this article, have had a dream of writing my own book. {A goal of mine which is currently underway, you can even check out my cover drafts here.} But struggled with where to start.

How long will it take? Self Publish vs Publisher? Agent, No Agent? What’s the difference and most importantly, what is right for me? So when I recently had coffee with a contact through a mutual friend and she told me not only had she already written 4 books, but was now coaching others through the process I just had to get her on my interview series.

We have all heard of the Richter scale, but have you heard of Tara Richter? If you haven’t before you will shortly. Tara Richter is the Self Publishing Expert and can fast track you from zero written words to a fully published book in 4 weeks. Or perhaps you are looking for a slower ride, maybe you already have your book written but aren’t sure what to do next. Tara is still your girl. Watch and learn how starting before you are ready can make all the difference and that with a little support you can soon be well on your way to being a published author.

{And for all you cat lovers… watch for her feline friend to make an appearance.}

A Few Of My Favorite Quotes:

Regarding Publishing a Book: “I never said it was easy. If it was everyone would have a book.”; ”if you want someone to kick your butt and get it done, I will do it.”; ”If you organize your blog you can write a book in 6 months.”; “Just start writing. It will take on a life of its’ own.”

Regarding Business: “My goal is to franchise Richter Publishing and have everyone write a book.”; “Most people build a business then publish a book. I published a book then made a business out of it.”

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January 22, 2014 · 11:00 am

Write & Publish a Book Yourself Step #8: Kindle

Now that you have a paperback book, you can upload it on Kindle. If you’re not familiar with Kindle, it is a digital device that you can download multiple books and magazines to. You have to have an Amazon account in order to purchase books to download, however you do not need a Kindle device. They have an app on the iPhone and most smartphones and tablets to use.

Having your book on Amazon Kindle is just another way to distribute your book to as many people as possible. People are divided between which method they prefer to read their information. I personally prefer to have a real book in my hand, to flip through it and be able to autograph it. Others prefer digital. It is convenient because you can hold hundreds of books in one small, compact gadget. Having your book in both formats is important.

In order to publish a book on Kindle you do need to have an Amazon account. If you already do, you can log in with those same credentials. If you don’t have an account you will need to sign up for one. In this chapter of my book, How to Write and Publish a Book Yourself, I will walk you through how to do this as well as:

The KDP Select Program (to reach more readers and customers)
Book’s Copyright and Publishing Rights
Uploading Your Cover
Selecting a Digital Rights Management (DRM) (to inhibit unauthorized distribution of the Kindle book)

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January 15, 2014 · 11:00 am

Write & Publish a Book Yourself: Step #5 Creating the Cover

Now that your manuscript is finished, you need to design a cover to showcase your book. This is the part that will sell the great content inside. They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Well, neither does your novel.

Designing Your Book Cover

If you do not have any design skills, this may be one of the more difficult steps of publishing your own book. Just remember that less is more. You do not need a really fancy cover to get someone’s attention; it should be simple and bold.

A tip from a graphic designer (my college degree): every now and then during the process, get up from your computer and walk across the room to view your design. How does it look? Sometimes we get caught up being so close to it that we forget to look at it from another perspective. Think of the books that you have purchased in the past. What did you like about the cover or didn’t like? Mimic the design that compelled you to buy a book. I personally like to place my professional photos on the front or back of my books because I’m branding myself. It also gives a human touch to my advice so others can relate to me. Deciding if you want your photo on the cover depends on the kind of book you’re writing. If the story is about depression, you wouldn’t want a bright-eyed, smiling face on the front. Make sure the images accurately portray the content.

Using Photoshop for Book Covers

Since I am a graphic designer, I do have an extra talent that allows me to design my own book covers. Nonetheless, you can do it too. I have used Photoshop and Illustrator on my first three books. Photoshop is the best tool to use because you need layers and to know the resolution of your images. As I spoke about in the last chapter, you want a minimum 300 DPI (dots per inch) for printing purposes.

In my book I will walk you through the step by step tutorial of creating your book’s cover using Photoshop (for free…even if you don’t have Photoshop or have never used it before!) and uploading it to CreateSpace: How to Write and Publish a Book Yourself.

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January 8, 2014 · 11:00 am

Write a Book Yourself: Step #2 Start Blogging

If you have not already created a blog, do it now. It’s free and a great way to drive traffic to your website, to get your SEO (Search Engine Optimization) high in Google rankings for you or your company, and to write your book.

Once you have set up your own blog you will have a platform that allows you to organize your words. If you’re not good at just sitting down and writing 10,000 words, blogs can greatly help you finish your book. They are much easier because they’re done in short chunks. A blog should not be more than 2-3 paragraphs—short, nice and sweet bits of information for the reader. Also, if you start publishing small bits of information out there once or twice a week, it’s giving your audience little teasers of what’s to come in your book.

After you start getting into posting and organizing your blogs, you can start publicizing them and incorporating them into your social media to read a wider audience.

If you have never blogged before or aren’t familiar with SEO, don’t worry. The book will break it down step by step with instructions to walk you through the process.

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December 30, 2013 · 11:11 am

Write a Book Yourself Step #1: Write Your Own Words

Most people want to write a book at some point in their lives. The only difference between the authors who publish a book and those who don’t is simply taking the time to do it. If you do not think you have the time, money or resources available to you to write and publish your own book, think again.

Some people may think a ghost writer is a better, easier option—but these are your stories; this is your pain and/or happiness. No one can fully understand what you have gone through in life, so they cannot accurately express it on paper. Only you have experienced it. Ghost writers can also be very expensive. So not only will you lose money by going with a ghost writer, but you will also be losing your personal touch and connection in the story.

There is no short cut to get it done, but I can provide little tricks that will make it easier.

Utilize Every Minute. You need to take advantage of every spare moment you have to finish your book. There is never a right time to compose a novel. You will never have those extra minutes just looming around. You have to create during chaos. You have to make the time and effort in order for it happen.
Don’t Edit While You Write. Write when you feel inspired and don’t stop until you feel like you have gotten it all out. Once you get your thoughts spinning in your head you need to stop what you’re doing and write them down, even if it’s chicken scratch notes. You can always go back and edit later.
Use Google for Spelling. Google is much more up to date than Word.

If you want to write a book, you can. But the first step is getting the words out. Just the idea of it can be overwhelming and stressful—which is why many people who want to write a book don’t. If you are new to writing or need help getting started, the full version of my book will provide you with some insight on how to make this seemingly impossible task, possible!

Richter Publishing also has packages where we can write the book for you to make it even easier! Contact us for more info.

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November 10, 2013 · 4:58 pm

Sunday Writing Tip

While you are writing your book, if it doesn’t make you laugh, cry or think… it’s not worth putting on paper. Your words need to move you and inspire you, otherwise they will not inspire others. I go through all these emotions while I’m writing my books, even this last one that is more a technical guide. You still need to weave a personal story throughout to keep people interested. It doesn’t have to be a lot, but just a few paragraphs in the beginning to give it a human element that others can relate to. Maybe a funny story of something that happened that correlates to the information you are going to inform the readers of. It’s a skill learning how to do this. To educate people while keeping the engaged and entertained at the same time.

by Tara Richter

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October 27, 2013 · 3:28 pm

Print a Paperback Book

Your manuscript is done, edited and you’re ready to get it out to the world! This is the point where many authors make an epic mistake. They decide that they will just create a PDF document to download off their website or do a digital version through Kindle. Of course, eBooks are a great thing to have in addition to printed copies. Nonetheless, you must have a paperback book; it is your golden ticket.

I was lucky enough to learn this lesson the easy way. I’m not a fan of eBooks; I don’t even own a Kindle. I love having a real, physical book in my hand to touch it, flip through the pages and carry with me. So the first thing I did was print an actual book. I didn’t even think about uploading to Kindle until almost a year later. This was beneficial to me because I carried my book with me everywhere, and I still do to this day. It’s getting a little cumbersome now that I have three books (four, if you count this one). However, the point is that the physical book is what will open doors for you.

I took part in a joint book signing with CNN’s Senior Copy Editor, John Dedakis, from “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.” A lady who was a former anchor on CNN was holding a writer’s seminar in Sarasota, Florida with John as the speaker. She had him signed up for multiple TV interviews, book signings, and a four day event with another local author. The local author backed out at the last minute for one reason or another. Frantically she looked around for another writer. She knew the man who ran a writer’s meet-up in Tampa that I was a part of. I had just launched my first book at my own fabulous book singing party which he attended. So he gave her my contact information. She called me up and the first thing she asked me was, “Do you have a book?”

“Yes,” I replied.

“No,” she said. “I mean do you have a physical book you can set up for display and autograph?”

“Yes,” I replied again.

If I only had a Kindle version or a PDF, I would have not been able to take advantage of that opportunity.

You must have a physical book. If you go on TV interviews they want to hold it and show the audience. They will take still shots of it to display while you are talking. Radio stations may request that you send them a copy so they can read it prior to your interview. To do your book launch you want stacks of them at your table to autograph. I have been on ABC, Daytime TV, FOX, Channel 10 News and SSN; I wouldn’t have gotten those interviews without a book. Furthermore, no one will ask you who published it. Self-published or big publisher, they don’t care! As long as you have a book in your hands no one cares how it got there. I’ve been interviewed over 100 times and not one person asked me where I published it. They only ask me where they can buy it. I reply, “On Amazon.”

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October 25, 2013 · 8:30 pm

Write Every Spare Minute You Have

You need to take advantage of every spare moment you have to finish your book and write when you feel inspired. Once you get your thoughts spinning in your head you need to stop what you’re doing and write them down, even if its chicken scratch notes. If you don’t you may forget them or the thoughts will not be as intense as they were feeling at the moment. I composed my 2^nd and 3^rd books writing in small 5 to 10 minutes chunks in grocery stores, on the treadmill, and on airplanes. I use the notepad app on my iPhone. I bought a blue tooth key board for $50 and carry it around with me so when I’m inspired I sit down and easily write it out. Once I’m done with my thoughts I email it to myself so when I get home, it’s sitting in my email box waiting for me so I don’t forget. Then I copy and paste it into my word document and clean it up.

Anytime you have an extra five minutes in your day, you need to write. Waiting in line to pick up the kids from school? Write on your smart phone or tablet. Walking on the treadmill? Jot some ideas down. Working out always gets ideas rolling in my head. Probably because of all the blood pumping through my veins and those feel-good endorphins flooding my body. I come up with some of my best material while working out. However , I don’t want to lose those racing thoughts!

Traveling soon? Airports is another great time to write. Just think about how many minutes you waste standing in line to be groped by security, flights that are delayed, sitting on the plane waiting for them to fuel up and damn where is that truck to push back the plane! I was on a flight heading from Tampa to Nebraska one summer and I had my cool little portable Bluetooth keyboard with me. I was typing away on my iPhone, listening to music and having a grand ‘ol time. The couple next to me just kept staring out of the corner of their eyes. Trying to be sly, but not pulling it off. Finally I took my earbuds out so they could ask me that dying question, “Are you really writing on your iPhone?” I told them I’m an author and I how I compose most of my books with this method, they were amazed.

I have tried using the voice dictation option on my iPhone and my experience is that it does not work well. It doesn’t seem to understand what I’m saying and it makes more errors than it’s worth. Even though it would record my speaking quickly, editing all the errors out wasted way more time. Also I realized that when I’m writing and thinking of what I want to say and how to say it, I pause and re-organize the thoughts in my head a lot. When I do this verbally it makes for a messy transcription to clean up. When I’m typing, I have more time to adjust my information while it goes from my brain to my fingertips to the laptop. So typing versus speaking works better for me. There may be better voice to text software out there and that may be an easier option for you. It doesn’t really matter how you do it, just finding your sweet spot is the key.

by Tara Richter

*This is an excerpt from her next book, “How to Write & Publish a Book for FREE” it will be available for purchase soon! Subscribe to the blog for updates on the process of the book.*

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October 24, 2013 · 12:16 am

Write Your Own Words

When one decides to sit down and write a book it is a daunting task. Most people at some point in time in their life want to write a book. Either it be from their life’s experiences or business purposes. I believe as humans we all have the desire to create. The only difference between the authors who have a book published and the ones who don’t is just taking the time to do it. There never is a right time to compose a novel. You will never have those extra minutes just looming over you. You have to create during chaos. You make the time and effort to make it happen. I have written, publish, designed and marketed three books in two years. I didn’t have time to do that while I was managing six properties and running a coaching business, but I did. I will share with you my process and how I utilized every minute to make it count and how I did it all without breaking the bank!

Some persons may think that a ghost writer is a better option for them because it will make it easier. That they will tell their story and have someone else write it. I do not agree with having someone else write your words for you. These are your stories, this is your pain or your happiness. No one can fully understand what you have lived through in life so they cannot express it on paper. Only you have experienced it. I had a ghost writer offer to write my first book, “10 Rules to Survive the Dating Jungle.” However, she wanted to make it fiction and I didn’t want to go in that direction. My book was composed of rules I made for myself after enduring divorce, losing my stepson, an entire lifetime of toxic unhealthy relationships. She had no idea the pain and agony I went through with a controlling and verbally abusive husband. What it was like to put an end to abuse and to start loving myself. Only I knew what it felt like. So in order for me to tell my story and have it resonate and connect with the reader, my words had to come from me.

After someone reads my books I get lengthy emails telling me how much they enjoyed hearing my stories. How great it is to know someone else had gone through the same turmoil and came out positive and healthy on the other end. I have had fans I’ve never met waive me down at conventions and share with me their own stories. Why? Because when reading my words they felt a connection. It’s as if instead of reading a book, they were sitting down with their girlfriend exchanging stories over a cup of coffee. That is what is going to get you loyal followers. Once you make that deep personal connection with someone, they will never forget you who are. You will hold a special place their hearts because they understand what you have been through, how you succeeded or what mark you’ve made on earth.

Ghost writers are also very expensive and your story will not be as compelling, . I’ve read books that were written by ghost writers and some are just awful. I knew a lady who went through a very tragic experience as a child and she had a great story to tell. I was intrigued when talking to her and I really wanted to read her book. I was so excited when I acquired a copy I couldn’t wait to get home to read it. However, I was truly disappointed. I muddled through about a chapter and then I would have to put it down, it was so bad. You could tell the ghost writer was a decent writer, but the pain could not make a connection with me. In a story of tremendous catastrophe it should have been flooded with deep emotions. It should have made me cry. I wanted the book to take me down that emotional rollercoaster, but the ghost writer couldn’t pull it off. I tried reading it five times, and well I still haven’t finished it. It’s a shame too. It would have been a great book if it would have come from her own heart and soul.

by Tara Richter

*This is an excerpt from her manual, “How to Write & Publish a Book Yourself” for purchase here.

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Write a Book Yourself Step #1: Write Your Own Words

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