Understanding the 5 Easy Steps for Opting to Write a Fiction Book
Why did I elect to write a post on 5
easy steps for opting to write a fiction
book? I did this to help you determine if
you’re making the right decision to
begin putting a lot of time and effort into
penning a piece of fiction you have your
heart set on making.
It’s easier to generate sales for a
nonfiction item consistently than it is
for a fiction item. This is especially true
if the nonfiction creation is a self-help
book or another book which is likely to
appeal to a lot of people in your niche
market, the people who are likely to buy
your item now.
Getting enough people to buy a fiction
work you write is a different animal
altogether. Before you commence writing
it, you should take certain measures to
help ensure you don’t waste weeks or
months of your time writing, proofreading,
editing, publishing and marketing it. Here
are 5 easy steps for opting to write a fiction
book:
1. Become a voracious reader of fiction
items if you haven’t already done so.
Reading this genre on a regular basis can
assist you in obtaining then honing the
creative writing skills you need to have a
great shot at making the book you have in
mind a success. More importantly, it
introduces you to the written works that
are either doing well on the market or are
on their way toward that path.
2. Conduct a keyword search regarding
what you have in mind on Amazon and
perhaps other book outlets such as
Barnes and Noble. This can help tell you
if the market for what you’re focusing on
is too saturated or if you might be able to
create something that is different from
and better than what’s on the market.
3. Spend at least a few minutes at your
computer pondering whether you can
truly make the book into a piece of work
that someone other than perhaps a
dedicated family member of yours will
buy.
• Is it likely to have mass appeal,
something that will probably make its
way to much of your target market?
• Do you believe you can make it very
interesting and entertaining in addition to
making it presentable, memorable and
cohesive?
If your answer to both of these questions is
yes, you’re surely on the right track to start
crafting the project of your dreams, which
might turn out to be a bestseller.
4. If you determine it’s worth it to pursue
the project, spend considerable time
coming up with a strong title and think
about how you can begin the item with
an action scene that’s likely to hook
people into buying your story. Adding
emotion and power words to your title in
addition to making its font and size visually
appealing will help make it a lot stronger
and vastly enhance your chances of luring
the readers you’re trying to target.
5. Devise a solid book description you
can put into your ‘About the book’ page
and the blurb section of Amazon, Bookrix
or anywhere else you choose to
self-publish your work or submit it to a
literary agent or publishing house for
consideration.
• Your book summary, or blurb, can be
what makes or breaks you for getting your
foot in the door.
• It needs to be concise and effectively
describe your book without giving away too
much detail. Show, don’t tell. For more
guidance on blurbs, check out ‘Fiction Blurbs’.
These are 5 easy steps for opting to write a
fiction book. Adhering to them may be huge
in delivering a solid return on investment for
the enormous amount of time you’ll surely
spend on writing your book then doing what
it takes to make it generate a lot of sales. To
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