Enlightened Bestseller: 7 Keys to Creating a Successful Self-Help Book
Written by Janet Bray Attwood, Chris Attwood & Marci Shimoff & Geoff Affleck.
Are you currently writing a "Self-Help" or "How-to" book? Enlightened Bestseller offers practical advice from authors who have produced 8 New York Times bestsellers and sold over 15 million books. New York Times bestselling authors, Marci Shimoff (Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul, Happy for No Reason), and Janet Bray Attwood & Chris Attwood (The Passion Test, Your Hidden Riches), along with co-author, Geoff Affleck (Breakthrough!, Shine Your Light) share their insights and experience on what it takes to create a transformational bestseller.
In Enlightened Bestseller you'll learn how to:
- Write a great book with the right blend of personal stories, other people's stories, principles & advice and factual research that will keep your readers engaged
- Define your unique message and transformational promise
- Position yourself an expert in your field (even if you're not quite yet)
- Writing a compelling book proposal that agents and publishers will love
- Build your author platform so you can reach an international audience with your message
If you have an important message to share with the world, there's no more powerful way to reach people than a book. And the process of creating that book is life-changing. We're excited for you because we know first-hand what it's like to have a message inside you that won't let go. Writing and publishing your book is one of the most rewarding and exciting things you'll ever do. But without proper guidance, it can also be a frustrating, soul-sapping, and downright grueling experience.
Our intention in writing this e-book is to help you avoid the mistakes that we've found first-time self-help authors often make, so your book will have the best possible chance to become a bestseller and impact thousands--even millions --of lives.
It's our intention in writing this book to share with you some of our stories and the lessons we've learned along the way so you can avoid the pitfalls that too often handcuff new authors. This book will save you time, money and frustration as you discover the 7 keys to creating your own bestselling Self-Help book.