Are You Part of the 80% Who Wants to Write a Book? by Judith Briles

Have you thought of writing a book? Did you know that over 80% of Americans want to? Do they? Nope–maybe they don’t think they can … or they are afraid … or they just like to talk about it, but never get off the dime. But it stays in their head, on the To Do list … lingers … and dies. Sigh.

Authors can’t write a good book without the Passion Factor. It’s how the book in the belly gets out. Do you have one in yours?

It’s their passion that fuels their engines, enables them to work one more hour, take one more step to get their “baby” written, laid-out, designed and to the printer. It’s their passion that allows them to roll up their sleeves and create a marketing and promo plan and even speak publicly about it.

If you want to write a book, you’ve got to love the topic/cause. If it’s just something to do, the question has to be asked, “Why do it?”

Not everyone should write a book, attempt to create a small press, or become an independent publisher. Someone may have said you should, but should you? Does a deep internal drive tell you, “Yes, your thoughts, your words need to be read, seen, or heard”? If so, go for it. Embrace it.

A simple question: why do it?  When the author identifies his or her Platform, the Passion Factor is a critical component.  It collapses without it. Sometimes the Passion Factor if bold and out front; other times, the author stumbles upon it–not even aware that the book in the belly would rise to the surface.

What topics/areas do you know about—by schooling, life experiences, the school of hard knocks? Do you gyrate toward a subject? Do others tell you that you are a wiz at something? Is there a deep, burning desire to advocate a cause or reach out to help others? Does passion comes into play? Have you had an “aha” moment where the skies opened up and your belly began to dance?

Guaranteed: it’s the Passion Factor that will drive your work to completion and success. Why do it?–simply this: it’s my Passion … I believe in it; I’m committed to it; I will put my time, my energy and my money to support it. My book. It’s in my belly.

What’s in yours? Start writing. Today. It doesn’t matter if it gets trashed … it’s called a beginning.

My two bits.

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Dr. Judith Briles is a book publishing expert and author of 37 multi-award books. She’s guided over 1,000 authors in creating their books, earned in excess of $3,000,000 in speaking fees based on her books and gathered over $2,000,000 in onsite book sales at her speaking gigs. Her book, How to Create a $1,000,000 Speech flips a difficult topic into a simple and easily comprehensible plan. If you want to get into speaking, this is the guide that will be the game-changer to success. And, if you want to know more about Judith’s life, her book of “hope” is When God Says NO-Revealing the YES When Adversity and Loss Are Present. You can get it HERE

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