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Writing is like telling a story. There are a lot of reasons why peoplw write. They write to share their ideas, learnings and experiences. As for me, I write because I simply love to write. When you are mad or angry, you can take your anger off your head by writing it down and release what is inside you especially if you still do not have the courage to say it directly to the person. As well as love. It is very romantic for a couple especially for a girl to receive a letter from an admirer or from his loved one. And if you or your loved ones are far away from you, when you receive a letter from them, it puts a smile on your face. Writing is also a way of coummunication. Writing that comes from the heart has a great impact to a person.

 Some people are fond of reading books. They say that reading makes them relax, which is really true.

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Plot summary: From the first moment Sophie Rothman lies to her husband about the child she is carrying, the lives of everyone in her family are changed forever.

Driven by a twisted obsession to accumulate money for its own sake, Sophie forces her family to live beneath their means and drives her husband, Harry, away. During his absence, Sophie’s loneliness leads her into an illicit affair and an unwanted pregnancy. When her lover leaves, Sophie begs Harry to return and then deceives him into believing the child she’s carrying is his. If Sophie keeps her secret, no one will be hurt. Or will they? It’s a question Sophie will have to answer one day.

Here is a guide to help get you started in building the acknowledgements page of your new book. Your acknowledgements page does not need to be an exhaustive listing of every last person that help you. But at the very least, you must include all the people that had an important impact on you and your book. And, of course, the bigger your book, the longer the acknowledgments page, or pages, will be. Explain to your readers, in a narrative form, exactly what each person did to help you complete your book.

The other day a friend of mine said she wanted to become a writer and asked me for advice. At first I thought, "Who the hell am I to give advice. I’m still not sure if I’m a scribbler, a writer, or an author. Well, I have written a book. Maybe I’m a writer. The book has been published – maybe I’m an author. Hummm　.　.　. OK, here is my advice.

 

1. Read the book. Understand the message.

2. Reading the Table of Contents and one chapter alone is not enough.

3.Take detailed notes throughout the book.

4. Write to the book’s audience.

5. Write in a familiar voice.

6. Be very careful not to talk down to the readers.

7. You should probably write between 750 and 1,500 words.

8. The foreword’s main role is to help give the book’s author credibility.

9. With increased credibility, comes more sales.

10. Explain how you know the author of the book.

11. If you don’t know the author personally, devote more space to the book’s message.

12. You are trying to make an emotional connection with the reader.

Getting a notable VIP, industry guru, or media celebrity to write the foreword for your book is a great way to jump-start bigger sales and get positive publicity for your book. If you are an unknown author, getting a notable leader in your field to write your foreword is essential if you want to get readers to take a chance on you and buy your book. Having your name associated with an industry leader will greatly enhance your credibility within your industry and with your readers. 

Niche Publishing Is For a Tightly Defined Market
Niche publishing means publishing to a very specific, tightly defined, focused audience. If, for example, you have been living in New York City’s Manhattan for many years, and have become an expert in ‘roof-top gardening in the city’, this would be your niche.  Your niche would not be ‘gardening in North America’. It also would not be ‘gardening in the North East’.

The Self-Publisher’s Mantra
Yes, a book’s foreword, preface, and introduction are different. And each has a different purpose. But each has the same goal: To . . .
1. Make an emotional connection with the reader, which will . . .
2. Build credibility for the book’s author and the book, which will . . .
3. Sell more books. Period.
This is the mantra that we self-publishers must always keep in mind for everything we create. Everything, without exception.

I've recently published my first blog to help get the word out about my memoir, ROOFMAN: A True Story of Cold war Espionage.

http://roofmanthespy.wordpress.com/

It's so hard to get the word out there as an independent publisher, but I'm on the right track. So far I have three prestigious book reviews and will soon be adding a forth.

Any feedback about my blog will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance,

John Pansini

Congratulations! You’ve finally finished the first draft of your novel! Give yourself a huge pat on the back and go out and celebrate! Then put it away for at least two weeks while you concentrate on other things, before going back and starting on revisions.