Saturday, May 20, 2006

Choosing a Topic for Writing a How -To Book

Review in depth the intelligence you have accumulated over the years and you will have no problem in identifying where your primary source of expertise lies.

However, before cementing your choice of a topic it will be necessary to run the data through several tests to confirm its suitability as the subject matter for your first how-to book.

1. Will the topic be convincing enough to warrant widespread appeal among devotees?

2. Will you be capable of confirming its validity and expanding on received data?

3. Will you be able to convert your expertise into a teaching module?

4. Will the accumulated material manifest a disposition for regular updating?

5. Will the topic have the potential for subsequent editions?

6. Will it have the propensity to spawn more books on disparate aspects of the subject?

7. Will you tempted to abandon the project if your topic has already been covered?

You won't be able to resolve all of these questions right now but you will be by the time you've finished studying my famous writing course.

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