I’ve come across a few info products with catchy titles and all that…giving you the idea that an ebook is easy to write, easy to sell and just plain easy, easy, easy.
WRONG!
Ebooks are NOT easy. They are work.
Good ebooks take planning and foresight. Good ebooks are written in a manner that is easy to read, but not dumbed down and please, no major writing faux pas. (That means keeping errors to a minimum).
Don’t get sucked into throwing away a few bucks on ebooks, audio or video that purports that it’s EASY to write an ebook and that ANYBODY can do it.
Because it’s a big load of BS.
It takes time. It takes talent (aka writing ability). It takes knowledge (of the subject and of the basic mechanics behind creating an ebook).
Can you write an ebook? I’m not sure. My answer, without knowing you, is “maybe.”
Back to the title question, though. Can you write an ebook in 7 days? I would say “yes” with the following caveats:
1) You have writing talent – meaning, you have the basics of spelling and grammar down. And you can present ideas in an easy to read style.
2) You are organized – you’ve already got the outline. You’ve set up the writing deadlines. You have the research already done.
3) You have time – got a block of several hours each day to devote to writing? Because writing takes time, even if all the research is done. And every little distraction (a phone call, an email, etc.) will take you away from that writing and make it that much harder to get back on track with the writing task at hand.
4) You can self-edit…yeah, that means YOU. Can you step back and re-read everything to make sure it flows, makes sense and reads well?
5) You are awesome with deadlines – if you are a procrastinator, then watch out! Writing an ebook in an insanely short amount of time means TIGHT deadlines AND sticking with them!
6) You have a very specific topic and plan on writing on that topic without veering off – certainly you don’t expect to conjure up a 200 page masterpiece in a week’s time. But if you know your topic and stick to it and plan on 25 pages or less…then maybe you can squeak it out under the 7 day timeframe.
So – do you think you have what it takes to crank out an ebook in 7 days?
I am literally prowling on your sites, ain’t I?
Guess what? The first ebook I ever wrote was completed in 3 days flat — a total of 80 pages. Of course, the topic was about business ( something I can continuously write for a century and never run out of things to write about.
In contrast, there are some blogging projects I need to do on a monthly basis and I can’t even do 3 posts — on topics I hate — a week( It’s sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo boring)
Hey Ash – Congrats on an 80-page book in three days! Wow! But…people should know that you are a writer…so you do this for a living!! (Not that all writers can crank out at that kind of pace, though!!) It does make a difference, though, when you enjoy the topic. Makes it WAY easier to write about when you love it and know it. So I hear ya about the “boring” stuff taking more time.