The thing is, you DO need to write a book and here's why.
First, you need to write a book because your message is important and there are people out there who, whether or not you know it now, need and want to hear it.
Second, you need to write a book because the information you have in your head, on paper, in your file cabinet, stuffed in your drawers---from presentations you have given, from courses you have taught, reports you have written-it is all valuable and it is all raw material you can mine to create your book.
Third, you need to write a book because it will let you work smarter not harder. If at one time or another you've said to yourself: "I feel like a broken record. If I have to say this one more time I am going to jump off a bridge," you are not alone. A book allows you to share your message with many people rather than with one at a time---and it does not require your physical presence.
A book is the tangible translation of that gold mine you have in your head. That gold mine is your intellectual capital and it represents something different to each author:
• it could represent a way to increase your income
• it could be your foundation for spreading a compelling message or starting a movement
• it could be a tool for teaching
Your intellectual capital could represent any number of things. The point is, whatever it represents to you, it is valuable. Publishing a book gives you the power to send your message, whatever that may be, out into the world to get results.
Publishing is the catalyst for bigger and better things.
Publishing a book can boost your core business or core cause by establishing you as an expert in your field.
Publishing a book will connect you with something bigger than yourself. It will build your credibility and connect you with a community of like-minded peers who are ripe for new concepts, partnerships, and possibilities.
Publishing a book will symbolize your passion and accomplishment. It is a crowning personal and professional achievement, representing your commitment, discipline and knowledge. It is part of your legacy.
So the next time that little voice starts clamoring for attention, it might be worth it to hear what it has to say.
Copyright (c) 2007 Gail Richards
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Gail Richards is founder of www.AuthorSmart.com a dynamic website connecting aspiring authors with the classes, audio library, tools, information and resources needed to make smart, informed decisions at each step in the nonfiction book publishing journey. Jan King is the founder of www.eWomenPublishingNetwork.com a membership organization devoted to supporting and coaching women who become successfully published nonfiction authors.
