How to Write a Book "The Easy Button" Way #1: Answer Questions

Have you ever watched a TV news magazine segment featuring an expert in your field and thought, "I could do better than that"? Maybe you wonder what makes that particular guest more qualified than you. There is usually just one answer: The guest is a published author with a strong platform.

People innately trust authors and esteem them more highly than non-authors. So if you are an expert in your niche, or if you are a small business owner (which still makes you an expert) without a book, it's time to write one. In fact, becoming an author is mission critical for any business owner.

But maybe you don't have any idea how to write a book or think that it will be hard. Like anything else, writing a book is easy when you have a system. While there are many ways to write your book, I am going to share one of the easiest ways, and I am going to walk you through putting together your own book so that you can be an Instant VIP author.

How to Write a Question and Answer Book

Since you already "know your stuff" thoroughly, no doubt you already have a good handle on the biggest or most common questions people have. You can probably rattle off a dozen of them without scratching your head. So why not write a Q&A book?

Before I show you how, step by step, I know you want to know this...

Question: "How many do you need?

Answer: It's entirely up to you. There is no standard length for what makes "a book." For the most part, you want your book to be under 200 pages, and preferably much less than that. People want "the easy button" these days, to whatever length you choose, make your book as easy to read and follow as possible.

How to Write a Question & Answer Book

There are a couple of good approaches you can use to assemble your book.

Approach #1. Write down all the most common questions you get about your business and organize them into a book.

Approach #2: have your customers TELL you what their biggest questions are so that you can answer them in your book.

You can see a video about this at http://screenr.com/uxR

Example: If you are writing a book about growing prize-winning roses, you will sit down and write all the questions you typically get about roses, soil, fertilizer and so forth. Or you will put up a simple webpage or use a pile of index cards and a submission box to poll your current customers.

How to do it:

Phase 1: Gett the questions down on paper.

1. Give yourself a half hour to an hour of uninterrupted time. 2. Write down all the common questions you typically get from customers and prospects. You can either write each question on an index card, write them all on paper or write them into your word processing program. I recommend using index cards because you only have one small piece of information later, and you can so easily organize the cards into themes. 3. Once time is up, leave the info where you can easily add to it later. 4. The next day, give yourself a half hour. Read over your list and add to it as needed..

Phase 2: Put the questions into a meaningful order before you write.

1. Put all your questions in front of you and ask yourself, "How can I organize these in the simplest possible way?" 2. Put the questions into a sensible order. 3. Look for "chunks" of related questions. Perhaps your book will have Part 1, 2, and 3 with related questions in each section.

Phase 3: Write your book

You will find it easy to write now that you know exactly what direction your book needs to take. After all, you have those questions to guide you. It might be a good idea to decide on a target page range for your chapters. Say you have 25 questions and you want your book to be about 110 pages. If each chapter is about four pages, you will hit your target. (There are a few pages of front and back matter besides the actual chapters).

Remember - Write in a friendly style as if you are talking to a good friend over a coffee.. - Give enough information to answer the question but not too much. - Never try to edit while you write. Those are two completely different processes in the brain.

Congratulations! You now know how to write a question and answer book that sets you apart as the go-to expert in your field, niche or community.

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