Why You Need to Listen to that Voice In Your Head That’s Telling You To
Write a Book
It is really annoying, isn’t it? That voice in your head?
You know the one. It keeps taunting you that you really
ought to write a book. It keeps nagging you to pay
attention to that book in you that is screaming to get out.

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 weight loss 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.

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Gail Richards is founder of http://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 http://www.eWomenPublishingNetwork.com a
membership organization devoted to supporting and coaching
women who become successfully published nonfiction authors.

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