Your Life – Others Interest

Make Your Own Time Capsule?

Yes, why not? Until fairly recently only the rich and famous could have their portraits painted or their autobiographies written. The chances of getting your book published unless you were an established author, was remote. The digital camera now allows us to take virtually free photographs of ourselves, our family and friends. With your camera you can record your lifestyle, work routine, your holidays. It is your story; your life. It will be read and enjoyed long after you are kicking up the daisies.

Now, thanks to your PC you can write and publish your own book. If you are not prepared to have 1,000 copies printed the conventional way, which would mean having to sell them, then you can publish your book online for the world to read.

You are not necessarily going to make money out of doing so but believe me; household name authors no longer make much money either. They receive only 10 percent of the cover price and many will see sales of just a few thousand, if they are lucky.

Interestingly, about half of my clients have no intention of seeing their book published. They are happy to see their story professionally set out for online publication and for posterity. Furthermore, this is where size really doesn’t matter. It can be 10,000 to 100,000 words in length. It is your story. That is the long and short of it.

There is only one hurdle to overcome. You are unable to write to retail standards. This is what ghost-writers are for. Sometimes called co-authors, they take your rough copy and edit, correct and add flair to your story. Their polish brings your story to life.

Did you know, 80 percent of celebrity related books are not written by the celebrity; all they have done is provide notes. The same applies to ordinary novels and autobiographies; here the figure for those co-authored is 40 percent.

So what is stopping you? Get on that keyboard right now and start telling your story. Keeping returning to my blog and I will give you the tips that will make it the most thrilling challenge of your life.