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How To Write A Book One Page At A TimeThe Recipe Book That Will Turn Your Speech or Seminar Into A Profit Generating BookBased on the book by Larry Winget that has helped hundreds of professional speakers and trainers self-publish their first book.

Jim Weems • www.TheBookProducer.com

A speaker without a book is leaving money on the table! Larry H. Winget

©2010 Ad Graphics, Inc. Tulsa, OK www.TheBookProducer.com

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CHAPTER ONE PAGE 2

Welcome to a new style of books

Since the early 1990s the Adobe’s Portable Document Format (PDF) has become the de facto standard for delivering documents in the digital world. Virtually every computer on the planet has the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed.

This book, which we call an Interactive Digital Book or IDB, incorporates many features that have been available for many years, but have been generally overlooked by book designers whose final product is a printed book.

At TheBookProducer.com, all that is about to change.

The professional software we use allows us to create a PDF that behaves much like a webpage. Meaning that text can link to other pages, roll-over buttons can be quickly made like the tabs on this book. A click of a button can make the PDF go to a full screen mode.

Even more advanced PDF can actually contain sound and video clips. We’ll show that type of example at a later time.

This “ebook” or as I prefer to call it, Interactive Digital Book, is based on Larry Winget’s original book of the same name first printed in 1993. This major update includes much of Larry’s orginal text, some new text that he provided for this version, and several sections that have been writen by myself.

Jim WeemsLarry Winget



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Larry Winget is a five-time New York Times/Wall Street Journal bestselling author. He is a member of the International Speaker Hall Of Fame. He has starred in his own television series and appeared in national television commercials. Larry is a regular contributor on many news shows on the topics of money, personal success and business.

Edgy, cantankerous, sarcastic, opinionated, and hilarious, Winget is a one-of-a kind presenter who audiences demand time and time again. Without ever mincing words—much as in his writing—he delivers the cold, ugly truth in a way that is provocative, interesting, and funny.

In December 2009, he released a book that is likely to become one of the most important books of our generation, Your Kids Are Your Own Fault. It quickly became a Wall Street Journal Bestseller.

Click to visit the website Jim Weems designed to promote this book.

If your book is a high content book then it deserves it’s own website — especially if it is to be used to promote you as an expert in your field. Having a small website to promote your book makes the book look even more special. Yes, you can just have a page on your regular website, but at the very least, purchase a domain name such as

your book title, or your series title to help promote your book. www.FrankTalkBooks.com is the site I built for past Rotary International President Frank Devlyn.

http://yourkidsareyourownfault.com/

http://yourkidsareyourownfault.com/

http://www.FrankTalkBooks.com



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Jim Weems started his professional career as a photographer for the Governor of Oklahoma, serving under three different administrations. In 1980 he was hired by an advertising agency in Tulsa. In 1984 Apple introduced the Macintosh and about a year later Jim had one on his desk. The Mac gave Jim a new creative outlet and as the Mac matured, so did Jim’s skill.

Jim formed Ad Graphics, a graphic design company, in 1990. His second invoice was to RoseTec, a commercial telephone equipment company owned by Rosemary and Larry Winget. This was the time in Larry’s life were he was making some major career changes that would eventually lead him into the world of professional speaking.

You can’t separate the beginnings of Ad Graphics and Jim Weems’ design career from the start of Win Seminars and Larry Winget’s speaking career.

After a few years of of producing various marketing pieces, Larry decided he needed to become a published author. Jim designed and typeset the “Ya Gotta’s for Success”. This was Jim’s first book project – as well as Larry’s.

The book didn’t make Larry rich, but it created a major profit center for him. Larry soon started compiling quote books, success books, sales books and even teamed up with other professional speakers to create PRODUCTS for back of room sales. Within a few years he had over a dozen books, all designed by Jim & Barb Weems of Ad Graphics. In Larry’s early days, he made more money selling products than his speaking fees generated.

As Larry’s speaking career progressed, he started spreading the word that if you want to make money as a speaker, you have to have products to sell, and BOOKS have to be your main product – and he sent everyone to Jim and Barb Weems at Ad Graphics. It was Larry that introduced Jim to the National Speakers Association (NSA).

The rest, as they say, is history.

We’ve been advertising in NSA’s Professional Speaker Magazine for over 10 years and were told by NSA staff that we are the longest continuous advertiser in that publication. Our client base is 95% NSA members.

In 2004 the career decision was made for Larry to sign with a major book publisher. By that time Larry had produced 23 books with Ad Graphics.

Please visit www.TheBookProducer.com

Jim Weems

http://www.nsaspeaker-magazine.org/nsaspeaker



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Why Write

ABook

Best selling author Larry Winget said “a speaker without a book is leaving money on the table.” The fact is, having a book can make the difference between profit and loss for a professional speaker. I’ve always said that if a speaker has done a good job in front of their audience, they will sell books and other products. I’ve seen this myself. My Rotary club meets weekly and whenever the program speaker has a book to sell, there’s a line at his table at the end of the meeting. Back of room (BOR) sales can be big money for you.

Being a published author (even self-published) will also give you more credibility in the marketplace. We have many clients that don’t have brochures. They use their book and a well thought out letter as their main marketing tool to get speaking engagements.

Regardless of what price you put on your book, the back of the room price should be in increments of $10. Preferably $20. If your book

won’t sell for $20, offer some other product with it as a special offer, or at the very least, offer 2 books for $20.

Why? Every time you make change someone else will have to leave because of the time. Do it this way and you’ll finish the day with a fist full of twenty dollar bills!

Jim Weems



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ShouldYouSelf

Publish?

YES. If you have to ask then the answer is yes. Until you reach a professional position where someone else wants to invest in you by publishing your book, then self publishing is about the only way you are going to have your own book. Even if you get published, you can still add to your product line with other books that will bring you a higher profit margin in your back of room sales.

Here’s something interesting. I’ve had quite a few published authors come to me after they’ve bought back the rights to the book someone else published. It often comes down to the fact that their BOR sales outweigh the income from their publisher.

The problem is that as a general rule, they have to purchase their BOR inventory at a much higher price than if they self-published in the beginning. Before you ever sign on with a publisher, just make sure you know all the pros and cons. In your case, signing with a publisher could be the right career move. Just don’t get too excited until you’ve done your homework. What might be great for one speaker may not be good for another.

By the way, if your proposed publisher wants you to put your money in the pot then be sure to ask around. I’ve always thought of the publisher as being the one who puts up the money to produce the book.

Jim Weems



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Ebook or

Printed Book

I’ll always maintain that a speaker, trainer, preacher or anyone who has an audience should have a printed book.

A printed book is substantial. It instantly implies credibility. It should always be one of your first product and marketing goals.

An ebook is often just the PDF version of the printed book. It’s an instant product that your website visitor can purchase and you can generate some income. Ebooks have no inventory cost.

Don’t expect the traditional ebooks to create great profits. It’s just a good product to include in your online sales efforts.

HOWEVER, the rules are about to change!

See the next page

Jim Weems



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Inter-Active DigitalBooks(IDB)

This is where things get interesting. This book you’re reading is an interactive digital book. As you continue through it you’ll see that it can almost function as a self-contained website, but it’s actually a super high tech PDF that’s slicker than a greased Teflon pan. You don’t need an expensive Amazon Kindle or any other device other than a computer. You only need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is on just about every computer on the planet.

I could spend a lot of time telling you about Interactive Digital Books, but I’ll just let you experience it yourself. I will tell you that this is a product that can open new doors to your product line. Imagine having your own line of books that are in full color, have very cool features, and are sold both online and on a CD for your BOR sales. The IDB is a highly marketable product and can offer you a stronger presence in your market.

A bonus of the IDB is that you can produce the CD’s on your own computer. If you start selling hundreds you’ll want them commercially produced, but by then, you’ll know for a fact that you’ve got a hot selling product.Jim Weems

Over the last several years I’ve designed 23 books for Larry Winget. Some were quote books or personal thought books that were simple to write. They all generated very high back of the room sales.

Here’s the “money” tip. Not every book you write has to be high impact content. Some books can simply be quote or tips books. The goal is to have products that you can package 3 for $20. Like the previous tip, this will put a bunch of twenty dollar bills in your pocket. This tip applies to both printed books and the interactive digital books on CD.



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You need this book because you probably don’t have one (a book of your own that you have written I mean). And you need one. Really. That is, if you believe in what you have to say and care about your audiences.

But I’ll bet that isn’t the case so let’s move on. By this time you have decided that you have something to say in life. Something that people are willing to pay for. You probably get paid for saying it. You should get paid for saying it. Worthwhile thoughts and ideas are worth something. And that being the case, you should make those worthwhile thoughts available in as many forms as possible.

That means if you have a speech, you have an audio cassette. If you have a speech, you have a video. And if you have a speech, you have a book. Now most people that buy this book will have a speech. And many will even have an audio cassette. A few more will have a video. But very few will have a book. But you should have. And this book will show you how to get one.

To have something good to say and not offer it in every imaginable format is a disservice to those who need it and want it. So it’s time for you to have book. And that is why you need this book. This book teaches you how to write a book. One page at a time. And that’s why you need this book.

Why You

NeedThis Book

Larry Winget



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No kidding. Because in it you will discover that writing a book is not all that hard. Regardless of what you have been lead to believe.

It’s mainly about putting your rear end in a chair and typing. It is about transcribing your thoughts and ideas into a readable format. It is about loving what you have to say and knowing that you should share it with others because they deserve to hear it.

And it is about adding credibility to what you do. Authors are held in higher esteem in our society. Take advantage of that.

And it’s about money. Books bring in a bunch of money. Back of the room sales and mail order and retail distribution can make life much easier for you.

It is not about perfection. There are very few perfect books. So don’t worry about writing the perfect book. You won’t. That’s okay. Most people won’t read it any way. Really. I don’t mean to be ugly here but very few people actually read books. Lots of people buy books. But very few read them.

It is not about being able to spell. That is why they make spell check. And even then you won’t get them

You Will Love This Book

Larry Winget

all. Big deal. I have never read a book published by anyone that didn’t have a typo or two in it.

It is not about punctuation. Hire someone to do that for you.

It is not about knowing everything there is to know about your subject. If you had to know everything there is to know about something before you wrote a book, no books would ever be written.

Again, it’s about believing in what you do and those you do it for. Period.



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You are going to be amazed how simple this book is. In fact, you might even be totally ticked off after buying it and finding out that any moron can write a book. And by the way, any moron can write a book…Rush Limbaugh did. Oops, did I offend you? Then go write your own book and say I am wrong. See how much fun it is to write a book and say what you want?

But back to how simple this book is. That is the beauty. Just write what you feel, what you know and what you think. That’s what people want when they buy your book: your knowledge, your emotion and your opinions. And don’t complicate it.

This book makes it so easy for you to go one page at a time and after a few weeks (that’s right, weeks - not months - not years - weeks!) you will have a book that you can be proud of. And a book that serves others.

In this simple little book I am going to show you how I have written all of my books. There are other ways. I don’t know what they are…and I don’t really care either, but I know they are out there. I just know that this method has worked well for me. And unless you have another way to write a book, please try mine. It will work. I promise.

But enough of all this. Let’s get started.

This Book Is So

Simple That It

May Insult A bright, Intelligent

Person Like You

Larry Winget



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It works by going one page at a time and doing exactly (or at least pretty much) what I show you to do.

Get on your computer and imitate what I do by starting at page one and going on until you are finished. It’s really that easy. Don’t get creative. At least not yet. You can do that later. Instead, just follow my example and fill in the blanks.

Put this book next to your computer and start. From this point on this book is your guide to creating your own book.

A technical note. Save what you are doing every few minutes. When you are finished for the day, back it up. Back it up on your hard disk and save it to a USB Thumb Drive. Keep the thumb drive separate from the computer in case the place catches on fire or the book thief breaks in and steals it or your system crashes or a plane crashes into your office or you do something stupid and lose your laptop or something like that.

You should also print out what you have done at the end of ever day. Is this overkill? Absolutely. But if you ever have a disaster, and I have, you will be glad that you have taken all of these precautions.

How This Book Works

Larry Winget

USB Thumb Drives are cheap. Buy three that are big enough to back up all your most important documents. Use some kind of back up software that only backs up the files that have been change since the last back up. On the first day back up to all three new thumb drives. Mark them 1-2-3 and from then on, rotate a different thumb

drive each time you back up. This way, if a crash occurs during a backup, you should still be able to recover critical files from one of the other drives.



CHAPTER TWO PAGE 13

Page one.

Leave page one blank. Completely blank.

This is the page you will use for

autographing the book.

Back side of the front cover.

This is always left blank. Printing on

this side of the cover adds to the cost and

is seldom done.

Jim Weems

It’s time to start your book. Most of what Larry said to do in 1993 still applies. Remember, this is a guide for those of you who want to quickly put your first book together. These are suggestions, not RULES. This is your book and you can do it any way you like.



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How To WriteA Book

One Page At A Time

The Recipe Book That Will Turn Your Speech or Seminar Into A

Profit Generating Book

LARRY WINGET

Page two.

Leave this one blank too.

It will become the back of page one and no one

will look at it any way.

Page three.

This is where you repeat the title of

your book,

the subtitle, and your name. You can even duplicate the cover

in black and white as done here.

Jim Weems

If you are doing an Interactive Digital Book then skip the blank pages. This goes for ebooks versions of a printed book also. Blank pages serve a genuine purpose in a printed book, but look silly in a digital book.



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Praise forMoney Stuff

“I don’t see how anyone can put this book down without having enriched their mind, spirit, and bank account. Money Stuff is a booster shot for anyone’s prosperity batteries.” Jerry Gillies, author Moneylove

“With Money Stuff everyone now has the principles for creating abundance in all areas of life. No one has to settle for poverty ever again. Larry’s book is a powerful contribution to the world!” Michael Wickett, author It’s All Within Your Reach

“You’ll love reading Money Stuff. Larry Winget is a genius of an author. He makes learning the principles of attracting massive amounts of money irresistibly interest-ing, understandable, fun, and instantly do-able. The great news is that you’ll go from shortage to surplus and lack to lots. You’ll be thanking Larry Winget in your prayers for giving you time and money and freedom, thanks to this book.” Mark Victor Hansen, author How To Achieve Total Prosperity,

co-author Chicken Soup For The Soul

Page four.

Leave this one blank.

Just because.

Page five.

This page is for glowing comments from others about your book. They are easy to get, so get them and put a few of them here. Even if you have used them on the back cover, use them again. Call it Praise For My Cool Book or What Others Are Saying or something like that.



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How To Write A BookOne Page At A Time

Larry WingetCopyright©MCMXCVI

All rights reserved.No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner

whatsoever without the written permission of the authorand the publisher.

Printed in the United States of America.

Cover design and interior design by Ad Graphics, Tulsa, Oklahoma 800 368-6196www.TheBookProducer.com

ISBN: 1-881342-05-0

Page seven.

Copyright page.

This is an example of the way I do it. Look at other books and see if you find other examples that you might prefer.

Page six.

Leave this one blank unless your admiring

quotations carry over to this page. In that case, use page six for those and count yourself as

very fortunate.



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“How To Write A Book One Page At A Time™” is a trademark of Win Publications!, Win Seminars!, and Larry Winget, denoting a series of products that may include but is not limited to books, pocket cards, calendars, audio cassettes and video tapes.

Published by:

Win Publications!a subsidiary of Win Seminars, Inc.

P. O. Box 700485Tulsa, Oklahoma 74170

Order InformationTo order more copies of this book or to receive a complete catalog of other products by Larry

Winget contact:

Win Publications!

Visit us online at

www.LarryWinget.com

Page eight.

Leave this one blank

Page nine.

The Who-published-this-book-and-how-to-contact-me-page.

Again, personal preference. Shop around for other ideas if you like.

Why so many blank pages? If you have plenty of content for your pages, you can put some of the front pages

back to back. However, if this is your first book, chances are you’ll want to take advantage of all the blank pages you can just to have enough pages to fill a book.



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Other Stuffby

Larry Winget

The Simple Way To Success(formerly published as The Ya Gotta’s For Success!)

The Little Red Book Of Stuff That Works

Stuff That Works Every Single Day

Money Stuff

Just Do This Stuff

Only The Best On Success

Profound Stuff

101 Things That Make You Say UNGAWA!

How To Succeed One Day At A Time(formerly published in six booklets as the 31 Days To Series)

Page ten.

Yep!

Leave this one blank also.

Page eleven.

The “also by” page. This is where you list the other products you have. If you don’t

have any, then get some. Remember, these books will be around for a while so if you need to fudge a little about what you have because what you have isn’t finished yet, then do it, but get those

other products finished quickly.

Jim Weems

While the books listed here are out of print, you can still find them on Amazon. Some are at amazingly inflated prices. Click here to see the original version of How To Write A Book on Amazon. At this writing, it was going for $149.99 to $273.55 !!!!

http://http://www.amazon.com/How-Write-Book-Page-Time/dp/1881342050/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265246377&sr=8-1



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Page twelve.

Leave this one blank.

Page thirteen.

Acknowledgments

This is where you acknowledge all of those who helped you write the book and say thank you, etc. You’ve read plenty of

them so you know what to do.

This doesn’t have to be called Acknowledgments, either. You can get

as creative here as you want. In a few of my books, I said, Special Thanks to: and then just listed the names of the people

who influenced me.



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xi

Dedication

To TRUTH.Truth is everywhere; in every

circumstance, in every occurrence,and in every individual. Help us torecognize it and accept it in all of

its varied forms.Page fourteen.

Another blank. Page fifteen.

DedicationObviously, this is where

you dedicate this book to someone or something.



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ContentsDedication ..................................................................... 7Introduction ................................................................ 11Before You Begin ........................................................ 13Every list begins with these two steps. ....................... 15To Take Responsibility ............................................... 17To Enjoy Life More .................................................... 19To Set And Achieve Goals .......................................... 21To Make More Money ................................................ 25To Be Better Read ....................................................... 27To Be A Better Parent ................................................. 31To Be More Giving ..................................................... 35To Lose Weight ........................................................... 37To Have More Fun ...................................................... 45To Be A Better Spouse ................................................ 47To Dress Better ........................................................... 49To Make More Sales ................................................... 57To Be Healthy ............................................................. 61To Be A Better Person ................................................ 63To Be Smarter ............................................................. 65

Page sixteen.

Another blank.

Page seventeen.

Table Of ContentsYou’ve probably seen these

before. Yours may take more than one page, so carry over to the next (page eighteen) if

you need to.



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JUST DO THIS STUFF

10

To Give Better Customer Service ............................... 67To Cook 5 Great Meals ............................................... 69To Get More Done ...................................................... 75To Forgive Others ....................................................... 77To Be More Thankful ................................................. 81To Be A Better Manager/Leader ................................. 83To Manage Stress ........................................................ 87To Delegate ................................................................. 89To Travel Better on Airplanes ..................................... 91To Reward People ....................................................... 97To Be More Enthusiastic ............................................ 99To Deal With A Jerk ................................................. 101To Be More Positive ................................................. 103To Manage Your Time Better .................................... 105To Be Happier ........................................................... 107To Be Better On The Telephone ............................... 111To Run Better Meetings ............................................ 113To Be A Better Friend And Have More Friends ......... 115To Deal More Effectively With Change ................... 117To Make Better Business Presentations .................... 119To Deal More Effectively With Problems ................ 123To Have A Better Life ............................................... 125To Be A Better Communicator ................................. 127To Make A Better World ........................................... 129Short Lists ................................................................. 131Is that all there is? ..................................................... 133About the Author ...................................................... 135

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Introduction

Simply the best! That's what this book is. Thebest, most profound ideas and quotations thatI have found in all of my reading and listening.I searched through over one thousand booksand listened to over one thousand audio tapesto find what I consider to be the most profoundthoughts regarding success at every level.These ideas transcend typical businessphilosophy and go beyond the cliches of theself help books. These ideas will help youuncover your true self, discover your purpose,return to a pure motivation of love, and exploityour uniqueness through the service of others.Read them over and over and take them deepinto your heart and mind so they may help youachieve the level of life you were meant toexperience.

Page eightteen.

If your Table Of Contents carried over from

seventeen, then this page is full. Otherwise,

this page is blank. See a pattern yet?

Page nineteen.

IntroductionJust say what the book is about,

what gives you the right to write about it, why you wrote

the book, who it is for, etc.

This will probably take at least two pages, but maybe many more.

This is also the point where you will start using both

sides of the paper.

This is also the place in this book where I will stop talking about specific page number and start talking about left hand and right hand pages.



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11

YOU ARE

THE MAGIC!BY

SHEP HYKEN

1

Left side of page

Leave blank unless text from a previous chapter

flows to this page.

Right side of page

Chapter TitlePrint the title of your chapter

really big on this page.

Use some cool graphics to enhance design.

Jim Weems

Starting the Chapter & the Chapter Title page on the right is normally a good formula to follow. However, if you find that you need to reduce the page count, this is one place where you can easily cut pages. Having a separate title page may seem odd if you tend to have fairly short chapters.



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Next left hand page.

This page is the back of your chapter title page and should be left blank.

One more time. The Chapter Title Page

always begins on a right hand page. The next

page is always blank. The chapter itself always

begins on the next right hand page.

Right hand page.

Start your chapter here.

There are several ways to do it but if you are at all interested in

making your book longer, then begin with several well chosen quotations from credible, famous, recognizable

sources that will support your chapter subject and set the tone

for your writing. It should take about six to fill a page.

If you have plenty to say and don’t want to use any quotations, then

simply begin your writing.



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my luck, I’ll drive this old thing until the wheels fall off!” Stop! Only say “with my luck” if you are going to follow it with something terrific!

I can’t afford it.

Never say “I can’t afford it.” As long as you are saying what you can’t afford, you will never be able to afford it. If you must say anything, say “I don’t choose to use the money I have to buy that at this time.” This is a declaration that you indeed have money (and you do) and a statement that you are exercising your power of choice to spend it as you choose. That is a statement of your power, not your weakness.

A sad story.

I was parking my car at a mall recently, when a family came along behind me on their way into the mall. The mother turned to her husband and three children and said, “Get one thing straight, we can’t afford anything in there and never will be able to, so there is no reason to even waste your time wanting anything!” Think of the damage that well-meaning mother caused herself, her husband and her children. Damage that they may never be able to break away from. I wanted to grab those little kids and say, “No, that’s not true, you can have anything here that you want, maybe not today, but there’s no reason you can’t have it all someday, and until then it’s great to spend your time wanting it!”

Great stuff from Larry’s shower wall:

I want to share something very private with you. It is my own personal prosperity affirmation. It is laminated and hanging on the wall of my shower. It’s on my shower wall so I can start

Sub-heads

This example show how to break a chapter up into small sections.

Pick out a few of your quotes (or other people’s) to lift out and highlight in what I call mini-posters. Just take the font size up a bit and put a box around

them. These can take up any where from a quarter to a half page. You can also get very creative about the way you do it. Here are some

examples.

If you have a speech, you have a book!

Larry Winget

Expect the best.

Be prepared for the worst.

Celebrate it all!Larry Winget



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The Bible.

Anthony, Robert Dr. Dr. Robert Anthony’s Advanced Formula For Total Success. New York, New York: Berkley Books, 1973.

Butterworth, Eric. Spiritual Economics. Unity Village, Missouri: Unity School of Christianity, 1983.

Chopra, Deepak. Creating Affluence. San Rafael, California: New World Library, 1993.

Clason, George S. The Richest Man In Babylon. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1955.

Dyer, Wayne. Real Magic. New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. 1992.

Dyer, Wayne. You’ll See It When You Believe It. New York, New York: Avon Books, 1989.

Fillmore, Charles. Prosperity. Unity Village, Missouri: Unity Books, 1936.

Fisher, Mark. The Instant Millionaire. San Rafael, California: New World Library, 1990.

Fox, Emmet. Stake Your Claim. New York, New York: Harper & Row, 1952.

Gillies, Jerry. Moneylove. New York, New York: Warner Books, 1978.

Hansen, Mark Victor. How To Achieve Total Prosperity. Newport Beach, California: Mark Victor Hansen and Associates, 1981.

Now write about fifteen hundred words.

This will give you about five or six pages for the text of your chapter. By the time you have your quotations, and have created

four or five mini-posters and written fifteen hundred words, you will have a

good sized chapter AND it will be visually appealing.

Repeat this process for each chapter. Remember that regardless of what side of the page your chapter ends on, the next chapter will begin on a right hand page.

Try to write at least 12 fifteen hundred word chapters. This will give you 18,000

words of text.

Suggested Reading List

Begin this on a right hand page. Say Suggested

Reading List on a page of its very own just like you

would a chapter title. Leave the following page blank.

Begin the list itself on the next right hand page.

Make a list of books that are similar to yours that would benefit your reader. This is a real service to your reader that they will appreciate. Find a

bibliography style that is easy both for you and the

reader.

Don’t panic! 18,000 words is only two hours of spoken material. Every speaker has at last two hours of material, so write it down, or tape it and have someone transcribe it! Then clean it up so it reads well.

Larry Winget



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About the author

Begin this on a right hand page as well. Give a simple,

straightforward bio explaining who you are and that you are also a

speaker. (They might want to hire you!) Give a brief explanation of

what you do. No big commercials.

This could also carry over to the following page, especially if you

use a picture.

Even if you put a mini bio on the back cover, you should put a more

detailed bio here.

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Larry Winget is a philosopherof success who just happens tobe hilarious. He teaches univer-sal principles that will work foranyone, in any business, at anytime, and does it by tellingfunny stories. He believes thatmost of us have complicated lifeand business way too much,take it way too seriously and that we need to lightenup, take responsibility, be more flexible, stay posi-tive and keep it in perspective. He believes thatsuccess and prosperity come from serving others.He teaches that business improves when the peoplein the business improve and that everything in lifegets better when we get better and nothing gets bet-ter until we get better.

Larry Winget

The World’s Only Irritational Speaker™

andThe Pitbull of Personal Development™

This example is from one of the last books

that Larry Self-published.



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The one last chance to get your

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Don’t just put your contact info in the front of the book.

Give it to them again.

The last page

Books are printed in 4, 8, 16 and 32 page

increments, depending on how many books are to be printed.

If the last few pages are blank, don’t worry about it. Don’t think

you have to put something on the remaining pages.

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