You might be surprised at how much the process of building a house can teach us about writing, designing, and publishing a book. Authors Yvonne DiVita and Tom Collins combine decades of experience in both house building and book building to share with you in this insightful, inspiring, and yet practical how-to book.
From foundation to flooring, from fixtures to furnishings, they reveal how the steps in a home construction or renovation project give us important guidance on the essential sequence to follow from your idea to your first book signing appearance! Part 1 lays out the steps and shows how the seemingly disparate kinds of work really do correlate.
Part 2 examines each step in building a quality book in depth, with lots of practical tips from these two book publishing veterans.
Then, in Part 3, they treat you to more than a dozen "Stories from the Trenches" by a group of published authors they've gotten to know over the years, including Guy Kawasaki, Ellen Langas, Robert W. Bly, Michele Miller, Andrea Learned, and Dick Richards, to name a few.
You'll come away knowing not just how to write your book, but how to publish and market it, too. And with a new confidence that you can become "the author of ..."!
Raves from the galley readers:
"Aspiring authors ... quit planning to write your book. Get this one! Spend a weekend with it, get fired up, and get going!"
— Anita Campbell, Founder and CEO of Small Business Trends
"A great primer for bringing authorial dreams to life! The authors’ analogy to building a house is a great way to frame the need for conscious planning, solid foundations, and creative design in creating a successful publication."
— Katherine McGraw Patterson (KP), Business Strategy, Speaker, Founder of WEBO Network, author of Lunching with Lions: Strategies for the Networking-Averse
"A gem! Covers all the bases with wonderful, vital, essential insights and tips for producing your book."
— Lonnee Rey, host of the “Midlife My Ass, I’m just getting started!” podcast, and #1 International Best-Selling author of Life lessons learned from a lousy mother
The "Tom and Yvonne" husband and wife show began almost 20 years ago when two business consultants met at a networking event and soon discovered an equal passion for books, writing, reading, and helping other people flourish.
Together, they've launched their own books and blogs, a publishing company, a social media consulting business, and the BlogPaws pet industry leading online influencer network (complete with internationally attended conferences and an online community over 6,000 strong). Oh, and they've moved from upstate NY to the front-range of CO. And back. Owning, building, and renovating six houses along the way.
Today, their home is another work-in-progress. Their life experiences led them to offer this book, The How to Write a Book Book, as a testament to their continued love of books and writing, and their vagabond nature of moving and remodeling homes.
You can find them online via Yvonne's NurturingBigIdeas.com and Tom's OldDogLearning.com blogsites.
