Badassery Magazine December 2017 Issue 19 | Page 80
different counselors at the same
time. They didn’t understand her
issue so she had to write them a
4 page essay. I understood her
problem in 10 minutes of talking
to her WITHOUT a counseling
degree. You see, she had bought
something expensive and when
her friends asked her about what
she bought… she had no idea
what they were talking about.
The counselors kept saying that
she would get her money back.
But that wasn’t the problem. The
real issue was if I can buy some-
thing expensive without know-
ing, what else could I do without
knowing?
Yet three counselors, all with
degrees, were missing this vital
point. Paper does not mean qual-
ified… Period.
So now that you’ve concluded
you might actually have what it
takes (yes, you do) let’s get into
how to make your book rock
solid and solidly rock.
3 Tips to write an awesome book
that people will buy
Tip # 1: Make it look profes-
sional
So many people spend a ton of
money on a vanity press that
doesn’t really care how many
books they sell because they
already made their money. You
can save a lot of money by out-
sourcing to qualified individuals
various tasks such as editing,
book cover design, graphics and
even formatting.
Tip # 2: Know Your Audience
You want to get as specific as
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possible here. The more specific
you are, the more helpful you
are. If you wish to write to mul-
tiple groups of people then adapt
your content into a book series
with each focusing on a different
crowd. es. Generally retirees don’t worry
about student loans and students
aren’t worried about putting
their children through college
(unless they started REALLY
early or went to school really
late).
For example if you’re focusing
on financial mastery who are
you talking to? Students? Retir-
ees? Corporate hotshots? Single
moms? Each group will have
different issues regarding financ- So if you start talking about
making a will and inheritances
as well as trying to cover student
loans including planning for col-
lege and adding tax cuts for the
rich to make sure you’re covering