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How To Write A Book One Page At A Time

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The title of the book is attractive. That's why I purchased a copy. Other than that, the book could be easily summarized on one page with a couple good suggestions. Otherwise, it feels like a con-job, and a waste of money.

Having self-published 6 books, and having written a best-selling book for a top publisher, I can definitely say that Larry Winget's little book helped me over the humps of fear, doubt, and "don't know how" feelings surrounding the writing my first book. This little book is a gem that helps get you started - nothing more, nothing less. I recommend it to EVERY first-time writer who comes my way asking questions like: "Where do I begin? How do I self-publish? How do I find ISBN numbers and someone who will help walk me through the process? I have so much information to share - how do I decide what to put in the book and what to leave out?" Quite frankly, I don't know anyone to whom I've recommended Larry's little book who has said after reading it that it was a waste of time. If anything, it gives hope and an energy boost to beginning writers - the feeling of "I CAN do this!" Thanks, Larry! Sharon Bowman The Ten-Minute Trainer: 150 Ways to Teach it Quick and Make it Stick! (Pfeiffer Essential Resources for Training and HR Professionals)

This is perhaps the worst book I ever bought.

If you happen to not know that you need a "table of content" in a book then you probably need this book.

Just to give a flavor of the quality of the content of this book, this is the "advice" given by the author on writing introductions (p28)

"Just 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 page and maybe many more.
This is the point where you will start using both side of the paper"

and that's it!

Very informative, no?

I guess that by selling this book this guy is just trying to make the point that "you don't need any real advice on how to write a book, just do it."

well my point is that certainly nobody needs spending money on advices like the ones give in this book which, in my humble opinion, are all simplistic and at best uninformative.