Over the last 4 1/2 years I’ve been teaching ebook writing, I’ve realized that people have a lot of fear around writing one so I’ve compiled the top 5 fears and how to overcome them (or at least deal with them and get on with it!)

 1. They are afraid they won’t have enough to say.  The model I use in my Quick-Start 3-Day eBook Authoring Workshop is a 96-page ebook. Some people write more and some  write less but that’s the standard. And some people think that they won’t have enough to fill 96 pages. 

But what they don’t realize is that if they are an expert in their field (and most but not all are) they have more than enough to say, they just don’t know how to get it down on paper (so to speak) and how to start organizing them in a way that makes sense and I show you how to do that.

2. They don’t know where to start. It’s overwhelming because they have so many notes and ideas so they can’t move forward.  Again, by organizing their thoughts which we do in a systematic way in the workshop they begin to see how the pieces fit together. And sometimes they see that it really is more than one ebook.  Once they know that, they take just the information they want for THIS ebook, set the rest aside and it stops being overwhelming!

 3. They are afraid it won’t be good enough so they are afraid to even try and they pass up the opportunity to become a bona fide ebook author and all the rewards that come with it!  They think it’s easier not to try than to try and face their biggest fear-that they aren’t good enough. But the truth is that I’ve never seen a poorly written ebook in my workshop-honest!

And generally people who take the workshop know their subject, they are alrady an expert and they have everything they need in their head. I just help them get it out on to paper (as I said) .  But occasionally someone doesn’t know what they want to write about and we start from scratch. But either way, people who are willing to spend the time and the money taking my workshop are winners!

4. They are afraid that they WILL succeed and it will really change their lives and they are afraid of change. They are afraid that maybe they will make more money than their spouse and he/she will feel threatened. Or they will have to adjust their self image.Or some other reason, so they pass and stay stuck in a life that doesn’t make them happy.

5. They are afraid they won’t be able to write an ebook in 72 hours or less (which is how long it takes in the workshop). And the truth is some people do and some don’t. But anyone can get it done in 72 hours when they use my system.

 It really comes down to motivation and planning.  Some people plan to get it done over the weekend and others have commitments and don’t spend the whole weekend working on their ebook so they don’t expect to finish by the end of the weekend. But they want to learn the process. Everyone is different.

So if you’re afraid to write an ebook, that’s okay. But don’t let it stop you. I’ve taught everyone from an 80-year old great grandmother to a single mom with 6 disabled children (who even got a book deal with my publisher from the workshop!) I’ve worked with welfare moms,  and even other Internet Experts! So I know you can do it! Anyone can. If you can talk you can write an ebook!

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