How to write an eBook in only 30 days

… A N D G E T I T P U B L I S H E D O N A M A Z O N , I B O O K S T O R E , B A R N E S & N O B L E A N D S M A S H W O R D S

Geoff Hughes

madhouseMEDIA

Published by madhouseMEDIA at Smashwords

Copyright 2013 Geoff HughesISBN: 9781301298730

Publisher’s Note: The information in this edition is correct as time of publication. eBook publishing is a rapidly evolving area and inevitable changes to the advice in this book will be incorporated in future editions. madhouseMEDIA makes no claims about the information presented in this motivational guide. The information within is to be used at the sole discretion of the reader.

Contents

[1] Introduction

[2] How to write an eBook in only 30 days

[3] Day 1

[4] Day 2

[5] Day 3 to 7

[6] Day 8 to 10

[7] Day 11

[8] Day 12 to 14

[9] Day 15 to 19

[10] Day 20

[11] Day 21

[12] Day 22

[13] Day 23 to 24

[14] Day 25 to 28

[15] Day 29

[16] Day 30

[17] The Beginning

[18] References

[19] About the Author

To the doers, not the talkers

You fail only if you stop writing

Ray Bradbury

[1 ]

Introduction

I'm really excited you've taken the first step to being a

published writer. Needless to say, you'll only get out of this

motivational book what you put into it. If you are serious

about getting your eBook published on iBookstore, Amazon

Smashwords and Barnes & Noble in only 30 days, you'll

need to do the work I’ve outlined in this book each and

every day. If you follow this motivational course and guide,

you will achieve your goals. Remember this formula.

Writing = process + discipline

You have to follow a process and you have to be disciplined.

Do that and you will achieve your goal of being a published

writer. If not, I hope I have at least put you on the writers

path. I do believe if you stick the schedule outlined in my

book, you CAN do it. I know you can.

Geoff Hughes

[2]

How to write an eBook in only 30 days

Have you been mulling over that killer topic in your head?

The one that you just know in your heart will make a great

eBook. Maybe you could even make some money from your

pearls of wisdom?

Writing is discipline. And if you apply that discipline, day

after day you'll succeed and arrive at your goal. Your very

first eBook.

What I'm going to share with you is a system that I guarantee

if you follow you will have an eBook on Smashwords, Apple

iBookstore, Barnes & Noble, Sony and Amazon in 30 days.

You can do this. Are you up for the challenge?

Think those guys that win the Tour de France every year just

decide to hop on a bicycle and go for a ride? No. They win

because of the discipline they put into riding. Day after day.

Through sun, rain and snow, heat and cold they train. With

single-minded discipline they achieve their goal of

participating and maybe even winning the greatest bicycle

race in the world.

Writing too is a discipline. You've got to do it every day.

You can't call yourself a writer otherwise. Not if you’re only

thinking about writing. The truth about being a writer is

simple. Writers write. That’s it. There’s no big secret about

it. There’s no magic writers dust.

Maybe you've got a blog already and you've got something

to say. Maybe just an idea and the desire to write about it.

Are you ready then for 30 days of rewarding hard work?

Because that's the mindset you need to be in from the start.

You’re about to begin your 30 day personal Tour de France.

Your yellow jersey will be your published eBook.

Ready? Let's go.

[3 ]

Day 1

Let's start with some housekeeping. You’ll need a quiet

place to write. If you've already got a home office setup that

you can work from that's great. If not, you need to setup a

room that works for you. Preferably somewhere quiet and

away from the distractions of home and hearth.

Put a calendar on the wall. You'll be marking off the days as

we get closer to your publishing date. It's a great

motivational tool to keep you on track.

Got your place sorted? Good. Now the work begins.

Pick your subject. If you have one already, that’s great. If

not don’t worry, there’s no need to panic. It’s time for some

right brain thinking. Think about what it is that you are

passionate about enough to want to write about. What

solution might you have for someone’s problem?

Think about this simple truth. People type searches into

Google for only 2 reasons. To find amusing videos about

cats but more importantly, to find answers to problems they

have in their life. People want answers to problems.

Think outside the box. If you were looking for a solution to

the problem your going to solve with your new eBook, what

would you Google? This is called key word research and it’s

going to help you zero in a good topic for your eBook.

At the end of the day you should have a list of search terms.

Try starting with 'how to....(solve whatever problem your

eBook is going to fix).

Other phrases:

Why does...How do I...

How many…

You get the picture? Google’s autocomplete feature will

show you what the most popular search terms are. This is

pure gold if you are writing an informational eBook.

Do not skip this task. Research can be boring. But it can also

be illuminating. What you find out today is going to set your

eBook on its course. Take your time. Use today to zero in on

the niche you will write a fabulous eBook about.

[4 ]

Day 2

You've woken refreshed and raring to go. Make yourself a

nice cup of your favorite morning poison. Spend an hour

reviewing your notes from your keyword search yesterday.

Your objective is to firm up exactly what you are going to

spend the next 28 days writing about. You should now have

your topic.

To get your thoughts in order and make the process of

writing that much easier, you need to construct a skeleton.

No, I'm not talking about a Stephen King horror story. A

skeleton is the basic framework of your eBook that you’re

going to hang your words around.

A good skeleton will let you achieve 2 things. First, it

identifies any gaps in your knowledge and topic research.

Second, it makes the process of writing so much easier.

Think of the skeleton as a kind of roadmap for your eBook.

Once in place, you'll easily move from a to b to c.

A well constructed skeleton will help you get to your 30 day

goal much easier.

So how do you write a good skeleton? Easy. Brainstorm! Get

the left side of your brain fired up. Get some paper and pen

and just write. Give yourself a good hour. Think of what

your eBook is trying to achieve. Don’t worry what you write

down. Just freewheel brainstorm on your topic.

Now open a new document on your computer. In 30 days

this will be a completed eBook. So treat it with the respect it

deserves. Give your eBook a title. Don't worry too much at

this stage, you can always change it later. The point is you

are making a start on your eBook. You’ve started to will

something into existence and that’s a wonderful thing.

Start you skeleton by writing the chapter headings that cover

all the areas you want to cover. You should have identified

these in your brainstorming session but don't worry. You can

always go back and add more later or change the order.

The chapter headings should ideally build in a logical

sequence. Put a page break at the end of each chapter

heading. You should now have one chapter heading per

page.

Once you have written your chapter headings, go back to the

start of your eBook and add your chapter sub-headings.

Ideally there should be about 6-10 subheadings under each

chapter heading.

You're nearly there! There is just one more step to complete

your skeleton. You've already written your chapter headings

and subheadings. Now you need to add about 6 to 10 dot

points under each sub heading. Your dot points are the

information you want to cover in each subheading.

If you are struggling with this, go back and brainstorm. It's

well worth the extra effort to get your skeleton correct. I

really do recommend spending a day on this. If you craft a

good skeleton your eBook will practically write itself.

That's all there is to it. You've just created a logical skeleton

for your eBook. You've earned a cup of tea, or something

stronger, so sit down and relax. You can spend the rest of the

day fine-tuning your skeleton, because the real work starts

tomorrow.

Oh, and save a copy. ALWAYS save a copy of your work.

Hard drives and computers and flash drives have a habit of

suddenly crashing or worse when you least expect.

[5 ]

Day 3 to 7

Here we are and only 27 days to go till you've completed

your first eBook. You’ve started the journey. You should

rightly be pleased with yourself. You've got a topic and the

will to write. But most importantly you've created a skeleton

based on your topic and research. Way to go!

Go make yourself a cup of tea or coffee or whatever works

for you. Sit down and get ready in your quiet, contemplative

writers space. Because today is the day we begin the long

ride. Yesterday was just a warm up. Some creative bending

and stretching before the real workout starts.

Now, open your eBook skeleton and start writing. Easy! You

just need to fill that skeleton out. It's not important to write

from the beginning to end. Study your skeleton for a few

moments then pick a chapter, sub heading or any bullet

points that you feel confident enough to write about without

extra research. Skeletons really are a great cure for writers

block. If you have any doubt about what to write next all you

have to do is pick a chapter or subheading on your skeleton

that you feel like writing about and…write!

This way you'll identify the areas that you need to research

some more. The goal in the Tour De France is to ride 100Km

a day. Your goal is to churn out 1000 words a day of quality

prose. That's about 3 pages a day. Write a note that says '3

pages a day!' and stick it on your computer screen for

inspiration. Now for a 30 page eBook properly formatted,

that’s about 9,000 words. That's not a lot. It seems daunting

now, but if you keep riding you'll get that yellow jersey.

Now, it’s very important not to sweat over grammar or

spelling or prose. You can go back and correct your zany

spelling and puzzling grammar when we edit. Remember,

no-one else ever sees your first draft. The important point is

for you to get in the zone and just keep writing. Every single

day you must keep hitting your daily word count. The

journey to a published eBook takes a bit of sweat and effort

and dedication. There just is no other way. Every day. 3

pages. Make it your mantra. You must not miss a single day.

Ever.

Keep your writing crisp. Throw out the adjectives. Use.

Short. Sentences. Be descriptive and instructional. You're

not writing War and Peace so you don't have to labor over

every word and simile. As a matter of fact, the last thing you

need are metaphors and similes. Get to the point and write to

the point.

A good tactic to sharpen your writing is to imagine

a particularly slow witted friend has asked you to explain the

topic of your eBook. That's the writing style you should go

for. Short. Sharp. To the point. Every word you write should

sell the sentence. Every sentence you write should sell the

next one. Every chapter should make you want to read the

next one.

Remember, you are making the reader a promise that your

eBook will solve a problem. You keep that promise by

answering that question. Don’t waffle.

Your task now till day 7 is to just write, write, write. Hit that

3 page target. Worry about the editing later. Keep it up!

[6 ]

Day 8 to 10

Let's get right into week 2. By now, you should have

established your writing rhythms and be making real

progress on your eBook.

You should be focused on fleshing out your skeleton bit by

bit. It's important not to get too hung up on spelling or

grammar or reviewing at this point. It is important that you

have established a daily routine for your writing project.

Let me repeat because it's a very important point. DO NOT

REVIEW WHILE YOU WRITE. It will just slow your

writing down and you'll become obsessed over form and

content and grammar and punctuation. These are all

extremely important things but you will deal with them when

you have completed a workable draft.

Your focus has to be on fleshing out that skeleton. If you've

been diligent and worked hard you'll be seeing real progress

by now. The skeleton is the key. A well thought out skeleton

will help the book practically write itself.

Your goal is to write, write, write. By day 10 you'll be there.

And on the 10th day the writer rested. And lo, she beheld her

work and saw it needed...…a little bit of editing.

[7 ]

Day 11

Congratulations! You've reached day 11. Unbelievable isn't

it? 11 days ago you didn't think you could write an eBook.

By now you should have a workable first draft. We've still

got 19 days to go to knock that into shape. Let’s keep riding.

We’re halfway up the mountain. Isn’t the view spectacular!

So…on the 11th day the editing began.

The first part of the editing process is proof reading. It's still

too early to obsess over the big picture - yet. Now is the

perfect time to re-read the entire project and correct any

spelling and grammar errors. Keep an eye out for

unnecessary repetition. If you can, I recommend you print

out your eBook, make a cup of chai, grab a red pen and a

comfy chair. Or you could go to your favorite coffee shop, or

sit out in the garden and get some sun. Wherever it is that

makes you relaxed. I’m a big believer in not editing on a

computer screen. Sitting down with your feet up, a cup of

something, a pen in your hand and your printed work in the

other will put you in a much different mindspace and make it

easier to spot errors. Do whatever works for you because

what's needed now is a nice relaxed environment away from

where you've been furiously writing your draft.

Once again I highly recommend NOT editing on screen at

this point. If you've been writing just with pen and paper, no

problem. You can wield your red pen on that. BUT if you've

been using a word processor print your draft out.

Now, with a red pen in hand carefully re-read what you've

written so far. The first pass you just want to correct any

typos and grammar. Read your work slowly. It's important

that you take your time. Mark-up your print out. There

should be crazy red lines all over that thing by the time

you've finished.

Remember you are proof reading only. Your focus is to

identify spelling errors and any rude grammar that has crept

into your draft. To ensure you do this step correctly, give

yourself plenty of time.

Don't rush. But also, don't focus on content editing yet

because that will distract you from the simple task of just

eliminating bad spelling and grammar. Content editing is the

next phase.

If you've got time when you’ve finished, fire up your laptop/

iPad/computer, load your eBook draft, grab your notes and

correct all the typos and grammar problems you identified.

Now print the newly corrected version out so you'll be ready

to begin content editing tomorrow.

[8 ]

Day 12 to 14

Yesterday you should have completed trawling through your

draft eBook printout and identified every typo and grammar

howler. You've corrected the soft file (draft eBook) and

printed the corrected version out.

Today it's time to put your editors hat on. Get that big red

pen out again, start reading and making sensible notes. Go

through the entire manuscript again. Now. Except this time

you’re focusing on the text. Are you making yourself

understood? Is it easy to read? Have you stuck to the

skeleton?

You want to make sure you're on topic and easily

understood. The red pen is your friend now. Don't be afraid

to wield it unmercifully!

You should use this editing session to read like a reader. It's

a difficult trick but you need to step back and above from

your writing and read it like someone coming to it for the

first time.

Things you need to focus on:

Does it make sense?

Is the writing clear?

Does the writing support the skeleton?

Is the writing too wordy?

You should be looking at every opportunity to make the

writing sparse and to the point. Have you written something

like:

"It is often recognized by some engineers who work in the aerospace industry that of the components that might fail in a commercial airliner the one that you don't ever want to fail is the jackscrew in the tailfin"

Lets edit the same sentence for clearer meaning.

"For many years, aerospace engineers have shared concerns about commercial airliner tailfin jackscrews"

Understand? The point of editing is to cut the flab. Good

writing is to the point and concise. Waffle is confusing and

not much fun to read to anyone but the author.

Read like a reader! Cut the flab from your draft. The purpose

of proof reading and correcting yesterday was to allow you

to focus on the editing process.

Kill your darlings! Does that wonderful literary turn of

phrase you come up with the other night make sense in the

context of your book? Be ruthless. Make your writing tight,

energetic and to the point. Don't use long obscure words that

make you sound like you've swallowed a dictionary. Don't

use 20 words when the same meaning can be conveyed in 5.

This is a very important part of your eBook project. Spend

the time. It is possible to thoroughly edit a short eBook in 1

day. Take your time. Try reading aloud. This is a great

technique for identifying sentence construction that is

difficult for a reader to understand. Record yourself reading

and listen to the playback. If you have a smartphone, use the

inbuilt record function. If not, I recommend buying a small

digital audio note recorder.

At the end of the day you should have your 2nd print out

draft criss-crossed with red ink and corrections. That's if

you've done it right. Remember there is not a single writer

whose words fall out in the exact order they finally get

published in. The editing process is crucial. We've allocated

2 days for editing. Use them.

If you are following the program you should have a

completed, edited draft by the end of week 2.

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Day 15 to 19

Only 2 weeks to go!! By now you've completed your editing

and had a little break. Feeling relaxed? Great. Make a cup of

your favorite muscle relaxant, pull those notes out of the

draw, fire up your computer.

What you need to do now is take those notes and begin the

editing process on your computer/iPad etc. Please DO take

your time. You'll find even as you edit, you'll get creative

and think of an even better way to express what you've

written in your editing notes.

You'll find you get on a roll and perhaps get new ideas to

expand on what you've already written. That's great. Let it

flow. There's really no right or wrong way to write anything.

The core thing is discipline. 'Just do it' as they say in the

classics. You've got 4 days to do this so spread your time and

do it properly. No shortcuts. You want to ensure that the end

product is a best as you can possibly make it.

Just be methodical, careful and considered. Take your time.

By the end of this period you should now have a pretty good

manuscript. You've moved well beyond the draft stage and

you should be starting to see your eBook coming together.

Well done!

[10]

Day 20

Welcome back! You should have a nice fuzzy feeling of

wellness, exhaustion and happiness. You've come a long,

long, way baby. We’re almost at the top of the mountain.

Look how far you’ve ridden! Now, before you get too

complacent there is one more thing to do with this. Print it

out. Again. I apologize for using up your printer ink, but it’s

important. Just think of all the ink you can buy when your

book is a best seller.

Actually there is another important thing. You should now

get a friend to read your work and offer some critical advice.

Now, don't be shy. You're writing a book after all. At some

point people are going to read this thing you've created with

your brain and fingers so what better time then now?

Give your friend a printed version and invite them to read it

and scribble their thoughts on your final draft eBook. Even

better, get more than one friend and you'll have your own

little critic’s circle. Ask them to be quick because you're

going to need that manuscript back by tomorrow. Remember

to talk to them after you have read their notes to clarify any

criticism or points they may have made about your eBook.

BUT do take this criticism carefully. DON'T let them crash

and burn your project. REMEMBER no author ever wrote

anything that was universally loved and admired. And

neither will you. However, what you will get back from your

friends feedback are some useful tips amongst the noise.

Listen with an open mind. The advice you take from your

critics circle is completely up to you. Your friends will often

and always come up with some useful advice. You've been

working on this thing for 2 weeks solid and you can get too

close to see the flaws or missing pieces.

I'll stress again. Don't sweat the critics. It's your book, you've

written it and you’ve got the right to take their advice. Or

not. BUT you'll always get some useful feedback that can

help you tighten up the final piece of work. Ok?

[11]

Day 21

Now it's time to get those notes from the critic sessions and

make any changes you think will work for you. Remember

you can take or leave the criticism, but don't take it

personally. Incorporate any good ideas your critic’s circle

may have put forward.

You've now finished 3 weeks of this motivational eBook

program. Give yourself a pat on the back. Pat your dog,

stroke your cat, eat some chocolate or fix your self a stiff

double martini. You've earned it.

Next we'll pull it all together and you'll have an eBook ready

for download and sales.

[12]

DAY 22

If you've stuck with this motivational program this far you've

now achieved something very exciting. Can you taste it?

You've written an eBook. Just a tiny bit of editing to go,

some cover design, publish it on-line and you're done.

You’ve made it to the top of the mountain. It’s downhill

from here to the finish line and your yellow jersey. You're

almost a published writer. Are you ready for your final

week? Got a cuppa and a biscuit? Great. Let's wrap this up.

Now, print your draft out again and this time read it like a

reader not a writer. Take your time. Does it make sense?

Have you followed your skeleton? Are there any missing

areas? Do you need to research the missing bits? If you do,

highlight the missing areas, fill in the gaps and repeat the

process.

That’s it for this stage. Read, review, identify gaps, write and

review. Got it? Spend your day well.

[13]

Day 23 to 24

Nothing to do from yesterday's session? Good. If there is,

you can spend day 23 on that. Repeat the proof read and

editing exercises from yesterday if you've added extra

material.

You really should have your final draft now. Give yourself a

final read through, as a reader, not a writer. Good to go?

Excellent.

Now you're going to get a cover designed by a professional.

It is absolutely essential that you don't attempt a DIY cover.

It is no exaggeration that a poorly designed cover can kill

your book. It’s true. People really do judge a book by its

cover. Particularly if you are an absolutely unknown writer.

So unless you actually are a graphic designer who

specializes in Book Cover Design, do yourself a great big

favor and hire outside help. The easiest way to do this at day

24 of your writing project is to hire a designer from an

internet based freelancing service. I strongly recommend

fiverr.com.

You can get a good cover designed on fiverr.com for $5.

Unbelievable eh? Don’t believe me? The cover of this book

cost $30 with some extras, such as 24 hour turnaround. If

you just want the cover and don’t mind waiting a few days

$5 is possible.

It's absurdly easy. Just create an account – if you already

have a Facebook account you can log-in with that. Once

inside fiverr, you can easily find a Graphic designer that

specializes in eBook Cover Design (just browse the

categories). Most designers charge extras for 24 hour

turnaround and 3D art work. The most you’ll pay is @ $50 if

you take all the options AND you get a cover delivered in 24

hours. What’s not to like?

My tip is to have a good think about the kind of cover you’d

like. Do some research. Check out Amazon and browse

books similar to your genre/niche. What colors are used?

Graphics? Fonts? What do you like? Take some notes. Make

sure you brief the designer on what you want and you will

find the process goes smoothly. Remember, a designer can’t

read your mind. Brief them as accurately as you can.

[14]

DAY 25 to 28

By now you should be working with your designer on your

cover. You should have a few to choose from. You may be

just to and froing with the designer to tweak your cover just

the way you want it. Keep it up.

The next important step is ensuring the layout of your eBook

will technically conform to ePub and MOBI standards.

Without getting all technical on you, these are the 2 major

standards that iBookstore and Amazon conform to.

Standards exist to make sure your eBook looks great on a

Kindle or an iPad. The easiest way to do this is to buy a pre-

formatted template www.thebookdesigner.com. For as little

as $27 you can get a professionally designed Microsoft

Word template that takes all of the angst out of eBook

formatting. Cut and paste your book into the template and

away you go. You'll have a technically sound document to

upload. And it will look fabulous. I’ve used a Book Designer

eBook template for the book you’re reading now.

If you don't want to buy a template, I recommend you

download the free style guide from Smashwords and read it

very carefully. I’ve added some references at the end of the

eBook for you.

How's your cover design going? You should have your cover

art back and complete or almost ready. If you don’t like the

first design send it back for revision. One tip, you don't need

to attach your cover art to your manuscript. It's uploaded

separately.

[15]

Day 29

You've now got your template, or read the style guide and

formatted your book so it's ready for upload. You've now got

a finished book in your hands. Don't you feel proud! You've

almost created an eBook! You’re streaking down the

mountain to the finish line. Don't get ahead of yourself,

because now is the time for a final, very careful proof read

and edit.

You are one, small step away from being a published writer.

And really, you don't want to go to all this trouble only to

have a Homer Simpson 'Doh' moment when you realise

there's a great big phat typo in your book and you've already

sold hundreds of downloads.

So read again. Carefully. Slowly. Give it to a friend. Not for

criticism now but for a final proof. Time for writing and

editing is done. You are proofing the final document for

errors only. You want to check everything. A tip my graphic

designing daughter gave me is change and enlarge the font

for your final read through. Your eye has gotten used to the

font and font size through the writing and editing process.

Shake it up a bit. It will jar your brain out of auto pilot and

help identify any errors you’ve just skimmed over. Don't

forget the cover art! Apply the same rigour to your cover art.

You do want to ensure your name is spelt correctly don't

you? That the name of the book is fine? No typos? All good?

Ready. You're almost there. The finish line is just around the

next bend.

[16]

Day 30

Here we go! Today is the day you actually become a

published author. The easiest way by a country mile to do

this is with Smashwords. If you haven’t heard of them yet,

get acquainted because Smashwords have made independent

publishing ridiculously easy. And it’s free apart from a small

royalty commission they take from each sale.

Create a free Smashwords account at:

https://www.smashwords.com/signup

Good? Now just follow the prompts, upload your book and

your cover art. Your book will be automatically converted

by Smashwords for ePub and MOBI formats (Apple,

Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Sony, Flipkart and many more).

If you are still having formatting problems Smashwords has

a very comprehensive help and FAQ section on their

website. If you are still having problems you can’t solve

yourself Smashwords have a paid service where for a small

charge they will debug your book for you. However, if

you’re not a wiz at Microsoft Word I recommend you use a

template and follow the Smashwords style guide, you won’t

have any problems.

If there are problems, just make the changes recommend on

your Smashwords error report and upload your book again.

When your book is processed by the Smashwords

'meatgrinder' software with no errors, you'll get a big green

tick in your account dashboard and a confirmation email that

you're a published author.

That's it! You are now published on Smashwords. That’s a

huge milestone because Smashwords will take care of the

rest for you. Once your book is published Smashwords will

then review your book for what’s called their Premium

catalog. This is to ensure your eBook is technically good to

ship to Apple, Amazon Barnes & Noble and many many

others. This takes about a week. Then they keep their

promise. They DO ship it to the major eBookstores.

Now that your book is up, fill out your author profile on

Smashwords and link it to your website and Facebook page.

What? You don't have one? You better get cracking then!

That's it. Wipe your brow, sit back and wait for your first

sale. You've just written an eBook in 30 days and published

it on Smashwords. In a week or so it will automatically ship

to the other major eBookstores. And guess what? If you've

done your research right, found a little niche that no-one else

is mining and you've put a good spin on it, you might just

find that was the most profitable 30 days you've ever spent.

[17]

The Beginning

This is the end of my book but hopefully the beginning of

your writing career. Congratulations if you actually

completed my 30 day eBook challenge. I really hope you've

been motivated and have actually published your first

eBook. Independent publishing is revolutionizing the way

writers can reach an audience. Writers that would never have

gotten a foot in the door in the old model are finding

audiences and income for what they have to say. I hope

you’ve joined the tribe!

If you’ve just dipped in and out of my little motivational

eBook, that’s fine too. I hope at the very least I’ve

demystified some of the process around writing and

publishing an eBook.

Remember the formula. Writing = process + discipline.

If you stick to the process you will get results. You’ll be a

winner…and a published author. Good luck!

References

Smashwords

http://www.smashwords.com/

Smashwords Style Guide

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52

The Book Designer eBook Templates

http://www.bookdesigntemplates.com/

Fiverr $5 Freelancing

http://www.fiverr.com

About the Author

Geoff Hughes is the founder and Director of madhouseMEDIA and blogs regularly about writing,

motivation and independent publishing. He lives in Port Macquarie, NSW Australia where he has been known to take

to the skies, the ocean and the guitar.

His first book of short stories, Beautiful Lies was published in 2013

He is currently working on his follow-up novel The Sentinel.

‘How to write an eBook in 30 days’ is his first non-fiction book based on a popular series first published in his blog

The Write Stuff