Write Your Book NOW Workshop 2010 - Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

NEW! Write Your Book NOW Workshop

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 - 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 
123 N. Wacker, #2380
Chicago, IL

Is 2010 the year you finally get to that book you have always wanted to write?
 
Would you like a day with an twelve-time published author, receive small-group and individual coaching and walk away with an outline and a plan for writing your book?

I am pleased to announce my next "Write Your Book NOW" Workshop that help you finally get that book you've had inside of you out and working for you, accelerating your success. 

Receive a hands-on writing and learning experience to launch your best book possible.  Following is a quick overview of what you will learn at the workshop:

• how to create a winning title
• a complete outline of your book
• a creative plan to develop copy that is engaging and builds your credibility as an expert on your subject
• a thorough understanding of self publishing versus traditional publishing
• two follow-up coaching sessions to further implement your plan
• an online support group and library continuously updated with the latest resources available
  

You will also receive:

• ten top tips on online marketing (the secret to keeping your costs down but sales up
• three strategies for getting your book sold to publishers
• marketing strategies for getting book signings, speaking engagements and corporate consulting opportunities
• examples and case studies from the many students who have come through my prior workshops
• top agent connections if you want to explore the traditional book publishing route
• an comprehensive analysis of self-publishing versus traditional publishing
  

You will also receive the simple system I created to author 11 books and five booklets in the last twelve years. Authoring a book will help you:

• get new customers/clients faster
• get higher-paying clients/customers
• get more and higher-paying speaking engagements
• get more and better press for yourself
• get more and better press for your organization
• get appointments that used to be elusive

The best news about publishing today is that it can cost you $5 or less per book with a requirement to print only one book at a time! This is called "print on demand." There are also great distribution networks out there to help you look like you have all that any top author receives authoring a book. This means getting into book stores and libraries.


With  four best-selling books (#7, Networlding, was #10 on Amazon for a year, in Chicago). I will show you how to get your book working for you as your best marketing tool ever.

Your Investment

A book is an investment for more than a lifetime as you own it just like a piece of real estate. Call  for more information: 312-421-4213. For example, my book, Networlding, is still bringing me strong passive revenue streams ten years after the book came out. 

Get started now creating the book you've always had inside you.

I look forward to helping you create your best-selling book.

Write a Book Workshop

Early Bird Special, Before February 8th $695.00 After February 8th $895.00

A Day in the Life of a Book Coach

A day in my life of book coaching can look something like this. It's an image I identify with as I enjoy helping people author books so much I find that I often can't stop myself from taking on all kinds of potential authors--many of whom may not be best-selling authors but all who I treat equally imagining their greatest dreams realized.

So people ask me what do I offer as a coach and what kinds of people do I work with? First, I have my bi-annual group coaching classes. In my last class offered this past Friday I had the following types of people working on really great books:

1. A market research executive working on a book to help widows move through their grief following the death of their spouse.

2. An owner of a consulting service for CIO's. This author-to-be has relationships with over 200 CIO's in the Chicagoland area. He is a wonderful business leader and is working on a book for CIO's that will help them operate more effectively in their jobs.

3. A sales executive who is working on a book to help people achieve career success. After more than fifteen years in the corporate trenches she has created a number of tools to help professionals avoid the pitfalls of a poorly managed career path.

4. An investor who decided to work on a book providing would-be entrepreneurs twenty-four powerful and effective questions to ask themselves prior to going into business for themselves.

In upcoming blog entries I'll share more information on my clients so that you can get a better idea of how you too can start pulling out the book inside of you sooner rather than later.

Best to you,
Melissa Giovagnoli
Your virtual book coach and beyond

Contact me at melissa @networlding.com (note to take out the spaces when you email) and ask about my individual and group coaching sessions for your book project.

Why Should You Write a Book Now?

By the way it is the Information Age!

What do Christine Comaford Lynch who wrote "Rules for Renegades", Tim Ferris who wrote "The 4-Hour Work Week", and I who wrote "Networlding" have in common? At first glance, little or nothing. But look further and you will see that, besides making it to a best-seller list of some type, we all used our books to grow our businesses in ways that no other marketing or sales initiative can accomplish. Now you can achieve the same thing for your business by creating your own, unique book or booklet that sells you, helping you acquire new accounts, speaking engagements and even new market opportunities much faster.

Additionally, it is even more important in these uncertain times to have some kind of product to help you build new business opportunities while you may be working on current clients or customers. Further, for the first time, I am adding two additional coaching sessions, valued at $300 to my experiential writing workshop to help you get your book finished in the shortest time possible. Additionally, I am now able to offer an ongoing online circle of support exclusively for those who attend the workshop. You will also then be able to get peer support from others, like you, writing for the first time.

So how did I develop the workshop you will be taking? I studied the best-selling books out there over the last 15 years. I also analyzed the structure of best sellers and found there is a real pattern that best selling authors use to appeal to the largest group of potential and existing customers possible. Also, after eleven books (now working on number twelve), I have learned many important secrets to successful book writing. These include:

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  you don't have to be on The New York Times bestseller list to be successful with your book.
  
  
  
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  your book will be timely for years (trust me on this one) making it your best marketing investment.
  
  
  
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  you can actually turn your book authoring into a profit rather than cost center.
  
  
  
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  you will rise above your competition as a thought leader.
  
  
  
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  your book will sell you even when you are not present.
  
  
  
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  you don't have to write your book yourself. I'll share all ghostwriting "in's and out's."
  
  
  
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  you will develop your industry credibility and showcase your capabilities more effectively.
  
  
  
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  you will be able to grow a number of other products (I'll show you how) to make even more profit, - your book will make a difference in the lives of those who read it.
  
  
  

I coach because I love it. I continue the workshops because I keep getting requests to run them. This is not my core business--many think it should be. It's not easy to write a book, but I am able to make it much easier for you. I don't take a "smoke-and-mirrors approach". I share all my best strategies, tactics and writing, design and publishing resources. I also share the advantages and disadvantages of self publishing and what it takes to publish with the big publishers. I have published with five publishers. I also make introductions to agents I know when appropriate.