A couple of reasons to write

Hello to all!

Time to return to a topic that I've touched on a couple of times: why don't you write a book? How about I give you some reasons to do so?

1. You may be the lousiest writer in the whole Universe, but that shouldn't stop you. If you really want to get one book out there, there's plenty of help to do so. Go and look at Elance.com, Freelancer.com and Guru.com. These are all sites that have writers on them, and MANY, MANY of them. Don't just grab blindly, but inspect each writer's credentials for a while, until you find one who appeals, preferably with some testimonies. And don't be prejudiced either. if you don't want to spend a lot of money, choose one of the so-called Third World writers, and NOT for the price either. Some of them can write as well as say, Americans, English people, and those whose natives language is English, which says something, but I won't go there. You would probably be better choosing a single person to write what you want, instead of a team. More on that later.

2. Even if you think you are a one-trick pony, done properly, an ebook WILL sell a few copies. It may not make you a fortune; it may only make back the money you spent putting it out, but it will give you enormous personal satisfaction. People are always interested in each other's lives, so if you take a couple of strange occurrences during the time you have been on the earth, add a few paragraphs at the beginning and the end just to say who you are, and where you've got to, to make the ebook up to around 10,000 - 12,000 words, that's it. No need to rabbit on for ages. Ebooks are tiring to read, and, unless you  are John Gresham or one of his ilk, n one is going to read something that is 150,000 words by you. Well, not until you've built up a following, anyway :).

3. Play a game of "what if" and 'how' with yourself. Or your baby. The baby won't understand a word, but will love the noise of your voice, especially if they are very young and you want them asleep. It is amazing what this type of trance can throw up, even if you are the most staid of people. Be quick to make notes however, and then turn it into a mind-map, or the wonderful dream will float into your subconscious forever.

See? I was going to simply set out a few ways to stimulate you to write, but I've excelled myself, and even more surprising, the words make sense. Oh, well, there's always time to do that, and I had fun. I have no idea where I go next post, but I'll find out when I get there!