Reports - big and small

Hello to all!

And no, I am not going to apologise for the diversion yesterday. It was my opinion, for what it was worth, and if it made anyone at all THINK, then I am happy.

Back to the "real" world. Have you made any progress on your writing or planning skills? I hope you have, because this year( so close now:  SCARY!) I am thinking of having a little challenge for you. But more on that later. After all, it isn't New Year - YET!

What do you think about reports? You can have small reports about 3-5 pages long. Then you can have the other end of the scale, whereby your report is as long as you like in order to convey your information. But there is a rather blurred line between a report and an eBook. Personally I think anything that is over about 25 pages is verging on an eBook. That is not a hard and fast rule, but figure out how many words fit into those 25 pages if it is non-fiction. 25 x 400 words = 10000 words. Not many, perhaps, but when you have read it all, you would definitely need to give your eyes a break if you are reading it on  a Kindle appliance.

These things are not the easiest to read a big article on, although they are very handy indeed. At the moment, I am still very reluctant to lose my traditional paper books in order to store my books on a Kindle. But it will come. I just need to get accustomed to it.

Back to reports. You can write reports on anything. How-To are probably the most popular as they do not need frills and large descriptions. You need to fit the information you want to impart in quickly and concisely, so that any help held in it can be implemented immediately.

Putting together a quick report should really only take a day, or two at the most. At the end of a weekend, even with distractions, you could have a report up and earning you some money, or ready to give away with something you wish to sell.

This is not to say you can't sell a larger report by itself. Many people do and make a reasonable living out of it. Spend an afternoon searching out information online about the topic you have chosen. Don't include just anything, really sieve it. Get three or four of these reports up and running, add your copywrite to them and let people know you are available to write one for them.

This is a very simple way to get yourself known and pick up a few dollars too. Keep your research. You can always craft At least three or for more reports or Ebooks from this. After all, it is YOUR time you are using, so why not make it work?