by Steve Spillman | Jan 15, 2025 | blog, Future of Books |
The Future of Books We all know about books. Amazon, the world’s largest store, was built on selling them. We have books in our homes, and most of us own furniture specifically designed as “bookshelves.” Books are ubiquitous—they’re everywhere in our lives, our...
by Steve Spillman | Jan 12, 2025 | blog, self-publishing |
Did you know 90% of self-published books sell fewer than 100 copies? About 50% of those sell fewer than ten. And one in five don’t sell any copies at all. Of the 10% of self-published books that sell more than 100 copies, the average number sold is around 250. Of the...
by Steve Spillman | Aug 30, 2024 | blog, Books |
We’ve just welcomed a new author, Trevor Clowers, to the True Potential publishing family. Trevor’s new book is titled Spiritual Health: Overcoming Twelve Handicaps to Holiness. Trevor and his wife, Miriam, are the children of missionaries. Trevor grew up on the...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 25, 2024 | modules
How To Write a Book in 30 Days 13. Front matter and Back matter Front matter and back matter describe some elements included in a book, either in the front of the book, before the main body or in the back of the book, after the main body. Front and back matter...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 5, 2024 | blog
How To Write a Book in 30 Days 3. Plot Your Course Arranging your ideas – logical progression In Module 2, we talked about getting our ideas out on paper via our ‘analog modular capture and recording system’ … otherwise known as Sticky notes! ...
by Steve Spillman | Feb 28, 2024 | blog
How To Write a Book in 30 Days 12. Writing Your Introduction Your introduction is where you, the author, set the stage for your reader. You’re ‘introducing’ the reader to your work, explaining the question or situation your book answers, why you think it’s a...
by Steve Spillman | Feb 28, 2024 | blog
How To Write a Book in 30 Days 14. Putting Everything Together Congratulations! We’ve come to our last learning module in the How to Write a Book in 30 Days Coaching Course. You’ve done a great job in developing your writing habit and keeping up...
by Steve Spillman | Feb 28, 2024 | blog
How To Write a Book in 30 Days 11. Your Conclusion Wrapping up your idea The mission of your book doesn’t really end at the end of your last chapter. You’d think that now that you’ve laid out all the pieces, your theme, your big idea, and all of your...
by Steve Spillman | Feb 28, 2024 | blog
How To Write a Book in 30 Days 10. Better Writing Let’s talk about write-craft. That is, the craft of writing. Writing, like any other occupation or art, is a craft; it is learned. You’re likely to get better at it the more you work at it. “The road to hell is...
