Start to Finish – How to Author Your First Christian Book

Start to Finish – How to Author Your First Christian Book, available at $54.99, has an average rating of 4.78, with 41 lectures, based on 9 reviews, and has 44 subscribers.

You will learn about Finding a title Starting your book Structuring your book Flowing with God in the process Using Amazon to create and publish your book This course is ideal for individuals who are First-time authors who have a message they want to give the world. It is particularly useful for First-time authors who have a message they want to give the world.

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Summary

Title: Start to Finish – How to Author Your First Christian Book

Price: $54.99

Average Rating: 4.78

Number of Lectures: 41

Number of Published Lectures: 41

Number of Curriculum Items: 44

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 44

Original Price: $19.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Finding a title
Starting your book
Structuring your book
Flowing with God in the process
Using Amazon to create and publish your book

Who Should Attend

First-time authors who have a message they want to give the world.

Target Audiences

First-time authors who have a message they want to give the world.

In this course I go over everything from selecting your title to writing an introduction and formatting your chapters.

The lessons are written in a Christian perspective on how to incorporate prayer and friendships into your writing process.

Creating a Table of Contents
Downloading, installing, and using Open Office
Google Docs
Photoshop
Using the book cover creator
Creating an ebook
Editing
Researching your title
Following the gusher
Page numbering
Setting up a title on the Kindle Direct Publishing website
Downloading book and cover templates

If you feel God has called you to write a book, I want this resource to help you to fulfill that dream.

With this resource and working modern computer that you are able to install software on, you will be equipped to write and complete your book. While it is true that you can find videos on youtube and other sites to help you with this, this course has all of the resources in a step by step format that will walk you through the process of writing your book.

I have learned from other professional writers and editors, and have spent the hours needed to learn what it takes to get a book on Amazon. With this training, you can create a quality book, and have something that you can share with others to be a blessing to them.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Authoring and Writing Techniques

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Deciding on the topic of your book

Lecture 3: Following the gusher

Lecture 4: Who is your audience?

Lecture 5: Creating a title

Lecture 6: The concept of the first line

Lecture 7: Write a paragraph about your book

Lecture 8: Writing your book's introduction

Lecture 9: Copying structure and ideas from other books similar to yours

Lecture 10: Realistic goals for your book project

Lecture 11: Using Voice Dream Reader

Lecture 12: 12- Demonstration of Voice Dream on phone

Lecture 13: Outline or gusher?

Lecture 14: Your first chapter

Lecture 15: Creating your dedication and acknowledgements

Lecture 16: Creating your copyright page

Lecture 17: The editing process

Lecture 18: Deciding on a price

Lecture 19: Marketing your book

Lecture 20: Bookstores, use tax, and Amazon taxes

Lecture 21: Royalties with other contributors

Lecture 22: Dealing with criticism

Lecture 23: Writer's block

Lecture 24: Testimonies and graphic content

Lecture 25: Accountability

Lecture 26: Honoring people you write about

Lecture 27: Going to conferences or connecting with other writers

Lecture 28: Deciding on an end point

Chapter 2: Using Apps and the Kindle Direct Platform

Lecture 1: Creating your working title in KDP Amazon

Lecture 2: Creating a table in Google Docs

Lecture 3: Getting free Open Office and setting up TOC

Lecture 4: Downloading your book template

Lecture 5: Page Numbering in Open Office

Lecture 6: Headers and Footers in Open Office

Lecture 7: Downloading a cover template and creating a cover using cover creator

Lecture 8: Uploading the book to KDP Amazon

Lecture 9: Pricing your book and publishing it

Lecture 10: Photoshop 101

Lecture 11: Creating an ebook version of your book

Lecture 12: Creating an ebook from a google doc file and more advanced ebook features

Lecture 13: Conclusion

Instructors

Timothy Steward
Software Expert & Teacher

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