Your Book Journey

Betty Withrow and Greg Dixon can help you take your book from notion to launch.

They can help you every step of the way through the process. If needed, they can recommend specialists to help in specific areas.

This article takes you through the journey that most books take.

Your book may be at the very beginning step.

Or it may be a few steps away from publishing.

Betty Withrow and Greg Dixon can help take you from where you are today to where you want to go.

What Do You Want To Get Out of It?

One of the first questions we ask when discussing your book, is what you want to get out of writing a book.

Some of the following may apply to you:

• You Want To Write A Book To Simply Write A Book.
  You simply want to create something and go through the creative process of writing a book.
  Often that is the best only reason you will ever need. Simply enjoying the process and finishing is a success.
• You Have Stories To Tell.
• You Have Wisdom and Skills to Teach.
• You Want to Enlighten The World.
• You Want to Change The World.
• You Want Influence and Authority.
• You Want A Lead Magnet
• Another Calling …

You may not know why you are feeling compelled to write a book and that is okay.

Writing and creating is a human gift and simply taking the writing journey is reason enough.

The true reason may not be clear until you have finished.

Or the reason is clear to you now, which will help clarify the choices you plan on your writing and publishing journey.

Your Book Ideas

Do you know what you want your book to be about?

What titles do you have in mind?

Do you have many ideas and possible titles in mind?

Write them all down.

Brainstorming

Brainstorm you ideas, capture them for building a process. 

You can carry index cards with you, speak into your phone, jot them down in a notebook, or whatever system that appeals to you.  

Set a time each day to sit with your idea and gather more ideas. 

When you begin to build the creative habit, it becomes easier to get the flow going.

Capturing

Put your notes together and see what common threads appear.  Find themes that you want to develop.

Outlining

Outlining is a fabulous tool to plan and expand your book (or plans for almost anything).

Think of the arc of meaning that you want your book to encompass.  

Find a beginning, middle, and end to the topic and put together a series of chapter headings that outline your topics.  

This will be used to give your book a coherent structure and make a creative flow appear naturally as you get clear about exactly what you want to present.  

The outline is like the skeleton of the human body, holding up the muscles of the meaning and the flow of energetic feeling that makes the book have a life of its own.

Google Drive Folders

With Google Drive, it is simple to share information among people on the team and collaborate effectively in real-time.  

Topics, media, chapter materials, each can have its own place in a system built to serve your exact needs.

Author Coaching

Many people find that having a writing coach is good for developing the content of the book, gaining more depth in what is being presented through guidance and focused questions that build the creative momentum.

Betty is experienced in this and finds that when people get focused clarity, the momentum of writing is greatly enhanced.  

Often people do not realize how much knowledge they have to offer the world.  

Gain a perspective that can broaden the appeal of your book and make it more useful for your business application, so you can make the most of your book project.

For fiction, Betty can support character and plot definition, clarify questions about the voice and tone of the book, and give support to make the plot line flow smoothly.

Ghostwriting

For those who don’t have the time to write a book, Betty will work with you to make your book appear with your own voice and showing your expertise to the world.  

Through recorded interviews and collaboration on outlining, themes, and more, Betty’s process will make it simple and easy for you to accomplish your goal of having a book that establishes your authority and brings you the benefits of having your knowledge and experience highlighted for the world to see.

Developmental Editing

An effective editing process is crucial to the success of a book, making it readable and engaging.  Ideas that need to be expressed fully will be brought to your attention and Betty will ask you specific and detailed questions so that you can add depth to your presentation.  

Syntax, flow of ideas, fundamentals of grammar structure, all of these contribute to making your book enjoyable to your reader.  

The goal is to have every idea flow seamlessly into the next, fostering thoughtful reflection and engagement so that your information is simple and easy for your audience to understand and absorb.

Manuscript Preparation

We conduct a careful review of the words and spelling in your book along with a review of the flow of information and copy correction makes your book manuscript reflect your professional approach to your work.

Book Formatting

Greg will format your book using modern software that gives a polished appearance to every page.  

Table of contents, footnotes, other additions to the book, all are put into pages that are pleasing in  layout and draw in the reader. 

You will have different formatting options for different types of platforms.

Cover Design

What kind of cover do you want to have?  

We offer several options at different pricing levels to suit your book’s purpose and your budget.

Publishing

Uploads to online platforms like Amazon, IngramSpark, Lulu, BookBaby, ….  

We will also discuss the route to getting a traditional book publisher if that is your goal.

Launching

Unless you are writing the book for the sheer joy of writing it, you will want to run a book launch with marketing buzz, press releases, and other actions to launch your book.

We can help with that.

Marketing

Betty Withrow Greg Dixon offer a full range of marketing services that could be applied to your book launch and promotion.

Repurposing

The content of your book can be repurposed as online courses, podcasts, blog posts, social media posts, and more.

Our Service Packages

Here are our book publishing services and packages.

Book Writing

We work with you to go from idea to completing the book.

Book Publishing

We provided editing, formatting, and publishing services to get your book launched.

Book Marketing

We help you get your book in front of readers.

Book Repurposing

We help leverage your book for a wide range of media outlets.