Many of us become paralyzed by fear when it comes to actually stepping out and doing something about our dream. We visualize the life we want, we read about our people doing it and think that somehow they are extra-ordinary or have some super-human power that makes them able to live out our dream. The truth is that they just started moving. There are a lot of people who love to write and love to inspire, inform, and/or educate their given market on their particular interest. These people actually stop themselves even dreaming about doing this for a living because they simply can’t figure out how to get there with their life.



Their life meaning “Oh I’ve got kids to take care of, oh I better get my doctorate degree first, oh I’m not pretty enough, oh I don’t know the first about the publishing industry." These aren’t realistic reasons why you can’t become a successful published author, these are simply excuses. There are successful authors all over the world who aren’t any prettier, smarter, richer, or more special than you are, they are just doers’ and not just dreamers’. If you would consider yourself a dreamer then you need to become a doer!

This is the day of the self-published author. Becoming a self-published author is the way you will be able to start and grow a lucrative and successful book writing career. More and more people are canning their plans of pursuing traditional book publishing deals and are taking control of their future and becoming self-published authors. You can research a lot of different companies that can help you get your book published. I recommend going with a company that has a simple contract, a simple publishing package that includes all of what you need to have a functional, world-class book and one that can give you good consultation on marketing your book.

There are many ways to market your book and you can definitely develop a marketing plan that fits your lifestyle. For instance, if you are a home mom and you are an expert in health and you want to begin to educate people through writing your own book, you can develop a book promotional plan that is more internet based than actually traveling a lot doing seminars and book signings. I would publish my book with a company that was at least able to help me develop a marketing plan if I needed that help because 90% of the work of becoming a successful author is the marketing and promotion. But don’t let this scare you. If you want to reach your dream of becoming a published author then you just need to take the first step and do some research on the industry and maybe talk with someone who can give you direction on writing the best and most marketable book possible.