Crazy Fast Books
Do You Need a Book to Establish Your Expertise and Your Reputation?
You’re established in your field and prolific in your written materials. In fact, if anything, you’re literally “choking” on content. You’ve written extensively on your area of expertise, yet you still have not published that book. You have certainty that a book is next for you strategically, but dealing with that much content feels like wrestling an octopus.
You Don’t Know Where to Start…
You don’t know HOW to start. You just keep putting it off because it’s such a daunting proposition. You know it would consume so much of your time that you expect your business would take a revenue "hit" while you are turning that content into a written book. That dilemma makes the situation seem utterly impractical.
Do You Have Massive Content, but Haven’t Been Able To Turn It Into a Book?
What If You Could Have a First Draft Within A Few Days?
What if there were a way to solve that problem easily, quickly, and simply? What if there were someone who could take your massive amounts of content and turn it into a first draft of a book ready for you to edit and finalize—in a short amount of time.
What if you could receive a robust, fully detailed first draft Table of Contents within a couple of days? What if you had an accomplished writer/book editor to turn all that content into exactly what you envision? What would that be worth to you?
You Are Ready To Be Seen As an Expert—Publish Your Book!
Save Months Of Your Time…Maybe Even Years
Without question, with this kind of help, you could save anywhere from three to nine months of full time work (or years if you did it part time). You would not have to stop doing the work you love–while compiling your book. You would not experience the drop in income caused by using your time to turn all that content into a book format.
You would not have to deal with the overwhelming task of creating a logical flow from variously sourced content, eliminating redundancies, or assessing where content belongs or where content is still needed.
You would not have to figure out technically how to generate a document that looks and works like a book. You would have a book. It would look like a book. It would function as a finished book (not an amateur’s job). Content would be divided into chapters with subheads over the sections of content.
It’s Easier To Edit a First Draft Than To Start a Book From “Scratch”
It’s just a simple fact that we can’t stay objective about our writing when we’re dealing with massive content. It can feel overwhelming. Let someone else take over that initial task of organizing huge quantities of writing and turn it into a logical flowing document. It’s much easier for you to start from a finished first draft and turn that into a finished book. It makes sense. You can see what’s needed. You’re clear about what works and what doesn’t.
Benefits of a Crazy Fast Book
Some of the other benefits you receive when you work with me to produce your book Crazy Fast are the following:
- You have a Table of Contents (TOC) that can be automatically regenerated anytime content is moved, or changes are made to headings. It is always (and automatically) accurate. It just takes a click of a button.
- Pages are numbered automatically.
- Each page automatically shows the chapter heading, so that no matter where the reader is in the book, they know which chapter they are reading.
- The book text is formatted using Styles. This means that it is easy to instantaneously change the appearance of any of the elements (fonts, size, spacing, etc.) throughout the book in a single action.
- Your copyright information is on every page of the book—in the footer.
- You also get clear simple instructions for how to work with the book template to keep the book looking the way it looks when it is delivered to you—making it easy to edit if you need to do edits at a later time.
- Within (usually) 2-3 days after you deliver the content to us, you receive back a PDF of the first draft of a suggested Table of Contents. This Table of Contents will contain “placeholders” where your writer suggests that content is needed. These are suggestions, and simply have the purpose of getting ideas on the table. Ultimately, all content decisions are exclusively yours—the author, but this technique provides a format for discussion and consideration.
- You have a completed first draft within a matter of days. You can then start to write and edit rather than having to start your book from "scratch".
This sounds great! How Does the Crazy Fast Books Service Work?
Each project has its own “flow”. Just as every infant is different and has different needs, your “baby book” (book aborning) will have its own timing, and you, the author, will have your own requirements. I’ve created a process that is infinitely flexible and can work with your specific needs. Please feel free to let me know what works for you as we write your book together. I want ecstatically delighted clients—so let me know what it takes.
Step One—Phone Discussion and Agreement On Project
The first thing we’ll do is to set up a time to talk by phone to discuss your book project. Fill out the contact form on this page, and I’ll get back to you promptly. Some of the things we’ll discuss are:
- What do you want to accomplish with your written book?
- How much content do you have?
- What format is the content (articles, booklets, handwritten, typed, unedited)?
- Do you expect to require substantial writing, editing, or rewrite?
- Do you have a “first pass” idea of your Table of Contents—or none at all. There is no problem either way. We can handle it.
- What do you intend to do to publish, promote and sell your book?
As we conclude our conversation, we’ll both decide whether or not this is a “fit” for us. If we both agree, we get started. We figure out how soon you can get the content to me, and I will estimate your turnaround time from there.
Once we have agreed to work together, I get a credit card number from you. When work is complete, I charge your card, and send you the invoice and completed book file. In the case of ongoing and consistent work, I charge you at the end of each week, sending you a PDF of the invoice and credit card receipt.
Step Two—You Send Me Content
Then, you send me all your files and leave the work to me. You give explicit instructions on anything you need me to know. If you already have some ideas of your Table of Contents, you include that. If you know where content is missing, you mention that and indicate where it needs to go. You communicate any organization or sequence to your files. The more direction you give, the less time it will take and the less money it will cost you. Either way works for me.
Step Three—I Turn Your Content Into a Rough Version of Your Book
I review the content and start the process of putting the content into my book templates. I organize it, reorganize it, add in headings, and generate a Table of Contents. Working from the Table of Contents, I continue to reorganize the content until the book has a logical flow and potently presents your information. Typically for a 200 page book, this usually takes 12-20 hours (depending on the quantity of content, and the complexity and variety of formats of the original files).
While doing this process, it also becomes obvious where content is missing. I insert “placeholders” (headings) to guide the future creation of the missing content. These headings show up in the Table of Contents so that we have a completed first draft of the Table of Contents as it might appear when finished.
Step Four—I Send You a PDF of the First Draft of the Table of Contents (TOC)!
When I’m satisfied that the TOC accurately describes the best we can come up with for your current (and projected) content, I turn that into a PDF and send you that PDF and we schedule a time to discuss the TOC.
Step Five—We Have a Phone Conference To Discuss Your Table of Contents
Next, we schedule another phone conference to discuss things like:
- Does this represent your concept of the book?
- Is there information that needs to be added?
- Are there areas that need to be deleted.
- Does the TOC suggest new ideas to you?
- Do you want to change the sequence or organization of the content?
Step Six—I Work On The Requested Edits To the Table of Contents and Create Your Book
Once we’ve completed this consultation and you direct any changes you want, I’ll work on those changes. Don’t worry, it is relatively easy for me move the content around. That’s not a problem.
Next, I start to work on cleaning up all the text, formatting it with Styles, designing your book layout and look, and editing the content. I’ll eliminate redundancies, reorganize within your guidelines, edit the text so that there is continuity, and insert comments or questions to guide you in your later editing.
For a two hundred page book, this process typically takes about 3-5 eight hour days, depending on the quality of the content I’m starting with.
Step Seven—I Charge Your Credit Card, and Send Your PDF of the First Draft Of the Complete Book
Once the book is completed, I turn the file into a PDF and send you back your first draft of the book along with an invoice and credit card receipt. If a book project bridges more than one week, I send an invoice and credit card receipt at the end of each week for the work completed that week (usually on Thursday or Friday).
Step Eight—You Review the Book
You take whatever time you need to review the book, and make edits on the hard copy. Often what happens at this point is that you have a very clear idea of additional content you need to write, changes you want, and additions that you’ve decided on. The great thing though is that you have a clear idea of what else you need to do to complete the book so that it matches your vision.
If you have additional content to add, you type that up and provide me a “map” of where to insert each piece of content (this could be as simple as indicating a number on the hard copy that matches a number in your typed material). You can then send me the typed edits in a Word document, and either fax or email me your “map” of where the edits belong.
Alternatively, I can supply you with a Style Sheet and you can have your virtual assistant do that work at a lower rate. I’m flexible. My only intention is to get your book out the soonest at the most reasonable cost to you.
Step Nine—“Bits and Pieces” or All At Once—You Choose—We Continue Working Until the Book Is Done
The next part of the process is infinitely flexible. You can write or edit a piece at a time, send the material to me, and I add it into the book and invoice you in “bits and pieces”. You could also choose to “carve out” some dedicated time to work on the book and give me the missing content of the book with a “map” for where content should be inserted. I add that content and format it to be consistent with the remainder of the book. Often, once the book becomes “real” after the first draft, clients become super energized and want to pour extra work into the effort.
Once all the content is in the book, I do another edit, making sure that the book is in final edit form. This means checking grammar, spelling, logic, flow, consistency, and redundancies. I also check the formatting of the document to ensure that everything is perfect. You will be delivered a PDF file.
You review the file and send any requested edits or changes (these should be minimal).
Step Ten—You Get the Final Book
I make your requested edits and send you a final PDF, as well as a MSWord file. You also get a “stylesheet” that explains how the Styles work. This allows you or your assistant to make minor edits or additions yourself. With this stylesheet, you can easily match your work to the existing document. I am also available to do this additional work on an hourly basis.
Once all the work is done, I make the final charge to your credit card and send you the invoice and credit card receipt.
Congratulations! You Are An Author! Your Book Is Born
Here’s What You Get In the Crazy Fast Books Service
You Get This…
- First Draft of a Table of Contents—Within approximately two days from my starting the document, you receive a complete table of contents.
- Content is organized in a logical sequence.
- "Placeholders" show where content needs to be written.
- Redundancies are removed.
- First Draft of a Book—Within approximately 5-10 working days, you will have a complete first draft of your book.
- Redundant information is deleted or consolidated.
- New content is suggested or drafted. Questions are inserted to elicit information where needed.
- Content is formatted into a book that can easily be turned into a PDF and used as an e-book (once edited).
- Fastest Possible Conversion of Massive Amounts of Content Into a Book Ready for You To Edit—It’s unlikely that you will find a comparable service elsewhere. I’m a pro with many years’ experience.
- My Book Templates—I have a huge catalog of book templates I’ve custom designed over many years’ time. They have all sorts of built in features and automatic everything. I take these, drop your content in, and customize the book design to fit what your book needs.
Plus, You Also Get This…
- Decades of Writing and Editing Expertise—I’ve spent most of my life writing, rewriting, editing and shaping words, concepts and ideas.
- A Partner In The Process of Producing Your Book—Writing a book can feel so darn isolating. As a writer, you may be seized by doubts, fears and jubilant elation. When we work together, you have someone to share that with.
- Strategic Consulting—I’m not an expert in the publishing process, but I am an expert in the production of books. As you work on your book, we’ll consult regularly. You don’t have to figure it out all by yourself.
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