Write or Outsource Your Book

At last, the fun part. Actually creating your awesome book.

As mentioned earlier, broadly you have two alternatives:

1. Write it yourself.
2. Pay someone else (ghostwriter) to write it for you.

You'll write it yourself if it's a fact book showcasing your expertise on a particular subject.

You'll write it yourself if it's a work of fiction that you're wanting to publish and get out into the world. Maybe it's a book that you've had inside you for a long time. It could be in one of your favorite genres.

You'll pay someone else to write it if you just want to make money from a hot, profitable niche.

In all cases, you'll be using the book template that you created as described above.

Does Size Matter?

If you're writing it yourself, no, not really. It will take however many words that are needed. Here are some rough guides to size definitions. Repeat, rough guides, there's a lot of leeway.

Short Story: 5,000 to 10,000 words or around 25 pages.

Novelette: 10,000 to 20,000 words.

Novella: 20,000 to 50,000 words.

Novel: Upwards of 50,000 words. Fun fact: War and Peace has 587,287 words!

However... If you're just in it for the money, you best format is the 25 page short story in a genre that's hungry for their next fix. And one genre really stands out. I'll reveal it in the next article along with how to find a top-notch ghostwriter.