Here are some facts about writing a book that you should remember.

Books require someone to read the book. If you don’t have a group of readers you don’t have anything except a bunch of paper with type on it. You have to find the group you will sell most of the books to and concentrate on them.

The title, the first sentence, the first paragraph, the first page, the preface… these are the five most important parts of your how to book. Why? Because these are the parts that will cause the reader to keep reading. And if the reader keeps reading they will eventually read the whole book!

If you have written a book you may be wondering about endorsements and reviews. All books need both, but what are they and how do you get them?

Endorsements are the comments you see on the back cover of a book, saying how good it is and signed by a well known person.

Where are you in writing your book? Whether you are almost finished after 2 years or just beginning, these book writing tips may help you. You owe it to yourself and your important message to finish fast and sell sooner.

For years, my book manuscript would end up in the drawer with the rest of my unfinished projects.

Here is something worth reading: Rose City Reader: List of the Day: The Daily telegraph’s 1899 List of “100 Best Novels in the World”

Now, be honest, how many of these books from the 1899 list would ever have a chance of making a similar list of “100 best novels of all time” in 2009?

Of course, it also makes you wonder about what from this century will be read by people in the next century.