EBooks are essential for a faster, accessible, and eco-friendly experience. They are also informative, inexpensive, and flexible while providing more interaction and convenient access to the consumer.

Writing an book is assumed to be an easy task and while compared to a manuscript in print, it is simpler and efficient, it also leaves easy room for error. Most of the time, it is not just about what you write but what you don’t write that makes or breaks your work.

What Writers Often Miss

Writing an ebook initially appears to be rather simple. However, the majority of ebooks that are published are terrible.  That’s because the typical ebook author has no idea how to create an ebook. They lack the resources a traditional author would receive from their publisher when creating a print book, including the funds necessary to hire a writer.

Many writers, despite being aware of these factors, have begun to write their ebooks. They don’t know where to start or worry about how to write and what not to write.

Here are eight things to avoid while writing your ebook:

●      Starting from Introduction

One of the biggest mistakes writers make while writing their ebook is starting from the introduction even when it is their first chapter. It will not be possible to have a good sense of what to include until they have written the bulk of their ebook.

Beginning with the introduction also leads the writer to write excessively while the introduction a reader requires needs to be on point and concise. An easy fix to this problem would be to write the introduction much later when a writer has the entire draft of their ebook ready for edit.

●      Catering to Your Audience’s Needs

Writers often presume what their audience needs to read and how the writer can genuinely help them. This can prove to be a huge mistake as many people don’t always know what they need and writers can also hit and miss while guessing what their audience needs. This can be easily avoided by not giving the audience what they need but what they want.

●      Treating it Like a DIY Project

Currently, digital publishing is vast, and many people tend to associate it with independent publishing. Writers can only go so far when it comes to getting things done by themselves, considering writing and publishing an ebook is not an easy feat. In reality, they need might need assistance from a professional ebook writing services company.

Hiring an editor, and a fresh pair of eyes can be a start to getting some help with their work. Specifically for fiction writers, a new perspective, an independent art lead is prominently required to make their book worthwhile.

●      Quitting Just Before Things Seem Easy

Writers always end up noticing that, despite working on their ebook for weeks or even months, they have not made the progress they had intended. They have encountered a block, regardless of the precise cause (sickness, workload, etc.). There are still a lot of drafts to write, even though they are only halfway through.

When writers experience a slump like this, it might be tempting to give up, cut their losses, and leave that unfinished ebook on their system. However, that would be a grave error since this frequently indicates that things are about to become more straightforward.

An alternative approach to this would be to strive to get to the midway point. As they get close to the finish line, natural momentum sets in and they will start to accelerate. It is always helpful to remember what importance their ebook holds, why it was intended to be a certain way, and what was the incentive or motivation behind it.

●      Assuming the Best Format for the ebook

An ebook is written with a certain idea, often, a writer knows the kind of book they want to write and what the result would look like. However, it is possible to risk missing out on a significant opportunity if you do not at least take other options into account. The writers can also consider:

• Using a pdf format if they are giving away their ebook as a perk for signing up for their email list.
• They would require a reduced price (often $9.99 or less) for publishing their file in the right format for the store they want to publish their ebook.

●      Throwing Their Best Work in the Trash

Many ebook authors begin editing with the same file they used for the draft, like Myebook.doc. It’s quite aggravating if writers cut something that they later wish to add back in, even if that isn’t always a problem. Even worse, all of their hard work can be lost forever if they manage to delete, misplace, or corrupt the master file. How writers can avoid this mistake:

Make a new version of your file, such as MyebookV2.doc, MyebookV3.doc, and so forth, for each new revision, and also regularly create backups. A straightforward method is to periodically send an email with the most recent version to their email account.

●   Embracing Your Inner Procrastinator and Perfectionist

While quality is important, if creative writers are on their fifth proofread and taking more than a few minutes to consider if a certain line deserves a comma, they are wasting precious time.

A simple solution to this would be to set a completion date for the editing phase and agree that catching the most evident errors is sufficient. Not to stress over the potential that there might still be a typo. Readers won’t likely notice, and if a particularly obvious error is discovered after publication, updating an ebook is straightforward.

●      Making the eBook Look like It’s Not a Big Deal

Many bloggers find it difficult to promote their ebooks, so their “launch” usually consists of a new link on their site and a few understated Facebook postings. But without some severe advertising, even the best ebook would wither and disappear.

And the truth is that if they are not prepared to promote their ebook after putting in the necessary time and effort to write it, they have essentially squandered both of those things.

Conclusion:

Ebook development is labor-intensive, but it is labor that is worthwhile, just like any other difficult literary job. On the road to releasing an ebook, there are plenty of blunders waiting to derail you, but the potential benefits are huge.

One may increase their authority in their subject, increase the number of people who enroll in their online course, and even increase the amount of money they make from writing. Being aware of the most frequent errors improves the quality of the author’s work life as well as the success of their ebook.