TABLE OF

CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
WRITING 5
PUBLISHING 6
MARKETING 7

CHAPTER TWO
TIME OUT TO WRITE 9
FIGURING OUT WHAT YOU WANT TO WRITE 9
A PROFESSIONAL BOOK COVER IS A NECESSITY 10
PROFESSIONAL EDITING IS A NECESSITY 11

CHAPTER THREE
WHAT IS AN ISBN, AND WHY DO YOU NEED IT? 12
WHY DO YOU NEED TO COPYRIGHT YOUR BOOK? 13
E-BOOKS VS. PRINTED BOOK 14
TOP SITES TO PUBLISH FROM 15

CHAPTER FOUR
E-MAIL MARKETING 16
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING 17
WEBSITE/ BLOG MARKETING 18
AUTHOR PROFILE PAGES 19

CHAPTER FIVE
ENCOURAGEMENT 21
SHARED KNOWLEDGE 22
NETWORKING 22
YOU GO FARTHER TOGETHER 23
 INTRODUCTION If you are reading this book, then you
have thought about writing a book, and
you need guidelines on how to proceed.
Or maybe you have started and you are
stuck somewhere, which translates to
mean you must have missed a vital step.

We at Composio are here to help you on

this journey, and to aid your task, we
have gathered a list of important steps
for you to follow on your journey to get
published.

This book is a resource that breaks

down the seemingly impossible hurdles
involved in getting your book published.
We should know; they are services we
offer. After reading, the information
gleaned is one that will answer the
questions you have about getting
published and put you in a better
position to make informed decisions.

Of course, all of these steps and services

mentioned in this ebook are available
on the Composio platform at Compsio.
co. We look forward to you joining our
online community.

Enjoy!

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 CHAPTER
ONE

WHERE TO There is only one place to start, and that is

the beginning. Before you can birth an idea

START
as to what you want to write about, you have
to figure out why you want to write.

Do you want to write to get published? A

book or two? Or maybe you want to tell your
story, establish yourself as an expert in the
field, write to touch lives, or maybe just to do
something you would be very proud about.
Whatever it is, you have to figure it out first,
before you can birth an idea.

Stаrіng аt a blank ѕсrееn оr сrіѕр ріесе оf

unused рареr? That's uѕuаllу hоw most
writing projects begin. Attempting to wrіtе
саn bе daunting--even when nоthіng hаѕ
bееn wrіttеn yet.

Instead оf ѕеаrсhіng аіmlеѕѕlу for whаt to

wrіtе, hоwеvеr, I'm sharing ѕоmе оf mу gо-
tо tесhnіquеѕ to hеlр уоu gеt уоur іdеаѕ іn
оrdеr.

Whеthеr you are writing your first book or

your tenth, I hоре thеѕе ѕtrаtеgіеѕ mаkе
уоur wrіtіng just a bit easier.

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 1. Focus оn concepts. We notice many оf our сlіеntѕ want to get a book, but thеу
have nо іdеа whаt they wаnt tо ѕау....thеу juѕt knоw they ѕhоuld be gеnеrаtіng some
ѕоrt оf uѕеful соntеnt. Stаrtіng оut? Pісk thе one mаіn соnсерt уоu wаnt to соnvеу
with thіѕ раrtісulаr book. Hаvе mоrе? Lіѕt thеm in bullеt роіntѕ. Don't wоrrу аbоut
wоrdѕmіthіng hеrе, you're just jоttіng down nоtеѕ. Thіѕ is the biggest frustration fоr
most people--they want tо start еlоԛuеntlу writing wіthоut having аn idea of what
they wаnt tо specifically ѕау.

2. Uѕе аn оutlіnе. You can’t bеgіn writing a dосumеnt with mаnу sections from the
tор dоwn. Instead, you ѕtаrt with that bullеt lіѕt оf messages you wаnt tо соnvеу, and
go from thеrе. Even if уоu'rе wоrkіng оn a ѕhоrtеr рrоjесt, іt helps tо have аn оutlіnе.
Somehow, seeing thе еntіrе рrоjесt together іn just a few lіnеѕ of text can show уоu
іtѕ full ѕсоре аnd hеlр уоu determine where уоu mіght nееd tо fill іn the gaps. Agаіn,
we're juѕt tаlkіng a fеw nоtеѕ here--you're nоt even wrіtіng yet. Dоn't раnіс, уоu'll
get there!

3. Lооk back. Whаt dоеѕ your аudіеnсе knоw аbоut whаt уоu'rе gоіng to ѕау?
Perhaps уоu covered ѕоmе aspect оf it іn a рrеvіоuѕ blоg post оr brochure. Maybe
you're juѕt іntrоduсіng ѕоmеthіng аnd need ѕоmе еduсаtіоnаl content. Sometimes
thе bеѕt way to fіgurе оut whаt уоu need tо convey wіth your wrіtіng is to соnѕіdеr
whаt thе аudіеnсе knоwѕ. Put уоurѕеlf іn the reader's shoes...that mау hеlр уоu come
uр with thоѕе bullet роіntѕ аnd gеt уоu wrіtіng.

4. Sее іt. When I'm wrіtіng a book, try to іmаgіnе whаt it will lооk like published--
еvеn if you hаvеn't ѕееn thе design yet. Picturing thе lауоut оf your соntеnt mау hеlр
уоu dеtеrmіnе whаt уоu wаnt to ѕау. As you write your book--there will bе dіffеrеnt
ѕесtіоnѕ аnd еасh may hаvе various mеѕѕаgеѕ, ѕо уоu mау nееd a few bulleted lists.

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 5. Fоrgеt editing--for now. Bеfоrе уоu begin tо thіnk оf your dream аdjесtіvеѕ аnd
саtсhу taglines, іt hеlрѕ tо gеt thеѕе mеѕѕаgіng соnсерtѕ dоwn. Yes, you mау hаvе
wrіttеn down a bullеtеd lіѕt or оutlіnе, but dоn't write untіl уоu'rе ready. Onсе you
gеt ѕоmе ѕоrt оf ideas dоwn оf whаt уоu wаnt tо ѕау, уоu саn start thе nеxt ѕtер and
bеgіn writing. Stіll оvеrwhеlmеd? Fосuѕ on jotting down оr tуріng uр these іdеаѕ
first...one thіng аt a time.

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 THREE WRITING
For you to be able to write a book
BASIC PARTS from start to finish, under whatever
circumstance you are, you must have

INVOLVED IN a topic that drives you so much that

you can always string beautiful words

THE BOOK
together to describe it. Therefore, you
have to find an idea that excites you
enough to want to write. Inspiration for

PROCESS a story could come from anywhere- a

line in a poem, conversation you had
with someone, something you saw in a
dream, real life events, anything.

Sometimes, you have lots of ideas

swarming in your head, and you don’t
know which to go through with. In this
case, you will have to ask yourself,
“Which of these ideas excite me more?”
“Which of these ideas can I build up on
enough to write a book?” The answers
to these questions will help in deciding
what your theme will be.

Once you have an idea on ground, you

move to the main writing. But before
you create your first draft, it is advisable
that you draft out a detailed structure
of your book for you to flesh out later.
This would serve as a road map to guide
you as you write, so you can avoid
inconsistencies, and some other minor
errors that you could easily avoid with
a detailed outline. Work on developing
your first draft, and once that is done, it
is up for reviewing and revising.

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 PUBLISHING
Once you are done writing that amazing
story, then what? Of course, you want it
to reach a specified audience, and that
will not happen by simply occupying
space on your hard drive or in the cloud.
At this point, you start to consider
publishing. And with many things these
days, there are more ways than one to
go about the publishing process, and
you get to pick whichever one you are
more comfortable with. Good news,
Composio offers all the options.
The two main publishing options are Self-
publishing and Traditional Publishing. In
the past with Self-publishing, you as an
author would have to invest your own
money to produce, market, distribute,
and warehouse the book. This method
would require a huge time and financial
commitment. But that is the main
reason we created Composio, to make
that process easier, faster and more
cost effective.
In the traditional publishing method,
the publisher offers the author a
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contract, which entails the permission
to print, publish and sell the author’s
book through the various retail outlets
available, like a book shop. Basically,
the publisher buys the right to publish
the book, and then pays them an agreed
upon price from the proceedings of
the sales of the book. If you decide to
publish via this channel, you will need
to find an agent to represent your best
interest. Finding one depends on your
category of writing. If you are writing
fiction, you need to submit your complete
manuscript for it to be considered. And if
you are writing non- fiction, you need to
submit a book proposal, three chapters
to use as sample from the book, and a
brief synopsis of each of those chapters.
Let’s look at a few more pros and cons of
self-publishing vs traditional publishing.
The royalties from self-publishing
is about 60- 70%, compared to the
10% offered by traditional publishing.
That is something to think about. With
self- publishing, you own all rights
with regards to your book, and with
traditional publishing, your publisher
owns the rights, to what extent would be
determined by an agreement you’ve had
from the beginning.
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 MARKETING
This is the last link in the chain, and the success of this stage determines how many
people get to read your book, or if anybody gets to read it at all. Proper marketing
starts by first knowing who the target audience is, the age group, the target gender,
things like that. You know why? No matter how good your book is, not everybody will
read it. This is a simple fact.

Next, start marketing before you even finish writing. Tell people, let them anticipate
the coming! In marketing, you cannot remove networking. Join book clubs, talk to
people about your book, people that you know will be interested of course. Don’t
forget to attend book exposand other places and events that would put you around
possible buyers. Talk to them; request that they tell someone else.

If you realize that you don’t have what it takes to market your book very well, or even
at all, then you can find all these tools on the Composio platform. We have all the
templates and strategy tool kits you will need, with instructions on how to use them
to send your book forward into a large market.

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 CHAPTER
TWO

HOW TO A lot of potential best sellers have ended

at just that, potential, because at some

ORGANIZE
point, their authors could not continue
writing it. Not necessarily because they
didn’t have the story, but rather because

YOUR WRITING of bad writing habits. Yes, there is such

a thing as a bad writing habit. Writing
without consistency is a bad writing
habit, and so many dreams have died
because of this.

To achieve that masterpiece you dream

of, you will need to put in a lot of work,
time and devotion to the cause. But it
doesn’t have to be overwhelming, and
you don’t have to allow yourself get
choked up by it. We at Composio have
developed smart innovative templates
that will help you write faster and better.
When you choose a template based on
the topic you want to write about, the
template lays out a format that will help
you get started in your writing process.

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 TIME OUT TO WRITE
For more efficient writing, you need to make time out to write. The importance of this
cannot be emphasized enough, especially if you have a rather busy schedule. Find a
time during the 24 hours you have been given to write, even if it is two hours right
before you sleep, or two hours after you have woken up. There is no general rule here;
you just have to find what works for you, and then do it.

The thing about consistency in writing is that you get better as you go. You could write
something today that doesn’t particularly please you, but at least write it. Another
day, you can brush up on it when you have the perfect words.

FIGURING OUT WHAT YOU WANT TO WRITE

Figuring out what you want to write would help a lot too. Yes, you already have your
story in mind, and preferably, you have sketched out an outline or used the outline
template feature in Composio, but thinking about the whole picture at once could
cause you to panic, so why not break that full picture into daily achievable goals?

Having figured out what to write that day, you can then begin to call up the words to
describe that thing you have decided to write. It is even better for your concentration
and consistency, especially if you are dealing with a lot of characters. It is easier
than you can imagine, getting lost while writing your own book, believe it or not. So,
figuring out what you want to write and having it written down works like magic.

If you are working with a deadline, either one that an agent has set for you, or one
you have set for yourself, which is smart, by the way, you might want to consider
setting writing goals of how much to write each day or week. Assign tasks for yourself
that you must accomplish.

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 One of the key goals of the Composio platform templates is to
help you set writing deadlines as well as reminders to help you
write on a schedule. Using your schedule and abilities as a
determining factor, the platform can help determine how many
words you want to have added to your book, say at the end of
each week.

Your best weapon here is discipline, people. If you are not

disciplined enough to see your set goals through, even with the
smart templates, you will not get too far with your book in time.

Have you ever had one of those days where you would just not
feel like writing? Well, it happens to all writers, and if they all
gave those days wings and allowed it to fly, the world would not
be blessed with all those amazing books you see in the book
stores.

Work against that feeling, and try to put something down, no

matter what. Failure to do this and you will not be able to meet
any of your set goals, and in the long run, there is the possibility
of not being able to go further with the project.

A PROFESSIONAL BOOK COVER IS A

NECESSITY
The phrase, ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’ has been used
so many times you would expect that people will actually start
to take it serious, but do they? Does one see a book with zero
physical appeal from the front cover and pick that over a glossy
book sitting right next to it on the book shelf? Well, the answer
is no, as cases where it happens are few and far in between.
Therefore, it goes without saying that you need, absolutely
need to have a professional book cover done.

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 We always tell our clients that aesthetics is not overrated when it comes to having a
professional book cover done. Take note that there is a lot of emphasis on ‘professional’.
You want something that puts your book in good light, something that gives it a
fighting chance out there. It should be something that when a random person sees
it sitting on the shelf, they would be drawn to it and curious enough to want to know
what secrets the pages hold.

One of the best features of Composio is the ability to choose pre-designed covers that
have been professionally created specifically for this platform. You have the ability to
customize these covers for your book and give you book a unique, professional look.

PROFESSIONAL EDITING IS A NECESSITY

Finally, let us not forget to discuss the importance of professional editing, emphasis
on professional here as well. Yes, you have written that amazing book, and you want
it out there, but you could have missed some things. In fact, the possibility of that
happening is very high.

It is in the little things; are the punctuation marks present or are they well placed? Is
your sentence formation as it should be? Do you have places where your flow was just
off? Did you go out of line at some point? You need editing to check these things for
you; professional editing. Usually, a second pair of eyes would catch several things
you have missed. You might think that your own cross checking would suffice, but you
cannot be too sure.

This was one of the issues we looked to resolve with Composio. We created a writing
platform that allows you to collaborate with others while you are writing, including
editors. You can invite a co-writer or editor that you have chosen by simply inputting
their email address and sharing your writing document. Likewise, when you click
on the collaboration button, you can choose an editor from the list of professional
editors that are a part of the Composio platform. Why not let us, professionals in the
field look at it for you, patch the things that need to be patched, and fine tune that
perfection you have made until it is flawless.

If you are worried that editing of such will change your story, you need not fear, we
just want to help you create the best version of your story possible.

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 CHAPTER
THREE

WHAT As it was stated in the first chapter, there

is more than one option available to you

ARE YOUR
to publish your book, and having a little
bit of knowledge about some things
would help guide your decision making.

PUBLISHING WHAT IS AN ISBN, AND

OPTIONS? WHY DO YOU NEED IT?
ISBN means international standard
book number, and is something you
are quite familiar with. If you look at
the back of most books, you will find a
string of 13-digit numbers (for books
published before 2007, it is 10), that is
the ISBN.

Basically, it is a product identifier that

is used by publishers, internet retailers,
libraries, book shops and other supply
chain participants for ordering, listing,
sales records and stock control
purposes. It identifies the country that
your book is from, the publisher, and
even the book itself gets an identity.

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 You don’t necessarily have to get an ISBN, but if it is part of your
plans to sell your book through a distributor, a book store, an
online store, stores generally, or if you plan to have your book
in a library, then you will need to get one. It makes locating and
identifying your book easy for them.

Getting an ISBN is you planning ahead for your book; big plans
at that and it is highly advised and encouraged by us. Whether
you want to purchase you own ISBN or publish under Composio
Publishing, you can do either on our platform.

WHY DO YOU NEED TO COPYRIGHT

YOUR BOOK?
A copyright is a law that grants you as an author full ownership
over what you create, giving you the exclusive right to do with
it as you please. You can decide whether or not you want it
reproduced, distributed, or whatever at all. Copyright is like a
legal certificate of ownership over your creation.

Although, using the U.S copyright law, your self-published work

is protected as soon as you write your work down. Copyright
itself is based on your creative work, and is not dependent on
any formal agreement with a book publisher or self-publishing
company.

Registration with a Copyright Office is beneficial, as it gives

you a higher level of security and even though the copyright
protects you as you start to write, you’ll have to register your
work with the Copyright Office to be officially recognized as the
copyright holder in a court of law.

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 The main point to placing a copyright on your book is to protect it. There are such
people as book thieves, and without a copyright law, there is nothing stopping them
from taking your manuscript, slapping a cover on it, and pushing it to the public. You
can defend it legally with a copyright to your name. To start the copyright process
you can go to copyright.gov or you can use the Composio platform, either option
works great.

E-BOOKS VS. PRINTED BOOK

There is an ongoing competition between eBooks and printed book, and the race
seems to be getting tighter now. Different people prefer any of these two for a number
of reasons, and what they would subscribe to depends on these reasons. Your target
audience would determine your best option.

Some people would prefer printed books because;

● Some people are invested in building a library they can hold and feel, and it
would only make sense that they buy printed books.

● Some book lovers simply love the smell of books, and will buy printed books for
this reason.

● Some people like some level of tangibility for their money, and a printed book
would give them that, better than an eBook.

Some people would prefer eBooks because,

● Considering the fact that lots of eBooks could be stored in a small device, some
people would rather this option.

● Economic wise, eBooks are cheaper.

● EBooks are relatively easier to carry around, with the option of carrying as
many books as you would want to read on a mobile device.

No matter which option you choose, you can publish in any format from Composio.

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 TOP SITES TO PUBLISH FROM
If you go with the option of publishing
an eBook, you would want to publish on
sites that you know have good traffic,
and more people are likely to find your
book, and of course, buy it. Online book
publishing services (like Composio) can
format, print and publish your books
quickly and at the same time, affordably.
Books are printed and shipped on
demand to eliminate the need for
tradition prints which are costlier to
print, and hold as a warehouse might be
needed to stack the books.
As a self-publisher, you can have your
manuscript transferred into an eBook
in a matter of hours, complete with
a beautiful cover, while it could take a
couple of days of get such in hard copy
print.
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Sites like Amazon books, Google Play
Books, Apple iBooks, Barnes and Noble,
Xlibris, Author House, etc. are very good
sites you could consider publishing on if
you decide to go through this publishing
means. As a result of their popularity
and wide range of visitors, they are good
options.
In case you haven’t noticed, we can
help you pick one that will best suit your
needs, and follow through with the due
processes. Composio provides critical
ISBN and copyright assistance, plus VIP
features such as your personal team of
professional book editors, proofreaders
and designers.
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FOUR

HOW TO Marketing has been established as the

end of the chain earlier, so how do you go

MARKET YOUR
about it efficiently and effectively? There
are a number of ways to push your book to
reach your target audience that you could

BOOK try and that we could help you with.

E-MAIL MARKETING
Although there are tremendous marketing
channels and social media sites available
today for marketing and promoting a new
book, email is still one of the best ways
to reach fans and potential new readers.
Almost everybody you would want to reach
would have an email address, even if they
don’t have any social media account.

According to one study, 68% of consumers

find email to be their #1 preferred channel
for receiving commercial messages. All
they have to do is subscribe to an author’s
mailing list when they visit their site, or
another site that features the author.

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 Such subscribers are a prime audience to receive an email
about a new book, book signings, and other news involving a
book you are working on. It is important to keep subscribers
engaged between book launches. You don’t want them to get
bored, so you need to give them a little something every now
and then for them to remember your existence.

If you want to build email engagement, you could offer

subscribers free content as a way to get them hooked after they
first subscribe. For your final mail before a book is launched,
you could add a link for the download of the book.

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING

This is without doubt one of the cheapest marketing platforms
you can find in this age. With various social media platforms
springing up from time to time, you cannot be short of people
to push your market to.

As an author, your social media game has to be very solid, as you

need to have a strong online presence. Social media platforms
like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are so popular these days,
with very few people not knowing of their existence.

Create an account on each of these platforms, and build

your followership on them. Send regular updates about
what you are working on, your scheduled book launch, book
signing, and everything related to your book journey. Create
anticipation by giving your followers teasers, to keep them
interested and eager for your book to drop.

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 You have to be very consistent with
your uploads on these social media
platforms, as you want to keep these
people interested. If you cannot handle
the pressure of working on your book,
and marketing via social media, you can
delegate the job to someone else that
knows their way around these platforms.
You will need someone to help you build
your followers, and send timely updates,
and needless to say, we are here for this.
In fact, you can be close to selling out
even before your book goes into print,
just by the followers you have on these
social media platforms.
WEBSITE/ BLOG
MARKETING
Create your own world! Yes, having
your very own website/ blog, that is
exclusively yours and chronicles your
book journey will do you a lot of good.
With a blog/ website, you can release
contents.
Write for your readers. Write what you
know would interest them, as it is only
their interest that will keep them on
your page. Ask yourself if you would
read what you are writing, and make
adjustments with that.
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You would want to make your website/
blog look attractive enough to attract
people, and keep them there. You want
your blog to be in good shape, because
the rational thinking would be that if
you cannot make your blog look good
enough, what would they expect from
your book? Make sure your blog is easily
assessable, and broken links are fixed.
Find ways to attract attention to your
blog. You must have an action plan to
see this through. Some authors have
been known to post clippings and
excerpts from their upcoming book to
make people anticipate.
As an example, a particular author
released a few chapters of some of
her books as teasers before she even
published it. Now, when the book was
released, she recorded a lot of sold outs
in numerous countries, because she has
kept her audience on their toes, and the
thought of not completing something
they have started seemed like an
abomination.
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 Create a question and answer section on your website where
your readers can interact with you and get a feel of you. People
are more liable to stay engaged to a person and their art if they
find them relatable. So, create a platform for them to get a feel
of you.

In this case as well, you might not make as good a blogger as

you are a writer, so you could have someone do the job for you.
Again, these are all services we offer in composio.

AUTHOR PROFILE PAGES

Create an author profile page!There are various platforms you
can create an author platform, and it is a way to reach numerous
readers all over the world.Write a good profile that will connect
you to your readers. There are tips to doing this.

Having an author biography is most times the last item authors

think about, especially for self-published authors. As a result,
we may even consider it to be the least important part of our
marketing strategy. In many ways, it can be almost as important
as a one-sentence pitch, and it is a key component for you to
building a personal brand. In fact, think of it as a way to put
yourself out there to the world.

Platforms such as Goodreads are good spaces for you to create

an author profile. In composio, we can help you handle writing
and creating that catchy profile that will attract and keep your
audience.

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 CHAPTER
FIVE

THE BENEFITS In case you didn’t know, there is such a

thing as an author’s community, where

OF JOINING
authors meet and talk about things that
affect them, rub minds, and network.

AN AUTHOR
There are various online network

COMMUNITY platforms for authors to meet and

connect. Some of them are physical, just
like readers have book clubs, and some
of them are virtual such as Writerscafe
and AuthorHouse.

If you are a very introverted writer, there

is the possibility that you would shy away
from networking with other writers like
you. But if you think about the potential
benefits it could bring you, you might
want to reconsider, and step out of your
shell, for the sake of promoting your art.

Let us look at some of these benefits,

shall we?

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 ENCOURAGEMENT
Encouragement is a very strong thing, and it does wonders to
the ego. A kind word here and another one there can change
the way a person looks at things completely.

Think about this, if you are having a bad day, and someone says
something kind about your outfit. Think about the beautiful
smile that would light your face up and your entire day in fact.

Now, imagine if such a kind word is said about your work,

something that you have been spending a lot of time on. It
would give you some boost, is that not right?

Associating with a group of authors like yourself that understand

the struggle, and know what it is like could offer you some
manner of comfort, knowing there are people that would offer
you the encouragement you need to go on when you are having
a hard time with carrying on with your art.

It is like having a support group for that part of your life. If you
ask people that belong to one, they would tell you just how
much peace they get after discussing their challenges with
like minds, and finding a solution to whatever challenges they
might be facing.

A problem shared they say, is a problem half solved. With an

author’s community, you can discuss freely your problems,
and you can be sure that someone there has faced something
similar, and would have a word of advice for you.

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 SHARED KNOWLEDGE
Talking to like minds sharpens your
creativity and increases your knowledge
base. The reason why is quite easy.
When you interact with people in an
author’s community, you will find more
experienced people you can learn from,
and while you discuss, you pick up a few
things that will aid your writing process.
It is a tested and trusted fact that talking
with intelligent people like yourself flexes
your brain, makes you think deeper,
makes you see thing from a different
angle, and your general take on things
would be different. Seat with people
like you, rub minds, and learn one or
two things from their experiences, while
they also learn from you. No knowledge
goes to a waste. You never know, from
one of those intelligent conversations,
you can get the inspiration to start a
masterpiece.
You can also discuss an idea with them,
especially if you are finding it difficult
to work on it alone. What is being
insinuated here is that if you find yourself
in a fix, or a mental block, being a part
of an authors’ community can help in
that regard. You can find people to pull
you out of your block, and work through
your issues.
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NETWORKING
The importance of networking has
been discussed at numerous points
in this book, and it still cannot be
over discussed. Networking is a good
marketing strategy, and the best way
to meet people is by associating with
people.
What better companies to associate with
than a company of fellow writers like
you? From associating with writers like
yourself, you can get the link to proper
channels to market and promote your
book.
Take for instance; you need a publisher
for your manuscript after deciding to go
the traditional way. Instead of bothering
your head about getting one, you
could easily contact members of your
community, and ask them for a referral
to an appropriate publisher for the kind
of book you intend to publish. It is that
easy.
Whatever it is you might need, with
regards publishing, marketing and
promoting your book, the best place to
find the proper network to tap into is in
a community of authors.
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 YOU GO FARTHER TOGETHER
There is some kind of charm to associating with a group of people with like minds that
lends support and advice to one another. They also assist each other on the way to
the top and carry each other along.

Think of it as working with a team. Although you work independently, you are also
dependent on another for the little encouragement and support you offer each other.
Together, you can set goals and work towards them together.

If you are in a team and you all set goals together, you would not want to be the odd
one out, the person that didn’t make it with the rest. This is enough to push you, and
every other member in the community to work hard at creating their art, and making
it amazing.

Without planning to, you are helping one another progress in this field.

At Composio, we help create the perfect authors’ community to help suit your needs
as a writer, where you can express yourself and watch your writing get better. The end
result is one we’re particularly proud of.

Through this book, we have given you enough tools to kick start your journey into
becoming the owner of a published book. If you read through and adhere to these
tips, you will discover soon enough that the journey can indeed be easy. That is why
we are here, to make the journey easier than you expect it to be. In as many ways as
we can, we aim to help aspiring writers achieve their dreams with their writing career.

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