Book Blueprint: How Any Entrepreneur Can Write an Awesome Book

by Jacqui Pretty

“A superb . . . how-to book for any entrepreneur who not only wants to get their thoughts down to share with the world, but to leverage off their expertise.” –Geoff Hetherington, JG Hetherington, The Clarity CEO   With the availability of self-publishing services and the rise of the entrepreneur as a thought leader, writing a book is becoming more appealing to an increasing number of small business owners. The problem? Most businesspeople aren’t writers, have never written a book before, are time poor and don’t know where to start. While many want to write a book, they worry about investing months of their time and thousands of their dollars to write something that isn’t any good, or even whether they will finish. Book Blueprint gives a step-by-step framework that any entrepreneur can follow to write a great book quickly, even if they’re not a writer.

Genres: Writing

219 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 23, 2015

Reviews

[Gregg R.]

Basic guide for entrepreneurs considering writing non-fiction: This book is a basic guide for writing non-fiction. It covers four overarching concepts: the idea, structure, content, and language. I enjoyed reading it and feel more prepared to someday write a book.

[Rosie]

With so many independent authors self-publishing their work today, many believe that they are putting out a good product but are, in fact, making many mistakes which lead to low interest and poor sales. Jacqui Pretty’s guideline to creating a successful book is one which will get the author thinking hard about the storyline’s premise, attention to detail, as well as how best to write and re-write until perceived perfection is the outcome. Planning the structure of any story is essential, rather than just typing it all out, auto-searching for typing errors and sending it off to a publisher. If you wish to go from simply being a name on a cover to a sought-out, respected, well-known name on a quality manuscript, Book Blueprint will gently guide you in the right direction. Whilst anybody can write a book, it takes a lot of planning, skill and focus to create a successful book, with effortless sales and minimal canvassing.

Having written a number of books, I was specifically interested in this title as there are so many self-described book advisors who will try to make money from anybody interested in writing a book. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Jacqui Pretty’s instructional guide was well researched and expertly delivered, without giving assurances to the reader that their book will most definitely do well. Instead of telling the reader what they should be writing, Book Blueprint: How Any Entrepreneur Can Write an Awesome Book takes you through the proper thought processes in creating a book which will sell. Having a fancy cover and blurb might entice a reader to glance at your book in a store or online, but it will be the first couple of chapters which decide the book’s fate, whether it be hit or miss. Key notations have been made throughout the guide, showing that any statistics or quotes have not simply been invented, but researched before publication. I found myself in agreement with most, if not all of what Jacqui Pretty has to offer the novice author who wishes to be noticed in literary circles, and recommend this book to all budding authors who have a story to tell, regardless of their desired genre.

- Rosie Malezer for Readers’ Favorite

[Aurelia McNeil]

Book Blueprint by Jacqui Pretty is pretty dog gone good! This text is a realistic and accurate overview of writing, editing, and marketing. After providing convincing data on 'opportunities and advantages' of book-writing, a work-saving layout to help entrepreneurs reach their goal of publication is demonstrated. For example, readers will learn how to compose their book for one target audience and yet leverage it for all audiences; how to make their book more compelling; and how to choose which of the five book types is best.

"Action time" snippets are included in each chapter which motivates readers to immediately put strategies into practice.

I recommended Book Blueprint for anyone wishing to write a book but especially business owners who want more income.

A get-up-and-get-started quote is: "Eighty-six per cent of entrepreneurs-turned-authors reported that their businesses had grown since launching their book." - Jacqui Pretty, GrammarFactory.com

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[Ann Pratley]

This was an interesting book to read. The guidelines for writing a book are clearly set out and easy to follow, although I do think it's important to stress that this isn't really about writing 'a book', so much as it's specifically about writing 'a non-fiction book'. It's an interesting read and I have no doubt that for anyone wanting to write a non-fiction book, this would be a great blueprint to follow to make it a success.