Review: `You have a book inside you, and it wants to come out'
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 6, 2014
Joel N. Orr, PhD in abstract math, has trademarked a BookProgram Method to guide authors in creating and publishing their own books - seemingly a distant tangent from his expertise in engineering automation and computer technologies - or is it? A near obsession to write encouraged Orr to explore every avenue and many highly successful writers' opinions, and the result of that combination of information gathered form many sources together with his own sensible approach is what makes this book not only helpful to read but an entertaining journey down path of becoming an author.His method is, First structure; then content - `first you put together the organization of your book - what's first, what's next, what's last. You decide how you will break up the information you want to communicate so as to get it across in the most effective way. And - crucial point - you break it down into chunks that you can write in five to ten minutes of continuous, non-self-critical writing.'Orr then talks to his reader as a coach, preparing the state of mind necessary to actually write a book, asking the reading to decide on the pressing purpose on writing a book, discover or uncover your passion, curiosity, the message you wish to share etc until you have decided on the topic of the book you wish to write.  He then goes through the steps thoroughly - structure, content - and on to essential tools such as Clustering (a very interesting and informative section), Zip-Writing, The Diamond - all terms and tools unique to Orr and everyone should read these essential elements of his theories of writing on their own.Throughout the book Orr questions the reader about motivations and gives advice on selecting a title, deciding who your audience is to be, how to package your book, the ins and outs of obtaining an ISBN number, how to approach a publisher, agent, promotion and marketing - all of those critical factors that each of us needs to know - and here are the answers in one succinct book.Joel N Orr is a valuable coach and much of his energy about writing is contained in this indispensible book. One of the more reliable and intelligent resources for authors on the market. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, January 14