If you are nervous about going it alone in writing a book, this podcast can alleviate your fears. You’ll learn that several alternatives exist to the solo route. You can work with contributors, have a coeditor, be a chief editor with associate editors, or be one of those associate editors. I have experience with all these roles and will share the challenges and rewards of these options.

I'm Pat Iyer and this is Writing to Get Business.

You can also decide to write your book on your own with professional help. Some of this assistance is impersonal and mass-produced, as in books about writing. Some of it is more personalized, like writing courses or working with a book coach like me. If you are fixated on the idea that you should be able to write a book without help, let me help you get over that idea. Here's what you'll get from this podcast.

·       There are several ways for you to work with others.

·       Be aware that working as a chief editor of a book is time-intensive. It’s also prestigious.

·       When your name is connected to a book as an editor, you want its quality to be very high.

·       The cost of getting help with writing a book can range from the price of buying a book about writing to working with a book coach.

·       Recognize that, even if you write your book on your own, you will require professional help in production.

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