Mini Book Model: How to Write Your Big Ideas in Small Books: Mini Book Publishing, #1

Mini Book Model

How to Write Your Big Ideas in Small Books

Chris Stanley

Stanley Crew LLC

Copyright © 2023 by Chris Stanley & Stanley Crew LLC

All rights reserved.

No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law.

Contents

BONUS

1.What I Mean When I Say Mini Book

2.Who Writes and Who Reads Mini Books

3.Why You Should Write a Mini Book

Checkpoint

4.How You Write a Mini Book

5.When to Stop Writing a Mini Book

6.Where to Publish and Promote Your Mini Book

7.Final Thoughts

BONUS: How to Complete Your Own Mini Book

Mini Book Straitjacket

Mini Book Straitjacket (Preview)

Introduction to the Mini Book Straitjacket (Preview)

Step 1: Create a POWER Promise to the Reader (Preview)

Step 2: Choose Your Book Outline (Preview)

Simple Online Business (Preview)

Introduction to the Simple Online Business Model (Sample)

S - Select a Niche (Sample)

Build Your Business

What You Should Read Next

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BONUS

Ready to publish your mini book with confidence? The Mini ​Book Success Checklist is your step-by-step guide to ​making it happen. (inclues bonus resources for every step!)

Here’s what you’ll find inside:

Prepping Guide: Craft a compelling title, subtitle, and ​outline that capture your readers’ attention.

Penning Checklist: Break down your book into ​manageable chapters and sections, ensuring smooth ​and efficient writing.

Publishing Blueprint: Get your book formatted, ​uploaded, and ready for sale with ease.

Promotion Plan: Learn the key strategies to launch your ​book, attract readers, and gain reviews.

Downloadable Printer Friendly PDF (with checkable boxes)

Notion checklist (for those who love staying organized in Notion software)

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Chapter 1

What I Mean When I Say Mini Book

A new format of writing has arrived.

It arrived out of necessity for readers. The way people consume content is changing, and the creator does not get to decide how people consume content. Authors can only decide if they want to reach those who demand new formats. While legacy non-fiction books remain popular, a shift is happening in our culture, as people demand new and shorter forms of content. The success of TikTok and Twitter reveals that people want content at a faster pace. The writing formats that most writers are familiar with don't satisfy this fast paced craving of readers.

Let's look at the different digital writing formats and how they serve different purposes.

Different Digital Writing Formats

You can tell a reader the same thing in lots of different ways.

You can write a Tweet, blog post, thread, record a video or a podcast. You can host a Zoom meeting to inform a reader of the point you want to make. We can communicate to a reader through so many options and formats, but each serve a unique purpose and has different benefits.

Below are the major forms of digital writing, a quick summation, the average word counts, shelf life, and how long it typically takes to create.

Social Post

Quick to write, instant distribution, worldwide audience, short shelf life.

Shelf Life: Short

Time to Write: 1-120 minutes

Word Count: 1-500 words

Blog Post

More in depth than a social post and more prep time. No audience except the one you have or search engine visibility you generate.

Shelf Life: Medium

Time to Write: 1 minute to day(s)

Word Count: 250-2500 words

Newsletter

Comparable to a blog post in terms of the amount of content, the layout, and the time taken to prepare it. An email newsletter is great because it already has a built-in audience, and it's a direct connection to the reader.

Shelf Life: Short (full inbox)

Time to Write: 1 hour to 1 day

Word Count: 250 – 2500 words

Non-Fiction Book

Deeply researched, extreme prep time, audience is at digital and physical bookstores or your website. You can promote on social, blog, and your email list.

Shelf Life: Years to Decades

Time to Write: Months to Years

Word Count: 30,000 – 80,000 words

Ebook

Ebooks have been the catch all for digital versions of books, blog posts, and a range of other lengths of material. Any writing that is electronic or E has had ebook slapped onto it. Because of this, most readers devalue ebooks because it is hard to define the format and can be a gamble for the reader.

Shelf Life: Short to Years

Time to Write: Hours to Years

Word Count: 250-80,000 words

That is the typical hierarchy of digitally written content.

The last format, ebooks, is a moving target. But did you notice a gigantic leap in the word count? We went from 2500 words for a newsletter and blog post to 30,000 words for a non-fiction book. As an author, this gap always frustrated me.

I had more to say than a blog post, but 30,000 words is a lot to ask someone to read or for an author to write on a subject.

I knew historically there had been shorter non-fiction books that have greatly