Physically Writing Your eBook – Be Lazy Let Someone Else Do it

Now I’ve got to admit that this was a bit of silliness on my part. After all, I only know one author who was able to use a secretary to write her books. Now admitedly she used four (one at a time thank goodness) and I’m sure that there are more. But I only know of one. The rest of us are just too blasted poor (and/or cheap but that tends to follow).

But if you’ve got the money … or a spouse or child with aspirations to an obsolete skill, using a secretary is certainly a viable method.

The advantage is that you get to blurt out your book using the fastest transmission method possible. Plus, because it is a live person, any problems with understanding should be questioned immediately. And although you won’t have the words in front of you immediately, you will have them back very quickly. (The lady mentioned earlier used four secretaries so she could have the result back the next day). And because your secretary is retyping it, they can perform an edit before you even see the written material. Imagine, having no typos and all the right it’s/its/its’ in the right place! At least in theory.

There is only one real disadvantage to this technique … $$$$$$$$ Unless you are born to money (The lady in question was a Lady, as in English Nobility), or are the CEO of a major corporation (and stealing secretarial time isn’t frowned on), the sad truth is that most of us can’t afford to use a secretary. Or at least, can’t afford to waste their time on transcribing our books.

Now if you can afford it on the other hand …..