Thinking of writing an E-Book

[SPINDOKTOR]

Ive been thinking, Id like to write an E-book. Id like to share my ideas and some techniques with the masses, my question is what do players want? what do you need? What area's of the game would you like addressed? I want to mainly focous on the mental aspects of the game and how to pre pare yourself for tourney's and how to overcome the frustrations associated with the game. I will also cover the physical aspects but Id like to hear your thoughts.


SPINDOKTOR

 

[Neil]

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[ShootingArts]

your area of expertise

What is your forte? Write about the areas you are strongest in and that you want to write about. No sense writing a book about the diamond system when you want to focus on the mental game. There has never been the perfect book on the mental game written so there is always room for one more.

The proper mental game is different depending on your stage of development and your current perception of your game so actually just focusing on the mental game could easily run to six separate sections or more. What the beginner needs to do when he is feeling down is totally different from what the champion needs to do when he is feeling discouraged. Also no one path is perfect for everyone so you might consider offering multiple options.

Hmm, I'm well on the way to outlining my book!

Hu

Ive been thinking, Id like to write an E-book. Id like to share my ideas and some techniques with the masses, my question is what do players want? what do you need? What area's of the game would you like addressed? I want to mainly focous on the mental aspects of the game and how to pre pare yourself for tourney's and how to overcome the frustrations associated with the game. I will also cover the physical aspects but Id like to hear your thoughts.


SPINDOKTOR

 

[SPINDOKTOR]

What is your forte? Write about the areas you are strongest in and that you want to write about. No sense writing a book about the diamond system when you want to focus on the mental game. There has never been the perfect book on the mental game written so there is always room for one more.

The proper mental game is different depending on your stage of development and your current perception of your game so actually just focusing on the mental game could easily run to six separate sections or more. What the beginner needs to do when he is feeling down is totally different from what the champion needs to do when he is feeling discouraged. Also no one path is perfect for everyone so you might consider offering multiple options.

Hmm, I'm well on the way to outlining my book!

Hu

Right, Id like to write a comprehensive and useful tool. I'll leave the kicking and banking out although I do have my own systems, there are already many out there.

I want to focous on being acurate, and mentaly stable throughout a tough match. I feel thats my strongpoints. Ive found certain key elements play an important role and Id like to share my findings. I would however like to know what people want and want discussed before I start anything.



SPINDOKTOR

 

[BVal]

Max Eberle has a good book about the mental part of the game. Zen Pool is what is called I think.

Myself and a lot of other people I am guessing wouldn't mind hearing more about correct patterns to play and things like that.

BVal

 

[ShootingArts]

you can't be everything to all people

You can't be everything to all people. I think a poll gives you up to ten options. Why not put together a well worded poll asking people what are the three things they want the most.

One thing to remember though, people may not know they want something until it is laid in front of them. Several times in my life I have received great advice. It never came when I was looking for advice in that area.

Write a few chapters and test the waters.

Hu

Right, Id like to write a comprehensive and useful tool. I'll leave the kicking and banking out although I do have my own systems, there are already many out there.

I want to focous on being acurate, and mentaly stable throughout a tough match. I feel thats my strongpoints. Ive found certain key elements play an important role and Id like to share my findings. I would however like to know what people want and want discussed before I start anything.



SPINDOKTOR

 

[CreeDo]

since I tend to type like crazy, I tend to use the overkill approach:
just write anything and everything you want to share... and if the result happens to be skewed towards the mental stuff, that's fine. Don't worry about what people think they want to see in a book, if you write well and have interesting info then it won't matter what aspect of pool you're covering, people will want to read it... especially if it's not going to cost anything (I'm assuming?)

 

[worriedbeef]

There has never been the perfect book on the mental game written so there is always room for one more.

i would say pleasures of small motions is pretty damn amazing, but i agree on the second point. there is still room for more.

 

[JoeW]

I have written several technical books and learned from some pros many years ago. The technique I learned is to begin with an outline and then fill it in as you go. Writing is an art like many other arts and like sculpture you can work in one place for awhile and then move to some other place, returning to the first place later when you re-read and review. How about something like this to get you started.

• Stance
  • leg
    shoulder
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  Aiming

The outline is never finished and you write under any section as the mood strikes you. Often when writing one section I want to make a note to talk about xx later. Simply shift back to the outline and place it in the appropriate place. Obviously there are other ways. You might try posting a rough draft outline here and asking for comments.

Hope that helps.

In the publishing industry ediors often have several questions before they will commit to a new project. You might want to try answering a few of these.

Why is this book different?
What is the competition?
Who is it written for (what is the market)?
What are your qualifications?

If you do decide to write remember that you need a very thick skin and you need to be able to listen to others for the help they can provide. I would always ask someone to read my manuscript and tell me the problems that others would have when they read it. It is difficult but you have to learn to read and think about every criticism.