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Get in the habit of focusing to find good ideas. Have you ever noticed if you buy a new car, you soon start noticing other people that are driving the same car is you? Why did you not notice those cars before? It’s because you are now focused on your car and you notice it more. The same thing happens if you think of the color blue and try to find 5 things nearby that have the color blue in it. Right away you’ll start finding things with blue in it.
Use this same strategy to focus in and find book topics. If you are going to write a book under the broad category of hobbies, it is much easier to find an idea if you are more focused on a specific category such as “kites”. Stay focused on the subject, read on the subject, search the Internet on the subject and go to a kite store if possible. Keep the subject of kites fresh in your mind from day to day and write down any interesting thoughts that come to mind. You could also say you are tuning into a specific channel for more clarity.
Train your brain to get in the habit of focusing and being alert for idea possibilities so that it becomes second nature. Open your eyes and ears, talk and listen. Ask questions.
One idea may lead you to another and to another which could lead you to a final workable idea. Ideas are all around you – like the new car you just bought. But, you might not notice them until you tune in.
When you get interested in a specific subject you will find yourself tuning in and noticing information, idea germs you otherwise might not have noticed. Keep a specific topic area in the back of your mind and you will be more prepared to receive ideas that match that topic area.
It is much tougher to find ideas when your mind isn’t tuned in, is blank and you’re not sure what you are thinking about. Do yourself a favor and tune into a more specific area of interest and then start brainstorming. Ask yourself the question “What book could I write on the subject of kites that other people would buy as well”?
What current events are dominating the news these days? Are there any shocking personal or political scandals taking place? Mysterious murders? Wars? Elections? Stock markets up or down? Finding the current events is easy – you simply turn on the news and keep up to date on what’s going on.
Whether it is the OJ Simpson trial or September 11th you can guarantee someone will write a book about the news stories that dominate the headlines. You can also guarantee there will be new major current events every year. If a story grabs your attention and you are passionate about it, why not jump in and write a book about it? Be the first to do so and you’ll grab most of the market share.
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Check best seller lists to see what’s hot and what’s not. The first best seller list that probably comes to mind is the New York Times bestseller list. The lists are divided into Hardcover Fiction, Hardcover Nonfiction, Hardcover Advice, Children’s Picture, Paperback Fiction, Paperback Nonfiction, Paperback Advice and Business Books.
Take a look at the current best sellers and best sellers of the past. What is the current trend? Obviously these are the types of books people want or they wouldn’t be on the best seller list. Do you notice any patterns here that you might be able to take advantage of? Of course, you will have to be quick if you want to cash in on the current trends as they won’t last forever. If you wait too long the trend will be over by the time your book gets to print. You can also take note of patterns in people’s buying behaviors. Is there a topic you could write about that won’t just be a trend or fad and possibly have a long life span?
The New York Times isn’t the only place to look at the best sellers. Here are some other places to take a look:
USA Today’s Best-Selling Books Database
Bestseller Lists from 1900-1995
Publisher’s Weekly Best Seller List
The nice thing about Amazon.com is you can browse books by category and then sort them by best selling books first. This way you can explore more obscure categories that will probably never make their way to the larger best seller lists such as New York Times, etc. Some categories on Amazon.com will not display best sellers. On Barnes & Noble’s web site at you can check out the best sellers in any and all categories.
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