Writing 1st Ebook. Need opinions!

My first thought is that your title should have the word Vegan or Vegetarian at the beginning of the title.

And the title needs a real benefit tied to being a vegan. Losing weight, living longer, better sex, less allergies, better thinking....whatever. Because "Surviving your first year" isn't compelling. It isn't positive.It makes being a vegan sound like work. And whether it really is work or not, is immaterial. It has to sound easy, and there has to be a big immediate reward.

But that's only if you want people to buy the book.

I'm not a vegan, so I can't help you with a story. But the headline and cover will determine how many sales you get. Then later, your actual content will get you interviews, consultations, followers, and the rest.

Awesome..Thanks a bunch for taking the time to share that you two. Appreciate the honesty and I didn't think about it from that angle.

A book that offers the pros and cons is good because it helps people make up their mind. They get to read all the info in one book instead of having to find lots of books on the same topic. Good luck!

Awesome you are doing your market research. Can I suggest you maybe find some forums/blogs/fb groups that maybe focus in this niche. You might be able to get a wealth of people who can give you some more ideas as well as potential take ups for your e-book.

Personally, the thing that holds me back, is the lack of time to prepare healthy food and my hate of cooking lol! I have many talents but unfortunately cooking isn't one of them.

But I'm an awesome baker!

Good Luck

Hi, first of all, congratz on your new venture, I would like to wish you all the best and sincerely hope that you succeed.

In saying that, in answer to your query, I would suggest that you do a lot of research by using all the different search engines. Search for things related to your quest, thinks like:
• How do you become a vegetarian/vegan?
• How do you convert to being a vegetarian/vegan?
• 50 Reasons To Not Become A Vegetarian/Vegan
• Five reasons to become a vegetarian/vegan
• How did you become a vegetarian/vegan?
• What does it take to become a vegetarian/vegan?
• When did you become a vegetarian/vegan?
• My Life As A Vegan: How did you become vegetarian/vegan?
• What are the requirements to be a vegetarian/vegan?
• What are the best vegetarian/vegan ebooks available?
• Ebooks on vegetarian/vegan
• WHEN & WHY did you become a vegetarian/vegan?
• Which people are likely to want to be vegetarian/vegan?
• How to Become a Vegetarian/Vegan Despite Criticism
• I want to be become a vegetarian/vegan, but
• Why did you decide to become a vegetarian/vegan?

Of course, these are just a few suggestions, hope it helps you.

All the best. Regards.

Time. Because the amount of time it takes to make cheap, healthy food, that's a major barrier for me.

Regarding your niche specifically, it takes a lot of time to make healthy things from scratch that cost less. Premade veg*n items can be very expensive and very unhealthy.

I have seven years experience as a veg*n (though I am not anymore) so feel free to PM me if you have any more questions about anything. I dealt with a lot of things you'll be writing about!

First, don't let anything stop you from writing your first book -- no matter what you decide to write about.

Second, your feelings may or may not be a good barometer of what other people feel. If this is what you base the premise of your book on, make sure this is an issue before you write a book about it.

If your feelings aren't indicative of a genuine deciding factor then you won't make many sales no matter how good the book is.

Let me put it another way... if you write a book about training a pet fish to blow bubbles because you feel people want to do that but don't know how, you won't sell many books because few, if any, would be interested in it.

That's why we don't write books based on feelings, we research potential topics.

And by the way, don't call it Ebook
Call it Report or Guide Book... it carry more weight than Ebook ..

This is the first time I have ever started a thread on a forum and I have to say that it is AWESOME ha. Everyone is so helpful and you guys and gals are bringing up some stellar points. I really do appreciate the insights.

I became a vegetarian after I watched "fat sick and nearly dead", and I started juicing.

I felt so ill. I had a terrible time. I am convinced it was the chemicals in the meat I was eating so I stopped eating meat. However, I am an animal lover and both my sisters are vegetarian and I had tried to do the veggie thing before.

I have been vegetarian now for about six months and I wouldn't go back to meat eating again.

I think there has to be something in it for the person or they won't do it. You have to really prove to the reader that vegetarianism will benefit them in lots of ways.

I hope that helps,

Best wishes,

Ruth

Sometimes I just don't realize I'm eating unhealthy. You know when you eat something unhealthy and then realize after you've eaten that you shouldn't have. That doesn't happen to me as much now but when I was younger it was a problem.

First, to be a vegan is not necessarily healthier than a meat-eater. It all depends on moderation.

Second, if you must be a vegan, don't flaunt it as if you will all go to Heaven.

Third, as a book it might sell depending on how well you write it. I tried to be a vegan once after having stayed in India for two months where there are a lot of vegans. After two weeks my weight dropped so low that I looked emaciated. But I felt alright. When my mom saw me, she cried thinking that I was very sick.

So I stopped.

Write between five hundred and two thousand words per day. Expect to have to edit significantly what you write.