I. Am. Mika.

Knowledge < Imagination= Evolution.

Imagination is greater than knowledge.
For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces, transforms, stimulates, inspires, and frees the subconcious mind. Imagination manifests all things intagible into a tangible reality, thus stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.
-A Mika Miller/Albert Einstein collabo

What I Want

“I want to find my place in the world–at the table, so to speak. I want to give away warmth. It want to love a man so hard it feels soft. I want to see how far I can go alone and how far I can go with someone else. I want to be smarter. I want to be the best mother friend, sister, lover, daughter I can be. I want to respect other people’s feelings as much as I can.

I want to be a good person, a worthy person, a strong woman that people can depend on and know that my word is my bond. I want to be charitable and loving and I want to be light, and airy, and free to be me–flaws and all.

This is what I want.”

I Feel Like Crying

I never thought this day would come.

My manuscript (you know, the one that I have been talking, stressing, pining, and obsessing about for the past 3 years) is nearly complete, and I can’t believe it, but more than that…I feel a mixture of bittersweet emotions overtaking me, as the book’s completion demarcates the end of one chapter of my life…and the beginning of a new.

As much as I have talked about finishing this book, I don’t think that I ever took the time to actually visualize what my life would look like with the finished project in my hands. I am now forced to move on, even though I am not completely ready to. The words, “The End”, after the last, typed, period…at the end of the ultimate sentence… at the closing of the final chapter…beneath the last page among hundreds; forces me to turn the page–to bind the copy–to release it.

And move on.

Now I have to remove my heart, remove my emotion, and no longer nuture the birth of the novel. I have to, now, grow. With the completed manuscript in my hands, I must take on a new role. I must become more logical, more sensical and more prepared to handle its maturation. It is now about the business. The business of writing, and becoming a publisher, and public relations person, and agent, and distributor, and my own motivator.

My perception of what this book is, and could be, my hopes for its potential to change, my desire for this book to cause people to stop and think and question everything that they believed in before they became acquainted with my words, must now become my reality.

I never thought this day would come. I never thought that this day would come. I never thought that this day would come.

I am coming down from a wonderful high. I am falling from the sky. I see the ground from such great heights. I feel like crying…

Give Your Book Its Best Selling Chance

Imagine thousands of people buying your book all over the world in the coming year. Sound far fetched? Believe it; it could happen to you! I’ve done it…and so can you.

CAUTION: Keep reading only if you want to give your book the selling chance it deserves.

To start with, every part of your book should be a compelling part of your message. Every part should be written passionately and designed to touch your readers’ emotion with passion for your topic… and that is how you sell more books.

Here are QUICK TIPS to help you along:

Tip #1 Write Your Book’s “Thesis Statement”

Write your book’s central thought or main point into a one sentence thesis. This one sentence thesis proclaims the general mission of your book. If you want your readers to keep reading to the end, write a tightly focused manuscript. Make every sentence and every chapter support your main goal.

Tip #2 Find a Niche. Direct Your Book to One Targeted Audience.

I don’t want to hurt your feelings but not everyone will want your book. Even so, I am convinced there’s a audience of people who want to read your story, as only you can convey it. Knowing your market before you write will help you write focused, compelling chapters. Writing for a “specific” person or group of people in mind, will keep your readers reading to the end.

Tip #3 Focus HEAVILY on your Book Title and Cover.

Your title may well be 90% of the pulling power for your book. Researchers say you have 4 seconds to hook your potential buyer. Well designed book covers sell! Hire a professional graphic designer to help you. The cover of your book helps make the important first impression with readers and even book-sellers. Remember, the attention of your potential customer is captured largely and first by the cover design.

Tip #4 Don’t forget about the Book’s Back Cover.

How many times did the title and front cover hook your interest enough to pick it up? Then usually you turn it over to see if you really want to read it. On the back cover, you put the most compelling ad copy, blurs and a bio about yourself. If your prospective buyer likes it they will buy instantly. If they need more information to make the decision they will usually preview your first page/introduction.

No matter how good your book is, if you don’t use the above simple tips in setting it up you may never sell as many books as your message deserves. Enthusiasm and passion are contagious. Give your book the best selling chance possible. Fill it with enthusiasm and passion for your topic to sell more books than you ever dreamed.