Top Tips From The Write Coach:
How Do You Start A Book?
I am not a rigid outline kind of person. I needed something to spark my creative juices. Even creative people need structure in place to create order from chaos.
As I work with clients, we go through the five steps, giving them clarity for the vision of their book. Using a writing plan gives you focus on writing each chapter until you have a completed book.
Five Steps To Start The Book Inside You:
What do you want to teach or share with others?
Is it a story?
How to be successful in a certain industry?
As Stephen Covey said, “Begin with the end in mind?”
Questions Bring Clarity:
What do you want the outcome to be for your reader?
What do you expect them to learn?
What do you want them to feel when they read your work?
What do you want the to do after reading your book?
What do other books, blog post, and podcast say about your topic?
Do you have a different point of view than most?
What do you want to do differently or better?
Is your topic something others will be willing to pay for assistance?
Are there enough people interested in your topic?
Maybe there is a flood of information on your topic. I encourage you to write about it. No one has lived your life and can share your story as you can. You may resonate with certain people more than others writing on the same topic.
3) Do you want to teach something?
You may not know as much as some others in your field, but you can strive to instruct what you know to those who are not as advanced as you.
Teach with excellence. Aim to give all you can to your readers.
Next is a crucial step in creating your book. Create a framework/outline for your book. Remember the pilot has to file a flight plan. He needs to know where he is going, and decide on the path he will use to arrive there.
A framework is another way of saying outline. Outlines can take various forms. As I mentioned earlier, I do not like rigid outlines. I prefer a series of questions to organize my thoughts. I use something called the Four-Steps To The Write Book for all of my writing and professional talks.
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The step everyone wants to do first! Start with a free write to empty your mind of all the thoughts racing through your brain. Then use the Four-Steps To The Write Book to organize your ideas into a pattern to help others.I encourage you to Write FIRST!
Do not worry about creating your work R-I-G-H-T before you W-R-I-T-E.
Writing and editing are two different activities for the brain. When you edit and write at the same time, you hinder your progress and can create “writer's block.” You block your creativity by trying to make your words perfect as they flow from your brain.
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There is not a writer alive who wrote an eloquent first draft. What makes a great writer, is knowing how to go back and clean up the beautiful mess into cohesive, beautiful prose.
Don’t worry about what you’re writing or whether it’s good or even whether it makes sense.
Lauren Oliver
Utilizing the five steps above with the Four-Steps To The Write Book from The Write Coach propels your writing project to the finish line.
Episode Highlights:
3:04 - Step 1 - What is your idea?
3:58 - Step 2 - Research for your book
5:28 - Step 3 - Do you want to teach something?
6:09 - Step 4 - Create Your Framework/Outline
8:40 - Step 5 - It’s Time To Write!
What step do you need to take to start your book?
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