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How To Write A Book In 12 Days

posted in Other on 4/14/2016
DAY ONE:
Organizing a book will only take one day as you prepare the outline.
1. Decide on a topic for your book. I usually decide on the name of my book first and it inspires me throughout my writing process.

DAY ONE:

Organizing a book will only take one day as you prepare the outline.

1. Decide on a topic for your book. I usually decide on the name of my book first and it inspires me throughout my writing process.


2. Write down 10 questions you want to answer in book
Each of these questions will become your book chapters. Since most books have 10 chapters you can add more if you’d like, but you don’t have to. Now you should have a book title and a list of questions which will become the chapters of your book

2. Write down 10 questions you want to answer in book

Each of these questions will become your book chapters. Since most books have 10 chapters you can add more if you’d like, but you don’t have to. Now you should have a book title and a list of questions which will become the chapters of your book.


3. For each question write down as many answers to the question as you can think of.List these answers as bullets under each question. Move through each of your chapters this way until you have outlined all of them.

3. For each question write down as many answers to the question as you can think of.List these answers as bullets under each question. Move through each of your chapters this way until you have outlined all of them.


Writing Your Book – Day Two through Eleven

You can write one chapter a day by deciding which day you want to write and sitting down to do it. You already have the topic questions and the answers, all you have to do is expound on each answer.

Illustrate the answers to each question by citing examples, sharing stories, resources and information to validate your views.

Write out one chapter per day and don’t worry about editing anything, that will come later.

Polishing Your Book’s Structure– Day Twelve

Now that you have the guts of your book written you can go ahead and change the chapter questions to

statements. These will become your chapter headings.

Example:

Title: It’s Not A Sin To Be Single

Chapter Question:  How can I relieve myself sexually as a single person?

Chapter Heading (After the outline): It’s Not A Sin To Touch Yourself

Be creative with your chapter headings. Write headings that will grab attention and also support your book title.

Next, Add an introduction at the beginning of your book that explains why you wrote the book and how the reader will benefit from reading it.

The rest of the process is editing and you’ll have to develop your own strategy for that. 

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