7 Book Writing
Mistakes that Short Circuit Your Book's Completion
& How to Avoid Them!
Did
your book writing come to a halt somewhere along
the way? No worries. Like many of us, you may
be making some simple mistakes that block your
book's progress and completion. Correct the
following mistakes; complete your book and prosper:
Mistake
1: Failure to plan your book realistically.
Inexperienced
book writers aim too high. Don't try to fit
everything you know or researched into a one
big book. Plan too big and you may end up with
a monster book that turns your potential readers
off. Remember many people in the new millennium
are busy and impatient. They look for short,
quick easy reads.
Solution:
Plan a short book first. If you have loads of
interesting information, consider breaking your
book into parts. Even a series of books is better
than one large volume in the non-fiction genre.
Mistake
2: Failure to write your book’s vision.
Newbie book writers lose focus and determination
because their vision is not clear. When it’s
not written down distractions easily creep into
pull you away your goal of a completed book.
You may quickly forget why you are even writing
a book.
Solution:
Write your book's vision statement.
Write it down and make it plain. Write when
you'll complete it. Name specific outcomes you
get after completing your book. For instance,
envision yourself watching your bank balance
grow from book sales. Write, "I see myself
with increased income and more clients."
Anyway you get the idea; create your vision
statement including see, hear and feel.
Mistake
3: Failure to envision what your completed book
will do for you.
This
mistake is similar to writing your book’s
vision but different because it focuses on the
rewards. Many novice book writers fail to dream
about the rewards of a completed book. Is your
goal to become an expert and gain visibility
in your field? Do you want to launch a new career
or go to the next level in your current career?
Solution:
Fuel the flame of your book dream again.
This time dream a bigger dream. Dream after
writing your book, you receive life long income
that grows each month. You become a highly visible
expert in your field. You gain added respect
of your colleagues and peers because of your
book. You receive increased income leveraged
from higher fees charged. Your clients gladly
pay them with book author as one of your titles.
Mistake
4: Failure to conquer procrastination.
The
way to conquer procrastination is to act. No,
you don't have to sell your soul anymore to
write a saleable book. Use the cumulative effect
of doing a little bit at a time. Even so, unless
you want it to take years to write, you must
schedule a considerable writing time each week.
For example, you could write 2 pages a day and
have a short book in weeks. Or you could write
10-15 hours a week to complete your book.
Solution: Do it now! Now is
better than later. Remember you become a successful
author the minute you start moving toward your
worthwhile book goal. I don't know anyone that
regrets they wrote a book. But I know plenty
of people that regret they didn't do it sooner.
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