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Writing Your First Draft
Writing Your First Draft and Weaving Your Content
Just because you’re planning your book in a weekend doesn’t mean you’ll have a finished draft ready to publish in a weekend. If you want to have a bestseller that readers rave about, you need to put in a significant amount of time writing your first draft and weaving your curated content within.
Which tool did you decide to use for writing: Google Docs, Word, Scrivener, Evernote, some other tool? Get familiar with the inner workings of your platform before moving forward with a draft. Dealing with a learning curve in addition to crafting your draft is frustration waiting to happen. If necessary, watch video tutorials from the platform’s manufacturer or from other users.
Start off with your outline and copy/paste the curated content within the appropriate chapters. If you can, allot large chunks of time for this process. Instead of working for one hour a day, give yourself an entire day each week to work on it; or mark off the mornings or afternoons to work on your book. Clear focus without worrying about when you need to get ready for a coaching call will help the process flow more smoothly.
Believe it or not, I wrote my first few books without creating an outline. The writing process was lengthy and tedious and I’m so glad I began working…
