I can write a 60,000-word book in 30 days.
But I don't sacrifice my life to do it—I still run my business, socialize, and go to the gym.
Here’s how I write a 5,000-word chapter in 90 minutes (this works even if you've never written a book before):
But I don't sacrifice my life to do it—I still run my business, socialize, and go to the gym.
Here’s how I write a 5,000-word chapter in 90 minutes (this works even if you've never written a book before):
Before you start writing, you need to have two items in place:
1. Your title
2. Your outline
If you don't have these, you don't know what you're writing about.
Check the end of the thread—there are 2 extra resources to help you.
Before we dive in, let's do some quick math:
1. Your title
2. Your outline
If you don't have these, you don't know what you're writing about.
Check the end of the thread—there are 2 extra resources to help you.
Before we dive in, let's do some quick math:
Here's how to break down your 60,000-word book:
• 10 chapters at 5,000 words each
• Each chapter has 5 to 7 sub-questions
• These sections are then only 700 to 1,000 words long
Each section is the length of a blog post or a newsletter.
And this is the biggest takeaway here:
• 10 chapters at 5,000 words each
• Each chapter has 5 to 7 sub-questions
• These sections are then only 700 to 1,000 words long
Each section is the length of a blog post or a newsletter.
And this is the biggest takeaway here:
Your book is a series of shorter posts bolted together.
This should help take some pressure off writing a "60,000-word book."
Instead, take it in chunks.
Then add in your introduction and conclusion, and you can easily hit 60,000 words.
On to the writing process:
This should help take some pressure off writing a "60,000-word book."
Instead, take it in chunks.
Then add in your introduction and conclusion, and you can easily hit 60,000 words.
On to the writing process:
Step 1: Prep the Chapter on the page
1. Write out the overarching question for the chapter
2. List out the sub-questions/topics for the question
With the chapter prepped, writing becomes a fill-in-the-blanks exercise (and far less intimidating).
1. Write out the overarching question for the chapter
2. List out the sub-questions/topics for the question
With the chapter prepped, writing becomes a fill-in-the-blanks exercise (and far less intimidating).
Step 2: Expand each sub-question/topic
For each of these, ask yourself:
"What does the reader need to understand about the sub-question and overarching chapter question?"
The best way to think about this is to use the 10 magical ways of expansion:
For each of these, ask yourself:
"What does the reader need to understand about the sub-question and overarching chapter question?"
The best way to think about this is to use the 10 magical ways of expansion:
Any piece of writing can be expanded in 10 ways:
• Tips
• Stats
• Steps
• Lessons
• Benefits
• Reasons
• Mistakes
• Examples
• Questions
• Personal Stories
Mix and match these to answer the sub-questions and overarching question of the chapter for the reader.
• Tips
• Stats
• Steps
• Lessons
• Benefits
• Reasons
• Mistakes
• Examples
• Questions
• Personal Stories
Mix and match these to answer the sub-questions and overarching question of the chapter for the reader.
Step 3: Make one round of edits
Don't get bogged down in this.
Some editing pointers:
• Look out for repetition
• Edit for flow and readability
• Do a final read-through out loud to pick up any clunky parts
That's it—you just wrote a 5,000-word chapter in 90 minutes!
Don't get bogged down in this.
Some editing pointers:
• Look out for repetition
• Edit for flow and readability
• Do a final read-through out loud to pick up any clunky parts
That's it—you just wrote a 5,000-word chapter in 90 minutes!
Here's how I write a chapter in 90-minutes:
Step 1: Prep the Chapter on the page
Step 2: Expand each sub-question/topic
Step 3: Make one round of edits
And if you want more help writing your next 60,000-word book:
Step 1: Prep the Chapter on the page
Step 2: Expand each sub-question/topic
Step 3: Make one round of edits
And if you want more help writing your next 60,000-word book:
Here's a thread on outlining (it only takes 35 minutes):
And here's a thread on writing a bestselling book title:
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I highly encourage ghostwriting (this is what I did):
• Land high-paying clients
• Earn a dividend on your talents
• Get paid to build your network
Here's how:
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That’s a wrap!
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Here’s the link to the first post:
If you liked this, then I’d be grateful if you could like and repost it.
Here’s the link to the first post:
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