Most everyone wants to write a book – some day.
But that’s the catch.
Instead of writing it NOW, they plan to write their book some day. Some time in the distant future – because as long as the plan is for the future, it’s a nice, safe PLAN.
The trouble is, it isn’t EVER more than a plan until you start writing.
So, why haven’t you written your book if you’ve been planning to write one for years now?
Well, here are a few possible reasons. See which ones sound familiar to you.
1. You have no idea HOW to get started. You wonder if you even KNOW enough about your subject to write a complete book.
2. You’ve collected all sorts of information for your book – notes you’ve written, quotes from experts, etc. – but now you don’t know what to do with it all.
3. You THINK you don’t have time to write the book right now since you can’t devote large chunks of time to working on it.
4. You’re not sure how to structure your book. Should it have sections or chapters? How many chapters should it be? How many pages? Should it include sidebars of information? Charts? Graphs?
5. You don’t think you can explain things clearly enough to readers. How do you make your message simple and easy to understand?
6. You can’t seem to get motivated to write and then STAY motivated to continue writing. This is particularly true if you’ve started your book but just can’t seem to move forward with it.
7. You have trouble with grammar, punctuation, and maybe even spelling, and you get frustrated when you make so many mistakes.
8. You’re not completely sure what a book would do for you – especially if you have to shell out your own money to get it edited, formatted, and published. Why spend money on all that? Will it be worth it?
9. You can’t figure out whether you need to write a book proposal and try to find a traditional publisher for your book or write the book and then self-publish it.
10. It all seems so overwhelming when you realize you will also have to market the book once it’s written and published. Book signings sound like fun. But you really don’t want to have to CALL bookstores yourself to set up these kinds of things.
Any – or ALL – of this sound familiar?
Then relax.
Email me at suzanne@writebythesea.com to find out how to get all the help you need to write your nonfiction book and get it published.
To Your Success,
Your Writing Coach