Getting Your Book Published in 120 Days – Step 1
You may have considered writing a book. You may have put it off for different reasons. You might be confused and don’t know where to begin. Or you may want to few tips on the steps involved. Or you might lack the motivation. In this article, we intend to give you strategic insight to get you started on what you’ve wanted to do for years. And here’s a little inspiration: if you start today, you can achieve a book that is ready for publishing in 120 days or less! That’s right, if you follow the steps set out here, you will have the first draft of your book, edited by a professional, and ready for publishing in the first few weeks of 2023. That is, for a book of 30,000 words, you can have a first draft in 90 days and devote the rest of the time for edits.
But first things first. Here is what you need to consider:
- Find your book idea
- Organize, structure, and plan your book
- Take time to outline your book
- Create an effective writing plan
- Set a goal
- Hire an editor or publishing coach
- Consider your publishing options
In this post, we will look at finding your book idea.
Find the book idea
A book idea is the basic concept of what will be in your book. This can be as simple as “I want to write a book about X” or it could be more specific such as “I want to write a non-fiction self-help book on Y, with Z chapters and Q appendixes.”
The most important part of this process is that you should first decide what kind of book you want to write, before deciding on its contents. There are many different types of books out there, but they all have one thing in common: they contain information that people need or want. In other words, if someone doesn’t need or want your information then it won’t sell!
Once you have that, you can begin thinking about the next stage.
Remember, if you are writing a fiction book, you will need to think deeply about the main character, his or her challenge, and a lesson to convey. Typically, in a non-fiction book, you need to be clear about a problem, the person to whom you are writing (target audience), and a gripping solution. It’s got to have a point, in other words! Readers do not want to read a book that is going nowhere!
Take a few minutes to consider what your main idea might be. Write it down!
Coming up next: Organize, structure and plan your book
