by Steve Spillman | Apr 30, 2014 | blog, How to write a book in 30 days |
A critical step in learning how to write a book is in writing a book readers enjoy reading. Let’s talk about write-craft … that is, the craft of writing. Writing, like any other occupation or art, is a craft; it is learned. You’re likely to get better at it the more...
by Steve Spillman | Apr 10, 2014 | blog, How to write a book in 30 days |
Now that you’ve identified your perfect reader and you’ve determined the benefit you’re offering your reader, it’s time to nail down the main idea and theme of your book. Although ‘idea’ and ‘theme’ sound like much the same thing, they have some subtle and important...
by Steve Spillman | Apr 1, 2014 | blog, How to write a book in 30 days |
What value are you offering the reader? In my last post, you learned how to name your reader – the ideal person or persons (not a vague concept of ‘audience’) you will be writing to and for. As an example, I identified my two ideal readers for ‘How...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 16, 2014 | blog, How to write a book in 30 days |
Who is my reader? This is the most important and most unasked question that presents itself to any author. Have you really considered who is going to be reading your book once you’ve finished it? When you get down to it most of us write for ourselves. We write because...
by Steve Spillman | Feb 27, 2014 | blog, How to write a book in 30 days |
Let’s review: The first step we took on this journey was to simply ‘begin writing’ – to develop the habit of writing on a regular schedule. In the end, writers write; if you’re not writing regularly you may want to be a writer someday, but you’re not a...
