How long does it take to write a book?

Have you been putting off writing your book because you think it will take too long? If you have, I imagine you think it takes years of hard

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How to start your book – 3+ hours

To set you up for success, you need to do a little planning before you start writing your book. Since you're writing your expert book (a book about

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Clean up your text: Revision, beta readers, editor (25 hours)

Once you finish your messy draft, you need to clean up your text before you send your book to be formatted for publication! The four steps for doing

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Your messy draft (40 hours)

Writing your messy draft, aka first draft, is by far the most time consuming part of the process. The main challenges you'll face at this stage are in

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Pre-work: Before you start your book (3+ hours)

Before you start your book, you need to do some pre-work on your mindset, commitment to the project, and understanding of what's really involved. Pre-work step 1: Your

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You can be an author: The myth of the natural writer

You – right now, today – have what it takes to be an author. If you're not, could this myth be getting in your way? When you hear

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