By Rafael Marquez
You've taken the time to come up with a topic and you've figured out that there is a market for what you're wanting to write about. You've even come up with a title for your book, now all you need is time.
Probably one of the hardest things to do is to find the time to write your book. As if our modern day life didn't put enough demands on our time already, now you have to find the time to write out a book.
Here are some time saving tips that can help you chunk your book writing into small bite size chunks that are easily managed.
1. Set aside 5-10 minutes or 5 pages a day until you complete the book. You don't have to sit down and write the entire book all at once. Do it in small chunks of time that way you can stop or continue as the mood strikes.
2. Get a writing buddy. Perhaps it's a business partner, or a friend that also wants to write a book, but get someone else to write with you. Make the commitment to spend a certain amount of time a day working on the book and nothing else.
3. Commit to getting the book done. I think that this is the biggest part of being able to finish the book. Commit to getting it done.
4. Set aside a weekend to get the book done. If you need to go check into a motel, do it.
5. Speak your book, don't write it. Talk into a voice recorder, or use the memo function of most modern day phones and record your book as you drive to work, sit on the train commuting or while you workout. When you're done, have the recording transcribed.
You've taken the time to come up with a topic and you've figured out that there is a market for what you're wanting to write about. You've even come up with a title for your book, now all you need is time.
Probably one of the hardest things to do is to find the time to write your book. As if our modern day life didn't put enough demands on our time already, now you have to find the time to write out a book.
Here are some time saving tips that can help you chunk your book writing into small bite size chunks that are easily managed.
1. Set aside 5-10 minutes or 5 pages a day until you complete the book. You don't have to sit down and write the entire book all at once. Do it in small chunks of time that way you can stop or continue as the mood strikes.
2. Get a writing buddy. Perhaps it's a business partner, or a friend that also wants to write a book, but get someone else to write with you. Make the commitment to spend a certain amount of time a day working on the book and nothing else.
3. Commit to getting the book done. I think that this is the biggest part of being able to finish the book. Commit to getting it done.
4. Set aside a weekend to get the book done. If you need to go check into a motel, do it.
5. Speak your book, don't write it. Talk into a voice recorder, or use the memo function of most modern day phones and record your book as you drive to work, sit on the train commuting or while you workout. When you're done, have the recording transcribed.
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