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Write Your Damn Book

A book begins with an idea, but completing it requires decisions about what to say and how to keep moving. Write Your Damn Book is for readers ready to take their writing ambition seriously and work toward a manuscript. It puts the focus on the act of writing and the commitment involved in developing an idea into something another person can read.

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PUT IT INTO PRACTICE

A handout. A workbook. Your next step.

Professionals turning their knowledge into a focused book.

A finished manuscript comes from making and keeping a series of writing decisions. Use this handout to define the reader, limit the scope, draft useful chapters, and separate writing from revision.

Inside the resources

  • State what the book helps a particular reader understand or do. Use that promise to decide what belongs in the manuscript.
  • Build an outline around the reader's questions. Each chapter should move the reader forward rather than repeat the same argument in a new title.
  • Choose a writing schedule that fits your actual calendar. Define the work you will complete in each session before the session begins.

Workbook exercises

  • Write the reader promise
  • Build a chapter sequence
  • Plan and complete a drafting session