Do you have a writing project at hand? Are you working on a book that seems to be stalled? Would you like to finish your book project within a certain time frame\u2014by the time the kids are out of school, when school starts again or before the year ends, for example?<\/p>\n
How are you coming along with your project? Feeling disorganized, hopelessly stuck, as if there just isn\u2019t enough time in the day? You may feel along, but you aren\u2019t alone.<\/p>\n
Even though there are over a million books being produced each year and there\u2019s every technology imaginable to help, still a whole lot of authors never complete their projects or they take an inordinate amount of time to finish it. Today, I\u2019d like to offer some tips on how to ultimately finish your book:<\/p>\n
1: Choose a topic that you are passionate about. You have to love what you are doing. On the other hand, allow yourself to enjoy the process. Some authors have trouble giving themselves permission to spend time writing because it seems as though they should be doing something that\u2019s more like work.<\/p>\n
2: Come to terms with why you are writing this book\u2014you have something to say, you have knowledge you want to share, you feel a need to help a segment of people, you just get excited when you think about your book project and where it could take you. <\/p>\n
3: Determine what is keeping you from writing and do your best to address it.<\/p>\n
4: Set up a writing space of your own away from the hustle bustle of the household. <\/p>\n
5: Ascertain what sacrifices you could make in order to spend more time writing. This might be less TV watching, fewer hours spent on computer games, check emails only twice a day, get up an hour earlier, go to bed an hour later, write during your lunch hour, cut time spent on your daily workout, clubbing etc. <\/p>\n
6: Develop a schedule. Plan to write everyday\/evening at the same time. This will help you to create the habit of writing.<\/p>\n
7: Find a writing buddy\u2014someone to help you become more accountable.<\/p>\n
8: Join a writers\u2019 group. The writers\u2019 group atmosphere can be inspiring. <\/p>\n
9: Set a reasonable deadline for yourself. (Surveys show that it takes 725 hours to write a typical nonfiction book. That\u2019s 90 eight-hour days or approximately eighteen work weeks or four months.)<\/p>\n
10: Look to the future. Sometimes it helps to imagine the end results of your effort\u2014the joy of holding your completed book in your hands, the boost your book will have to your business, the fun you will have doing readings with children, etc.<\/p>\n
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