Lately people have been asking me about how to write or publish their book. Is it hard? Is it expensive? How will I find the time?
My answer varies according to the person asking. Writing a book and getting it published is a bittersweet experience. Putting words on paper is not as easy as it sounds, but it’s doable. It certainly requires a plan (an outline, a marketing plan, and a schedule) and it definitely requires commitment.
At first it seems exciting, then the realization that you may or may not get this @#$#! book finished settles in. Worries start to fill your little head and pretty soon the manuscript is on the shelf collecting dust. It may be fear of success, fear that a publisher would never be interested, and innumerable amount of other fears. But never fear, you book can be completed and it can be published. It just requires some out of the box thinking and courage on your part.
My friend Derrick Hayes coined the phrase W.O.E. or Words of Encouragement so I pass some one to you. To write your book just get a little creative. Change the scenary and get outside, go to a cozy coffee (or tea) shop, write early in the morning or late at night, do anything to get out of your writer’s rut. You could get out your trusty recorder and talk into it, blog it out, do whatever is necessary to complete your book. Before you know it, your book will be complete and you will be ready to go on to the next phase….getting it published.
