The Book: getting started
December 1, 2007 12:47 pm Book Writing DiaryLast week I went public with my objective of publishing my first book by January 31st, 2008. It’s a dream I’ve had since starting my company sixteen years ago. But I’ve procrastinated, rationalized and side-stepped going through with this.
Oh, I know all the great reasons why writing a book is a crucial part of success, both from a professional as well as a personal perspective: marketing, passive income, credibility, self-esteem, confidence and personal satisfaction to name a few.
I know I have solid material that has value. Readers of my eBooks and eXecutive Summaries and those who’ve listened to my audio programs or participated in my seminars have told me I have practical information that impacts others’ results and lives.
And I’m quite familiar with the issues and obstacles to achieving the end result: costs in time, effort, energy and resources. I’ve looked at them all, and used each to delay getting the job done.
Now I pretty well have to go through with it.
But I’m really struggling with where to start. Do I take existing information areas and patch them together into one global networking encyclopedia? Should I simply take one networking content area and expand on it to create an expanded document? Or do I create a new area or focus that I can address through my expertise and experience on this topic?
I must admit I’m a little stuck right now. So I’m using my new blog resource as an outlet to experiment with a number of options as I move forward. I plan to make this a buffet of different information pieces out of which I can see the best option.
My only commitment to myself right now to write, every day if I can, and populate this site with as much of my material in as many differing variations as seems to make sense. So check back often, and let me know what informs, excites and motivates you.
