My Process for Writing Nonfiction Books
Hint: Do most of the work before you write the book!
I have several books on Amazon, all non-fiction. Fiction is 10X harder! At one time I had a goal of writing a murder mystery (my favorite genre to read) but now…I’m not sure.
Recently I was asked, “What’s your process?” I hadn’t thought about this, but I realize I do have a process.
I am very lazy. If I were a hard worker I’d have a dozen more books on Amazon.
I don’t decide to “write a book.” The book demands to be written.
My books grow out of articles and coaching sessions. By the time I decide to turn the material into a book, I’ve got lots of material all ready to go. I don’t start with a blank page.
Usually, I write articles or coach clients well before I decide to write a book.
Then I open up Notion software, the free version, or Google Docs. I have one page that becomes an outline. Each element in the outline links to a page, or chapter. I especially like Notion because I can move the chapters around. When I’m ready to share I switch to Google Docs, because sharing is easy there.
Each page (or document in Google Docs) becomes a chapter.
