Stop Killing Your Book Dream With Procrastination
Have you been guilty of putting your book dream on the back burner? If so, don’t feel bad; many writers get hung up with wrong thinking about writing and completing their books.
In fact, you can get excited. For I’m about to help you take easy steps that will destroy the power of procrastination over your book dream. Using the amazingly easy steps below any aspiring author can conquer the giant procrastination and speedily write their book now. Here’s what you should do:
1. Maintain your momentum.
Don’t give in to writers block. Move on to work on the chapter you feel passion bubbling for at that moment. Unseasoned writers may play the martyr and push through just to put something on paper or give up and try again another day. We would never get it done like that. When you get stuck simply close that chapter; pull out your chapter outline and choose another chapter.
2. Rewrite and Re-organize.
Concentrate on finishing each chapter then use your tracking time to self-edit: Check your ideas for flow, grammar, spelling, and chapter endings. Work on your chapter titles and lead in introductions.
Be a professional. Don’t be lazy and save all the editing for your editor. Make your manuscript the best it can be. My advice is to avoid re-writing during your first draft.
3. Learn to Delegate.
Learn to use your skills at the highest level possible. Some of the mechanical tasks of proofreading ask a family member, part-time employee or again a friend to help. Let go faster and profit sooner.
Don’t succumb to the idea that you have to do it all yourself if you want it done right. Discern your talents and delegate the rest. Know when to let go of your chapters and book. Don’t self-edit and pick your book apart word by word.
4. Work Efficiently.
Welcome to the new millennium! Remember, don’t run from technology; make your software work efficiently for you. Embrace technology. If you don’t know how something works, find out. Take a class. Read articles. Learn how to use your software to make things easier and faster. At least take the time to learn about the shortcuts in your current software.
5. Print Out and Back Up Daily.
Make a hard copy of your manuscript. Print out changes as you work. Many believe a computer crash could never happen to them. Don’t be silly; a computer crash can happen to anyone. Be smart; save your work somewhere besides your computer hard drive. Put it on a floppy disk, flash drive, CD or second hard drive.
Don’t let another opportunity go past you. Get started now; nothing can happen until that first draft is completed. Most, procrastination is ultimately based on fear of failure. It has stopped countless of book projects and stolen the vision of many more.
Don’t allow procrastination to become a giant towering over your book dreams. Go now; sign-up for a course, pin-point your topic, target your reader, write your table of contents or simply write your first draft.
Whatever you do, do it now and release your important message to the world. Best wishes for your greatest success yet.
Are you ready to get started writing your book in next 100 days or less? Go get my free 7 lesson mini-course Jumpstart Writing Your Book! You can get instant access to this ecourse and other Book Writing Coach tips at the http://www.writetowin.org web site From Earma Brown, 14 year author and book writing coach
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