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Front and Back Matter

How To Write a Book in 30 Days   13. Front matter and Back matter Front matter and back matter describe some elements included in a book, either in the front of the book, before the main body or in the back of the book, after the main body. Front and back matter...

Plot Your Course

How To Write a Book in 30 Days   3. Plot Your Course Arranging your ideas – logical progression In Module 2, we talked about getting our ideas out on paper via our ‘analog modular capture and recording system’ … otherwise known as Sticky notes!  ...

Your Introduction

How To Write a Book in 30 Days   12. Writing Your Introduction Your introduction is where you, the author, set the stage for your reader. You’re ‘introducing’ the reader to your work, explaining the question or situation your book answers, why you think it’s a...

Your Conclusion

How To Write a Book in 30 Days   11. Your Conclusion Wrapping up your idea The mission of your book doesn’t really end at the end of your last chapter. You’d think that now that you’ve laid out all the pieces, your theme, your big idea, and all of your...

Better Writing

How To Write a Book in 30 Days   10. Better Writing Let’s talk about write-craft. That is, the craft of writing. Writing, like any other occupation or art, is a craft; it is learned. You’re likely to get better at it the more you work at it. “The road to hell is...

Do Your Research

How To Write a Book in 30 Days   9. Do Your Research Let’s talk about research. What it is and what it isn’t. When to do it, when not to do it, when to stop doing it, and when credit should be given. We can also mention where proper research material used to live...

Your Book’s Theme

How To Write a Book in 30 Days   8. Your Book’s Theme Idea vs. Theme Now that you’ve identified your perfect reader and you’ve determined the benefit you’re offering your reader, it’s time to nail down the main idea and theme of your book.  “You...

Determine the Benefit

How To Write a Book in 30 Days   7. Determine the Benefit What value does this book offer the reader? Now that I’ve identified my readers (Molly and Max and others just like them), I’ve got to ask, ‘What value is my book going to be to Molly and Max? ...

Determine Your Audience

How To Write a Book in 30 Days   6. Determine Your Audience Who is my reader? This is the most important and most unasked question that presents itself to any author. Have you really considered who is going to be reading your book once you’ve finished it? When...

Create Chapters

How To Write a Book in 30 Days   5. Create Chapters Let’s Review: The first step we took on this journey was to simply ‘begin writing’ – to develop the habit of writing on a regular schedule. In the end, writers write; if you’re not writing regularly,...