Podcasts Education Self-Improvement Crystal Paine Show 167. How I Found Time to Write a Book

167. How I Found Time to Write a Book

Published: April 27, 2022, 6:53 p.m.

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Today\\u2019s topic is fresh on my mind because I just turned in the second round of edits for the manuscript of my next book. It comes out in early 2023 and I\\u2019m so excited about it!

In this episode, we \\u201cpull back the curtain\\u201d on publishing and share what I\\u2019ve learned about writing books, the mistakes I\\u2019ve made, and how I found time to write this book.

Whether you have dreams of writing a book one day, are a published author, or need some inspiration to tackle a big project, I hope you find this episode helpful and encouraging. I share how I approach writing, why an outline is key, how I break the project down into bite-sized pieces, how I use Google calendar to keep me on track, the amount of time I spent on writing each day, and a number of tips that helped me to stay on task and be really thrilled with the (almost) finished product!

The strategies I employed to make the time to write this book are ones you could implement with many different big projects \\u2014 even if you never, ever plan to write a book or truly despise writing.

In This Episode

[0:35] \\u2013 I announce that I just turned in the second draft of my new book!

[1:16] \\u2013 Today\\u2019s tips can be applied to any large project, not just a book.

[2:39] \\u2013 Our girls had prom last night! We share some of our favorite parts of the experience.

[8:19] \\u2013 I just finished reading\\xa0Fostered\\xa0by Tori Hope Petersen.

[11:20] \\u2013 I recently got a\\xa0Milliard body pillow\\xa0and totally understand why people love them!

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[16:44] \\u2013 I dive into how I found time to write a book.

[19:38] \\u2013 How a book about time management came to be.

[21:50] \\u2013 One of my biggest time management secrets is streaming and simplifying.

[23:54] \\u2013 I was my own case study about time management while writing this book.

[25:52] \\u2013 How I use Google calendar to keep me on track.

[27:34] \\u2013 Reading the manuscript out loud is one strategy I\\u2019ve found to be so helpful.

[29:27] \\u2013 I describe the challenge of writing a book while pregnant.

[30:57] \\u2013 Jesse touches upon why it was easier for me to make changes to this book.

[33:26] \\u2013 I can\\u2019t write well for longer than 45 minutes.

[35:45] \\u2013 Jesse offers insight into why my time block method is better than a word count method.

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