Podcasts Business Ray Edwards Show #003: How To Write A Book In 7 Days [Podcast]

#003: How To Write A Book In 7 Days [Podcast]

Published: April 3, 2012, 1:23 p.m.

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\\u201cBut you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood,
a holy nation, His own special people, that you may
proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of
darkness into His marvelous light.\\u201d

1 Peter 2:9

Feature Story: How To Write A Book In 7 Days\\xa0

If you really know your topic well, you could probably complete your first draft in a week. Here\\u2019s a simple plan for doing just that:

\\u201cPrep Day\\u201d \\u2013 Day ZERO:\\xa0Come up with your title. Something like \\u201cThe Insider\\u2019s Secrets of Raising Chinchillas\\u201d (or whatever your topic is). Then write an outline of what you want to say about your topic: 7 main subjects (chapters) with 3 points about each chapter. Sample:

\\u201cThe Insider\\u2019s Secrets of Raising Chinchillas\\u201d

Chapter 1:\\xa0Why Raising Chinchillas Is A Great Business

1.\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0The facts about the Chinchilla business

2.\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0What other Chinchilla ranchers have to say about it

3.\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0My personal Chinchilla story

\\u2026and so on, for 7 \\u201cChapters\\u201d. Then, you keep going\\u2026

Day 1:\\xa0Record yourself just talking through your outline of Chapters 1 & 2.

Day 2:\\xa0Record yourself just talking through Chapters 3 & 4.

Day 3:\\xa0Record yourself just talking through Chapters 5&6.

Day 4:\\xa0Record yourself just talking through Chapter 7 \\u2026 and a short talk on \\u201cAbout this book\\u201d that will serve as the book\\u2019s \\u201cIntroduction\\u201d (It\\u2019s best to do this after you have finished dictation of the whole book. You\\u2019ll have a better idea what to say.)

Day 5:\\xa0Send off your audios for transcription. Use someone who will \\u201cclean up\\u201d all your stumbles and false starts, etc.

Day 6:\\xa0Do nothing.

Day 7:\\xa0Receive your transcriptions back. You now have a first draft of your book.

Now get busy and write that book, willya?

LISTENER QUESTIONS

I answered \\xa0question from listener Ted from California on how to get started.

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