5 Steps to Write a Book and Finish It

This guide offers a road map on how to write a book from beginning to end.

There are a ton of reasons why you might consider writing books. It might want to prove your expertise on a given topic or create a funnel for your business. You might need a book in order to establish yourself as a public speaker or professor. You might simply have a story that you need to tell. 

But where do you get started on writing that story? Figuring out how to write a book with a beginning, middle and end can be daunting when all you have is an idea and a blank page. 

Just as with anything in life and business, the answer to learning how to write a book is to find a good teacher — people who have accomplished what you’re trying to do. If you want to know how to write a business book, and you’re trying to work out how to approach the style of your writing, you could try reading Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People again. If you want to write a memoir, you might check out Phil Knight’s Shoe Dog.

But when it comes to the straightforward act of writing books — actually starting a project and finishing it — perhaps the best role models are novelists of epic-length fantasy books like Stephen King or J.K. Rowling. These writing pros know how to write books and series that span thousands of pages and over millions of words, and the processes they use can be informative to help you write books of your own. Not only can we access the end result of their work — their books — but these epic writers often love to offer a roadmap to others hoping to walk the same path.

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