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Writing a Book – Finding Time. You want to write a book, and have been wondering about the process.

Writing a Book – Finding Time

Maybe you’ve started a bunch of times, but something got in the way. Motivation failed you, or you lost track of the time, or you wrote the entire thing but never got it out there in any form or fashion. There are lots of roadblocks and dead ends in the world of writing books. Finding Time to Write a Book Most people, when I queried them, said that finding time was the #1 complain/worry/issue they had with being able to write a book. Write notes about your book into something like Evernote, which can be accessed from your phone, your desktop, and any web browser (meaning you have no excuses to take down ideas).

But I Have Kids So do I. While they watch TV, you write at the table. Time DOES Grow On Trees Gandhi famously said that we all have the same 24 hours in the day. How you respect your own time and how you show others the value of your own time is the key here. Own this. Tomorrow, we’ll talk about discipline. 6 Ways to Publish Your Own Book. Shevonne Polastre is a freelance Technical Writer who assists companies and non-profits.

6 Ways to Publish Your Own Book

She authors FreeAgentWriter, a blog about the technology world. Online self-publishing services have given users the tools they need to create, publish and promote their work. These sites allow authors to bypass the process of finding an agent and pitching to publishing houses, a venture that can take months, if not years. Here are six great sites that will help you publish your work, guaranteeing you a published book that can be sold via different outlets, such as Amazon. Have another service to suggest? 1. Lulu allows you to create a variety of books, but also lets you develop digital media. Before finalizing the book, you are able to download and print a proof of the book, and when your book is ready, you are able to sell it in your customized storefront. What makes it unique: Lulu provides an FTP site for uploading files larger than 300MB. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pricing: $0 6. Pricing: Prices start at $299. HOW TO: Write a Novel Using the Web (Mashable)

It took five years for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone to go from idea to finished manuscript, but the results have very clearly been nothing short of spectacular.

HOW TO: Write a Novel Using the Web (Mashable)

Perhaps you also have an idea for a novel kicking around in your head. Maybe it came to you in the shower one morning before work, or maybe it came to you one evening on the commute home. Maybe you're planning to participate in National Novel Writing Month in November. Whatever the case, writing a novel is an ambitious endeavor, but one that the web is making a lot easier to accomplish. Though you'll still have to do your writing using the old fashioned method — one word at a time — web applications and social media have made the process of writing a novel considerably easier and arguably more enjoyable. 1. One of the most important and perhaps most often overlooked aspects of writing a novel is staying organized. 2. 3. Once you actually get down to the business of writing, the web can make that easier as well. Getting NaNoWriMo Done: How to Write a Novel in 30 Days. With November 1st almost upon us, NaNoWriMo is set to begin.

Getting NaNoWriMo Done: How to Write a Novel in 30 Days

There are plenty of tools to help budding novelists achieve the goal of 50,000 words in 30 days, but what about the reasons behind committing to such a daunting task in the first place? Surely, many of those taking on the challenge have other priorities that they have to deal with – myself included – so adding on the pressure of pushing through those commitments and the occasional bout of writer’s block is going to take herculean effort, right?

Well, yes…and no. Just as there are many people who have yet to give NaNoWriMo a try, there are many who have – and have met the challenge while maintaining a modicum of their regular lives (and sanity) in the process. There are those who have taken on the challenge and have fell by the wayside again, myself included), but there are things you can do to keep you on track to finally typing “The End” at the end of your rapidly-created opus. Set Up Rituals While Writing Wash my face. How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method.