You’re brushing your teeth, and your mind wanders to that book idea. The one that has been nagging at you for a while now.
You’re driving to the shops, and you stop next to a bookshop, daydreaming about your book being featured in its window.
You’re lying in bed, trying to drift off, but your mind seems determined to flesh out that book idea by going down a few tantalising rabbit holes.
It just won’t leave you alone – and do you want to know why?
It’s because you are MEANT to do it. You’re meant to write that book.
At first, it’s fun to let your imagination run wild, and for the spark of book-creation possibility to take over your daydreams.
But then, as with every other long-held, unrealised desire, you start to feel a sense of frustration and disappointment at having made stop–start attempts at writing (or at having just “thought” about writing).
It would be OK if the idea had disappeared at some stage, like sugar being stirred into hot black coffee, but it hasn’t.
Over time, its voice has become more insistent. You know that you have to do it … but you’re scared.
So, what to do? Just start writing? If only it were that easy!
My friend, there is one thing you can do to start taking back your power from the beast called “fear”.
It is to PLAN your book. To clarify its concept. To know that there is a need for your book, and that it has a great chance of being read by the perfect people. To create a chapter outline that has a logical flow, and to know what images you may be using. To set a realistic yet exciting publication schedule.
It’s this clarity that will give you the confidence to start writing.
Once your plan is in place, and the words are then pouring forth, the book will evolve and may shift a little, but that’s perfectly fine. In fact, it’s normal.
You can create the plan yourself, or you can invest in my personalised, complete book-publishing service and receive expert guidance and support – no more muddled ideas, no more frustration, no more procrastination.
To see the topics we cover in the book-planning process, check out my free guide called The Book-Planning Checklist.
With a plan in place, no longer will you feel befuddled and anxious when your mind wanders to your book idea at the bathroom sink. Instead, you’ll look up, smile at yourself (with the sparkly type of smile that comes after a good tooth-brushing), and know that you’ve taken a courageous step into a special part of your life’s purpose. Blow yourself a kiss of congratulations, baby.
