writingnonfiction

Hello and a huge welcome to part 2 in this mini-series, teaching you the basics of preparing to write your book.

In this episode, we're working through the process, starting with a brain dump, a brain dump sort and then a structure. With my 2-3 simple steps, this process should feel methodical and essentially easy! 

We also cover the critical topic of first drafts and understanding that it will not be perfect, in any way!

Key Moments:

• (0:00) Recap and introduction
• (4:00) Beginning to plan and brain-dumping methods
• (6:50) Sorting the brain dump and coming up with a basic structure 
• (10:00) Why you are making a plan and an outline
• (13:00) 'fleshing out the bones!' 
• (14:50) Finishing the first draft

 

Spread your message by sending the right signals | Develop big idea books

📚 How do you get noticed in this noisy world? And capture and keep your reader's attention? The answer is in Sending Signals. Anaik Alcasas brings together the fields of behavioural and social psychology, improv and intercultural communication, semiotics and systems thinking, and synthesizes some of the best communication research into a simple visual framework.

Anaik Alcasas is a book editor by day and an illustrator by night. A lifelong traveller based in Sydney, Australia, over the past decade she's edited more than 25 nonfiction books as well as countless digital assets for entrepreneurs and innovators worldwide. Her new book: Sending Signals: Amplify the Reach Resonance and Results of Your Ideas is designed for leaders who are working at the edges of the possible.

💎Resources 💎
Amazon CAD: https://www.amazon.ca/Sending-Signals-Amplify-Resonance-Results-ebook/dp/B09GRMHWXG/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sending+signals&qid=1636148242&sr=8-1

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Sending-Signals-Amplify-Resonance-Results-ebook/dp/B09GRMHWXG/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sending+signals&qid=1636148242&sr=8-1

Website: https://amplifyingideas.com/resources/

Author Page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21890256.Anaik_Alcasas

🎁 Download the Author Nation Planning Checklist 🎁 https://authornationtube.com/resources/

🔧 Tools for Authors 🔨
Plan and write with Scrivener: https://a.paddle.com/v2/click/49535/126856?link=1570
Edit your manuscript with ProWritingAid: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1010592&u=2743174&m=72053&urllink=&afftrack=
Publish with Ingram Spark: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?s=622001&v=6257&q=258497&r=853614

Great Reads:
Bird by Bird
USA: https://amzn.to/3xUw9y6
Canada: https://amzn.to/3bdzjDh

The Practice:
USA: https://amzn.to/2RIuCdO
Canada: https://amzn.to/3bjwDEt

How to Market a Book
USA: https://amzn.to/3tu12GC
Canada: https://amzn.to/3vDZFqM

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🤸‍♀️Let's Connect 🤸‍♀️
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Thanks for watching!
-Melody
Keep writing!

***Please note some of the above links may be affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive a small affiliate commission at no cost to you. All opinions are my own and I only recommend projects which are helpful to you. 🙂

Mindfulness advice for stressed authors | The mindful author finishes!

📚 Every author hits the wall and thinks they will *never* finish their book. Learn to be a mindful author with advice from Diana Ng, author of Walking the Labyrinth: Your Path to Peace and Possibilities. She will talk about using mindful to ease stress and find peace. A mindful author finishes the book, after all. You might even find the joy of mindful writing.

Diana Ng aka The LabyrinthLady is the builder of the first public park labyrinth in Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada. She offers workshops in calm and resilience, diversity, and leadership.

💎Resources 💎
Diana's website: www.labyrinthlady.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VancouverLabyrinth
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vancouverlabyrinth/


🎁 Download the Author Nation Checklist 🎁
https://authornationtube.com/resources/


🔧 Tools for Authors 🔨
Plan and write with Scrivener: https://a.paddle.com/v2/click/49535/1...
Edit your manuscript with ProWritingAid: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=101059...
Publish with Ingram Spark: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?s=622...

Great Reads:
Bird by Bird
USA: https://amzn.to/3xUw9y6
Canada: https://amzn.to/3bdzjDh

The Practice:
USA: https://amzn.to/2RIuCdO
Canada: https://amzn.to/3bjwDEt

How to Market a Book
USA: https://amzn.to/3tu12GC
Canada: https://amzn.to/3vDZFqM


🤸‍♀️Let's Connect 🤸‍♀️
Website https://authornationtube.com/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/authornationtube
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/authornation
Twitter https://twitter.com/authornationtu1


Thanks for listening!
-Melody Ann
Keep writing!

***Please note some of the above links may be affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive a small affiliate commission at no cost to you. All opinions are my own and I only recommend projects which are helpful to you. 🙂