Write Your Book

Before you write your book you need to get some idea of why you’re writing it. This will help you to figure out what direction to take. For example, are you writing because you want to become a published author? Are you writing for a family keepsake? Are you writing for money?

So why do people write books? Why are you writing your book? There are as many reasons as there are people, but here are just a few:

To become known as an expert
Because you just MUST write
To make money
For a family heirloom/keepsake
Because you know you can do it
To share your knowledge
To share your experiences
To learn things (it’s amazing what you learn as you write!)
As part of a product line
To be able to say you’re a published author

There are no right or wrong reasons to write; only reasons. Let’s take two examples. Suppose you want to write to become known as an expert in your field. You’ll then need to figure out how to do that, which would be totally different from someone wanting to write a family keepsake. Writing to become an expert requires a professionally written book and you will need to spend time, effort and energy in promoting and marketing your book. If, on the other hand you want to write a family keepsake book, you won’t need to be very concerned about marketing at all.

That’s just one example of the many different roads authors travel. Those who are writing novels have a different path than those who are writing non-fiction. While many things are similar, there are differences and you need to be aware of them.

So take time to identify the reason or reasons you want to write your book. Once you’re clear on that, you can move forward knowing the direction you want to take and you will be one step closer to getting the job done!