write a book

How I did it: I was encouraged by many people in the past that I should write a book according to all the juicy stories I told.  Never thought I could pull it off, yet the strong desire to tell the story this time did it for me.  Since I had some writing experiences as a reporter I knew I had to set a deadline for myself.  So that's what I did and I did it.  Read how I did it…

How I did it: Writing a book is definitely something you have to take one step at a time.  I tend to look at things and see the enormous amount of work left to do, and I want to give up.  And that's what I did, for many years.  I'd work on writing for a little while, then lose interest and go do something else with quicker results.  Then finally one day I just decided this goal had been put off long enough.  I started out by ta… Read how I did it…

How I did it: Intensely focused work, in short bursts. I needed to absolutely isolate my concentration and avoid all other distractions.Well planned outline, and multiple revisions. Read how I did it…

How I did it: NANOWRIMO forced me to write 52K words in a month. I'm sure 50K of them are crap, but the point is that I got them all out of my head and into a document that I can edit, work and rework. Read how I did it…

How I did it: I stood up 1 hour early everyday including week-ends to work on the book. You would be astonished to see how fast the progress can be after 3 months.I also told my friends and family how and when I wanted to complete the book. This created additional but positive pressure since everybody encouraged me to go ahead.Of course there sometimes are days where the words just do not flow. On these days I wrote chapters I liked or just worked on s… Read how I did it…