Gillian offers 3 tips for aspiring book writers on the heels of finishing her first nonfiction book. These concepts will make writing a first book feel both accessible to start AND possible to finish.
1. Reduce the scope
Tip success in your favor: limit the amount you're setting yourself up to do, AND limit the amount of it that will be new to you. First, figure out your goal and cut it in half. And, when doing anything for the first time, find a way to leverage skills and experience you already have.
2. Start anywhere
You can write the first chapter at the very end. Don't break your brain trying to synthesize the whole framework before you've started. Start in the middle, then organize later.
3. Incentivize finishing
Find ways to lock in the outcome at the beginning, before your confidence wavers. Book a launch party, send your editor a deposit, anything. Get creative!
Gillian's first book, 10,000 Doors: Finding your Life's Purpose Through Writing launches May 21, 2022. Sign up to her mailing list at gillianjakobkieser.com to be the first to grab a copy when it drops!
