In this course, you’ll learn strategies that will enable you to plan your book, in a straightforward, easy-to-access way. Most systems are far too complicated. With Plan Your Book in a Weekend for Business Owners, you’ll learn techniques you can start using this weekend, like the Subheadings Method, to plan your book with confidence. After watching the course, and taking action on each activity, you’ll end up with a clear, carefully structured plan that makes the actual writing of your book a whole lot easier. You’ll also get advice on the different routes to publication. So you can finally get your book written and out into the world.
In this easy to follow course, you’ll learn how to create a plan that works as:1) a way of structuring your book, 2) a guide to writing it,3) the basis of a publication plan.
Know where your readers are and where they want to be before you begin to write your book.
Learn the eight questions you need to ask yourself before you start planning.
Learn how to keep revising and polishing your plan as you go so you end up with a workable and user-friendly guide to writing your book. This plan is more than an outline: it also turns into a task manager.
Louise Tondeur is a published novelist and nonfiction writer, author of several guides to the writing progress, and an experienced writing tutor. Lou has helped countless writers through editorial feedback and writing classes. She holds an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia and a PhD in Literature from the University of Reading.
“I’m so proud of this course because it really does make the process of planning a book so much easier to understand. Remember these are accessible techniques that you can start THIS WEEKEND – simply by taking small steps. See you on the inside!’ – Lou
Masters student
My mind fizzed with ideas
“My mind always fizzed with ideas; a blank page became something not to be feared but filled. Perhaps more importantly I changed the way I thought about myself: I saw myself as a writer – that was the most valuable lesson and for that I’m extremely grateful.”
Undergraduate student
Don’t wait for inspiration
“I don’t have to sit around and wait for inspiration to strike; I just have to pick up my pen, grab my notebook and begin writing, no matter how disorganised my thoughts may be.”
Undergraduate student
Novelists are actual people!
“I realised that novelists are not otherworldly creatures who only emerge to collect awards before disappearing into the ether again, but actual people, much like myself. To be able to put a face and a personality to a published author was inspiring enough, and to be taught by one was even better.”
Here’s what’s in the course
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In this introductory module, you’re going to brainstorm your ideas, go in deep by answering a set of questions about your book and think about your target readership.
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In this module, you’ll work through a step-by-step process to plan the content of the book and design a research plan, positioning your book in the market.
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In this module, you’re going to turn your work so far into a smart version of your plan.
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In this module you’ll get advice on what to do next and the different routes to publication plus a resources guide to download.
All the small steps courses and guides are based on two principles. One, you can take any big project, goal or task – like writing a book – and break it down into smaller and smaller steps until it becomes doable. Two, if you take small but specific actions towards your goals regularly enough, they’ll have a snowball effect.
That means this course gives you the techniques without any of the fluff. Writing a book won’t be presented as incomprehensible or mystifying or baffling. The steps are simply laid out for you to follow. It’s up to you how you use them.
This is a truly practical course. In order to get the most out of it, simply follow the small steps and do the exercises along the way.
Because this course gives you 1) a workable plan for your book, 2) a (friendly) task manager so you feel motivated to get it done, and 3) advice on the routes to publication, and because it’s as practical and down-to-earth as possible, it’s stuffed full of value. You’ll aslo get lots of downloads and resources to guide you through the process.
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