The problem with Parkinson’s Law

Last week I set aside three days for the final sprint to finish editing my latest book. It had been almost there since before Christmas, and for many reasons, I hadn’t quite reached the end point. But I really had to force myself to sit at my desk and do it! On Tuesday, a pre-planned lunch…

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Book writing tips

When it comes to writing a book, there are hundreds of tips I could share. Although I do have my favourites. This week, I asked some of our clients what they found most useful when writing their books and here are their top tips below. What are your most successful book writing tips? Enjoy this…

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Tips for writing a book – how long will it take to write it?

How to Find Time to Write a book

On a recent radio interview, I was talking about my tips for writing a book. I was asked the question: How long does it take to write a book? Well, of course it does depend on what else you have going on. So I thought you’d be interested in the answer and my tips for writing a…

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A plan for writing a book

Do you have a plan for writing a book? As Benjamin Franklin supposedly once said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” You’ll know this is true if you had a grand plan for writing a book this year, and it simply hasn’t happened. There are all sorts of things that can get in the way – not…

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6 reasons why you need to structure your book

On 1 August I started the 10,000 Word Summer Book Challenge with 4 training webinars throughout the month, and dozens of entrepreneurs challenging themselves to start or finish their book this August.  Last Friday I held the second webinar and one of the topics I talked about was planning the content. If you’re like many…

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