[Heres some tips]

Beginning: You have to start writing. This sounds obvious, but it may be the most overlooked step in the process. You write a book by deciding first what you're going to write and how you're going to write it.

Staying motivated: Once you start writing, you will face self-doubt and overwhelm and a hundred other adversaries. Planning ahead for those obstacles ensures you won't quit when they come. (I have trouble with this)

Finishing: Nobody cares about the book that you almost wrote. They want to read the one you actually finished, which means no matter what, the thing that makes you a writer is your ability not to start a project, but to complete one.

[Here are some phases]

Phase 1: Getting started

1. Decide what the book is about
Good writing is always about something. Write the argument of your book in a sentence, then stretch that out to a paragraph, and then to a one-page outline. After that, write a table of contents to help guide you as you write, then break each chapter into a few sections. Think of your book in terms of beginning, middle, and end. Anything more complicated will get you lost.

2. Set a daily word count goal
(Ex: John Grisham began his writing career as a lawyer and new dad — in other words, he was really busy. Nonetheless, he got up an hour or two early every morning and wrote a page a day. After a couple of years, he had a novel). A page a day is only about 300 words. You don't need to write a lot. You just need to write often. Setting a daily goal will give you something to aim for. Make it small and attainable so that you can hit your goal each day and start building momentum.

3. Have a set time to work on your book every day
Consistency makes creativity easier. You need a daily deadline to do your work — that's how you'll finish writing a book. Feel free to take a day off, if you want, but schedule that ahead of time. Never let a deadline pass; don't let yourself off the hook so easily, but don't stress yourself over it.Setting a daily deadline and regular writing time will ensure that you don't have to think about when you will write. When it's time to write, it's time to write.

4. Write in the same place every time
It doesn't matter if it's a desk or a restaurant or the kitchen table. It just needs to be different from where you do other activities. Make your writing location a special space, so that when you enter it, you're ready to work. It should remind you of your commitment to finish this book. Again, the goal here is to not think and just start writing.

Phase 2: Do the work

5. Set a total word count
Once you've started writing, you need a total word count for your book. Think in terms of 10-thousand work increments and break each chapter into roughly equal lengths. Here are some general guiding principles:

-10,000 words = a pamphlet or business white paper. Read time = 30-60 minutes.
-20,000 words = short eBook or manifesto. The Communist Manifesto is an example of this, at about 18,000 words. Read time = 1-2 hours.
40,000–60,000 words = standard nonfiction book / novella. The Great Gatsby is an example of this. Read time = three to four hours.
60,000–80,000 words = long nonfiction book / standard-length novel. Most Malcolm Gladwell books fit in this range. Read time = four to six hours.
80,000 words–100,000 words = very long nonfiction book / long novel. The Four-Hour Work Week falls in this range.
100,000+ words = epic-length novel / academic book / biography. Read time = six to eight hours. The Steve Jobs biography would fit this category.

6. Give yourself weekly deadlines
You need a weekly goal. Make it a word count to keep things objective. Celebrate the progress you've made while still being honest about how much work is left to do. You need to have something to aim for.

7. Get early feedback
Nothing stings worse than writing a book and then having to rewrite it(it hurts, definitely if you wrote a lot), because you didn't let anyone look at it. Have a few trusted advisers to help you discern what's worth writing(hence why I make sneak peaks). These can be friends, editors, family. Just try to find someone who will give you honest feedback early on to make sure you're headed in the right direction.

Phase 3: Finishing

8. Commit to shipping
No matter what, finish the book. Set a deadline or have one set for you. Then release it to the world. Send it to a friend, do whatever you need to do to get it in front of people. Just don't put it in your drawer. The worst thing would be for you to quit once this thing is written. That won't make you do your best work and it won't allow you to share your ideas with the world.

9. Embrace failure
As you approach the end of this project, know that this will be hard and you will most certainly mess up. Just be okay with failing, and give yourself grace. That's what will sustain you — the determination to continue, not your elusive standards of perfection.

10. Write another book
Most authors are embarrassed by their first book. I certainly was. But without that first book, you will never learn the lessons you might otherwise miss out on. So, put your work out there, fail early, and try again. This is the only way you get better. You have to practice, which means you have to keep writing.

[Every writer started somewhere, and most of them started by squeezing their writing into the cracks of their daily lives. That's how I began, and it may be where you begin, as well. The ones who make it are the ones who show up day after day. You can do the same. :3 I might make a Tips book, so if you want any tips on anything, then you can ask me there!]
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