Lessons For A Newbie

Again - I have been MIA for awhile, and for that I am very sorry!

I have been doing a ton of writing jobs, to help pay for my new product I have been working on.

I am happy to say that the end is in sight!  I have the guide finished, and I wrote every page myself.  The hardest part with creating a product isn’t the research, or the decision of what niche to get into or any of that - it is actually getting started writing it.

Once I got myself to start working on it, I was very surprised how quick it went!  It was the same when I was writing the Lessons For A Newbie guide - once I got going, it went very smoothly.  But, getting those first few pages going can be hard.  You are setting a tone for how the whole book will progress, so you can sometimes get caught up in the analyzing, and take a bit too long before just sitting down and writing.

I know that many people say that you should have a whole outline of chapters before you start writing.  I suggest finding your own method of doing it.  That was always what slowed me down - trying to decide how to set up the chapters.

Now, what I do is write on a notepad beside my computer my very basic outline of what I want to cover.  I don’t set up the order or set anything in stone.  That way - as I go, if I run across more information I want to include, I don’t get myself messed up.  I make sure I include all that is on my outline, and just cross them off as I do them - in no particular order.

The order seems to come better, for me anyway, as I am writing.  I can figure out a logical progression while I write.

If you are having trouble getting a product started, try finding your own way of doing it.  What works for one person won’t work the same for another one.  Don’t get caught up in trying to follow how someone has told you works the best.

Site down, start writing and see how things fall together for you.  Trust me - that is the hardest part!  If you have an idea, and want to create the product - just get doing it.  Don’t worry about the website, domain name, how you will market it - any of that - until you have actually got started.

Good luck!  It feels good when you are finishing it up and you realize that you have created something on your own.

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