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When the “Template” Doesn’t Work to Write Your Book

I once sent an email with the subject line:

“Do you want a template to write your book?”

And the open-rate was Off.The.Chart.

People DO want a template to write their book.

Do you?

Does that sound… easier? Simpler? Faster?

Here… use these ten chapters, change out THIS story, put your point in HERE, format it like THIS…

Sure, it SOUNDS easy.

Except…

Templates don’t work for a message-driven book.

You can’t boil down YOUR knowledge, YOUR expertise, YOUR message, YOUR heart and soul connection with the reader into ten chapters that fit perfectly into a pre-determined template.

And when you try…

FRUSTRATION.

The “write a book template” that you’ve tried… you already know it doesn’t work for you. YOUR message is bigger than that.

There isn’t a cookie cutter way to write a book.

What there IS, is a proven system. One that works for ANY type of non-fiction book, and one that has been proven, time and again, by message-driven authors just like you, around the world:

Finally Write Your Book

Doors open soon for Finally Write Your Book. Inside the course, you’ll get:

  • Kim’s full “Story Path” System ($5000 value) this is the exact same PROVEN system that has helped authors JUST LIKE YOU write their books
  • Students-Only Facebook Community ($3750 value) where you can find your accountability buddy, access the group Q&A call, and have ongoing support
  • Monthly Group Q&A Call ($2000 value) so you have MY brain on your book — and hear from your fellow message-driven authors.
  • How to Take Author Headshots ($400 value) so that your readers can instantly connect with you.
  • About the Author Action Sheet ($500 value) so you can easily write your author bio for the book, your marketing, and speaking gigs!
  • Software Recommendations ($1000 value) so you know exactly what you need to write your book and don’t waste time “shopping” for programs.
  • CTA worksheet ($500 value) — so you can have your readers take actions (buying a course or getting on your list) without having your book read like a long-form sales letter OR leaving the “work with me” to be an afterthought.
  • And more!

 

The course guides you through each step, one at a time, so that you can be successful in writing your book. And you’ll write the book that’s on YOUR heart – not a templated book that looked good… but then really doesn’t fit YOUR message, YOUR stories, what YOU want to share with the world!

And as soon as you enroll, you have instant access to the entire course AND you’ll have lifetime access so you can do it at your own pace! No need to KEEP waiting on that “As soon as…” to happen in your life.

RIGHT NOW – learn how your book is unique to YOU in my free class, “How to Finally Write Your Book (5 Steps) in 2023 – Without Sacrificing Your Life!” Register Here.

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The Procrastinator’s Guide to Writing Your Book

You want to write a book.

It’s been on your heart for a while.

And yet, when you sit down to write you feel the sudden need to:

  • Scrub a toilet.
  • Purge the pantry.
  • Call your third cousin, twice removed and see how her ex-mother-in-law’s toe surgery went.

You want to do ANYTHING but write your book!

  • It’s not about willpower.
  • It’s not about reward and punishment.
  • It’s not about procrastination.

It’s 100% about starting in the wrong place!

Because if your “To Do” list says:

Write Book

I can GUARANTEE you’ll struggle.

That to do list item just isn’t clear enough to get you into motion – and keep you there.

And it’s exactly why I have packed “Step 5: WRITING Your Book” in my proven course, “Finally Write Your Book” FILLED with all the ways that you can get OFF the procrastination train, create a consistent (and painless) writing habit, and ACTUALLY GET YOUR BOOK WRITTEN.

Lessons include:

  • The “Done” Line
  • Kim’s 10-Word Writing Mantra
  • Honoring Your Preferences
  • Writing Time vs Thinking Time
  • The Power of Mini-Goals
  • Fitting In Your Writing Time
  • Overcoming Procrastination
  • What to Do If You’re Stuck
  • And so much more! (24 lessons in total!)

 

Doors open soon for Finally Write Your Book. Inside the course, you’ll get:

  • Kim’s full “Story Path” System ($5000 value) this is the exact same PROVEN system that has helped authors JUST LIKE YOU write their books
  • Students-Only Facebook Community ($3750 value) where you can find your accountability buddy, access the group Q&A call, and have ongoing support
  • Monthly Group Q&A Call ($2000 value) so you have MY brain on your book — and hear from your fellow message-driven authors.
  • How to Take Author Headshots ($400 value) so that your readers can instantly connect with you.
  • About the Author Action Sheet ($500 value) so you can easily write your author bio for the book, your marketing, and speaking gigs!
  • Software Recommendations ($1000 value) so you know exactly what you need to write your book and don’t waste time “shopping” for programs.
  • CTA worksheet ($500 value) — so you can have your readers take actions (buying a course or getting on your list) without having your book read like a long-form sales letter OR leaving the “work with me” to be an afterthought.
  • And more!

 

NOW actually IS a great time to write your book. You’re already busy – might as well stop waiting and start writing.

The good news is that enrollment opens soon for my proven course, “Finally Write Your Book.”

The BEST news is that everything IN the course – from your learning to your writing time – is designed to be done in about 15 minutes a day. Which is something you CAN fit into your day, even as busy as you are.

And as soon as you enroll, you have instant access to the entire course AND you’ll have lifetime access so you can do it at your own pace! No need to KEEP waiting on that “As soon as…” to happen in your life.

RIGHT NOW – get my TOP tips for getting more writing done (WITHOUT having to give up your life) in my free class, “How to Finally Write Your Book (5 Steps) in 2023 – Without Sacrificing Your Life!” Register Here.

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Running Out of Time to Write? You’ll Have More Time After THIS

How many times have you said, “As soon as THIS is done, I’ll have time to write my book?”

As soon as school ends, I’ll have time to write my book!
As soon as the kids are BACK in school, I’ll have time to write my book!
As soon as this project is over, I’ll have time to write my book!
As soon as I meet this deadline, I’ll have time to write my book!
As soon as the desk is cleaned, I’ll have time to write my book!
As soon as all the laundry is washed, folded, and put away, I’ll have time to write my book!
As soon as I move, I’ll have time to write my book!
As soon as the kids graduate, I’ll have time to write my book!
As soon as I retire, I’ll have time to write my book!

I can go on and on and on.

I’ve heard almost EVERY form of this sentence and they all have one thing in common:

NONE of them are true!

Think back into YOUR life and you’ll see what I mean:

In college I was “too busy to write” with classes, homework, daily naps, and walking EVERYWHERE.

When I worked in Dad’s tax office, I was “too busy to write” when I worked 30 hours a week from May – December. And I was “too busy to write” when I worked 60 hours a week during tax season.

When I started my business, before kids, I was “too busy to write” as I did client work, marketed my new business, and posted on Facebook a million times a day.

When I had Small Thing, my first baby, I was “too busy to write” as I sat for HOURS on the couch nursing him, or balanced him on my lap (nursing) while I was at the computer doing client work.

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Setting Up Your Writing Space for Maximum Luxury and Productivity

Spoiler Alert:

This is another one of those emails that boils down to, “You do you, boo.”

Because what might work for one author’s writing space makes YOU crazy!

Here’s what you MUST HAVE for maximum luxury and productivity:

Tools you love.

That’s a chair/bed/couch that supports your body.

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That’s it!

  • For me, it’s my dual monitors, ergonomic keyboard, and adjustable chair.
  • For you, it might be your laptop propped up in your bed with a neck warmer around your shoulders.
  • Or maybe it’s your notebook, pen, and couch – with a stack of magazines to stiffen your notebook.

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Forgotten Wisdom for Writing Without Fear

I was once told that faith and fear cannot co-exist.

Funny… I seem to hold those two opposing views together, all the time, just fine.

You too?

I see it A LOT in my authors:

They KNOW the world needs their book and message.
They WANT to write the book.

Then…

The Mental Monsters™ creep in:

Who am I to write this book?
It’s not worth the time, money, effort to write it.
Nobody will read it.
I don’t have enough material/knowledge/training to write a book.
It’s already been done; I have nothing to add to the conversation.

Guess what:

All these fears are LEARNED behaviors.

Here’s the forgotten wisdom for writing without fear:

At one point in your life, you wrote with joyous abandon. You told stories (perhaps dictated to someone with better physical writing skills) with ZERO worry about any of the mental monsters.

You shared your ideas, thoughts, dreams, stories, and wisdom freely. No judgement. No censorship. No worries about the future reader.

You shared with the exact same joy you drew, sang, ran, danced, and laughed.

With perfect acceptance of yourself – and joy for the future.

How do I know this?

I’m the mom of tiny kids and I’ve seen it first-hand. I know all too well that judgement and censorship and worries about the future WILL impact my children, the same way they impact us all.

But for now:

Recapture that childlike sense of excitement, enjoyment, and wonder. Enjoy the feeling of your pen slipping over the page, the magical way ideas flow through ink and form words. LISTEN to the sounds writing makes – the click of keyboard keys or the gentle skitch of pen on paper.

Sink into that KNOWING that Your Message Matters.

Because it does.

Myth: Writing a Book Takes a Long Time

Truth: Writing a book takes consistent effort – in the right direction.

Most authors who come to me have been “working” on their book for about two years. That’s two years of a page here, a few pages there, a week of consistent effort followed by MONTHS of nothing.

It’s easy to fall into the trap of “Writing a book takes a long time – like YEARS.”

Supported by this crappy belief are all the “overnight” book sensations who hit a bestseller list and then share that they’ve been working on their book for the last decade.

(Behind The Scenes: Those are OFTEN novels. And those CAN take far longer.)

Writing a book takes consistent effort over time.

How MUCH time varies from author to author – the consistency is what makes the difference between an author who finishes their book and one who… doesn’t.

Crafting a daily writing habit matters.

But it’s not just sitting down at 7 am every day to “work on the book.”

WHAT you’re focusing on…
WHICH stories your telling…
HOW you’re reaching your reader…
WHY you’re sharing this example, teaching point, and story…
WHY sharing your message matters to you…
WHO you’re writing for (and how to reach them…

THOSE things are more important.

In fact, answering those questions is the difference between a daily journaling practice and a daily writing habit that creates a BOOK.

Here’s the good news:

Everything in my PROVEN course, “Finally Write Your Book,” is designed to create that daily writing habit.

We start with my proven system – not just the STEPS themselves but also HOW they are delivered, in “Baby Bird Bite” lessons that are designed to be watched and DONE in about 15 minutes a day.

As you learn and do… that automatically creates a daily writing habit that translates into WRITING your book.

“Step 5: WRITING Your Book” is where you take the learn/do habit that you’ve already developed, apply all my tricks, tips, and habits to staying in the writing flow and apply it to writing YOUR book – with your schedule.

No matter how busy you are…
… if you have small kids.
… if you have ADHD.
… if you’ve never been successful in the past.

And before you know it, you’ll have your book COMPLETED.

You can find out how to get MORE writing done… without giving up Netflix, your kids soccer games, or locking yourself in your office (including a few must-know tips for writing productivity) in my free virtual training, “5 Proven Steps to FINALLY Write Your Book.”

Register Here.

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Failure Alert: You {Can’t} Write a Book In a Few Days (It really does take longer!)

I’m getting on my personal soap box here…

You CANNOT write a message-driven book in just a few days.

There. I said it. Whew.

You see, I believe that you need time to percolate on your Message. It’s okay to need the time to LEARN how to tell stories. And that nothing is wrong with you if you need more thinking time, write slowly, or can’t get your thoughts out under an insane deadline.

Like writing a book in two days…
Or a few weeks!

I ALSO know that odds are good you’ve TRIED those “write super-fast” courses and programs. The 10 Chapter Book Template.

And they MAY work for writing an opt-in gift or white paper.

But they DON’T work for writing a message-driven book. One that shares your heart and soul with the reader.

A book that tells YOUR story – and lets your precious reader know that they aren’t alone.

You’re not a failure if those other programs didn’t work for you.

You need a different way. A way that WORKS for authors who don’t want to spend years – but do want to spend months.

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