Five Key Tips on Writing a Book Quickly

I'm a journalist. Perhaps more accurately I'm ayears ago. They will be able to churn out a
jobbing hack. I've written for business-to-businesschapter very quickly and in fact might even have
publications, national newspapers and magazines. Ithe information written up already. Twelve people
have also been involved in book publishing andsubmitting one chapter each in a couple of weeks
online publishing.means that you will have your book completed
The main problem I have experienced is how tovery fast.
get my writing done quickly so I can finish it and3) Break down your ideas into sections. I use
move on to the next thing.mind maps a lot to help clarify the main theme,
At the moment I am working on a book on pressmain ideas and then details. Rudyard Kipling's six
releases with a fellow journalist and ahonest serving men works well here - the why,
photographer. We are planning 2 Ebooks and awhere, how, what, when, who. Try to answer all
range of bonuses and other resources. And wethese in each chapter.
plan to have it done and dusted in a few weeks.4) Use early in the morning or late at night for a
How? Well here are some tips to consider if youfast burst of writing if you are working full-time. I
are planning to write a book fast.know one poet who wrote while on the tube on
1) Consider teaming up with experts or withthe back of an envelope. Use all those dead
friends, colleagues etc. My journalist friend and15-minute chunks of time.
myself are using our various skills and tapping into5) Copy romantic novelist Barbara Cartland's idea
the photographic skills of a colleague.and speak into a dicataphone or a computer. We
2) If you are not very good at writing but havecan normally speak much faster than we can talk.
the expertise and knowledge try for writers. I didGet a good voice recognition software package.
this with an online ebook on astrology a few