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Writing update:I also wrote in the other book that I am currently working on. I wrote in Give Me the Stage. The new word count is 8,041. #selfpublishedauthor #book6 #musicaljourney

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After seven months, we've completed the first draft of what will become my sixth book (#5 releases 1/26/24). And as I sit down and read it all the way through, I'm gently reminding myself of the Ernest Hemingway quote I learned about from Ryan Holiday in The Perennial Seller (excellent book for creators, btw): "The first draft of anything is shit." So many writers either don't start at all, or stop right here because of the misconception that the first draft is the last draft. You get as many drafts as you want. My books average EIGHT rounds of edits and revisions before I hit publish. It's work. Good work. And it's worth it. If you have a book in you, let it out. All you have to do is write. Nothing else matters until the first draft is done. #writersgonnawrite #notarycoach #author

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I’ve been there. I wrote the first draft of my first nonfiction book without regard to book structure. And why wouldn’t I? I was a first-time author and didn’t know what book structure was. Being new, I followed another author’s well-meaning but detrimental advice. This was a colossal mistake. Yes, the recommendation to “just write” with reckless abandonment produced a 50,000-word first draft, just as the author promised. But sadly, it was an incoherent mess. The content was solid, but the draft lacked the logical flow and framework that creates an excellent reader experience. I spent many excruciating hours fixing it, which I would have avoided had I structured and outlined my book up-front. But don’t worry. If you’ve already written your first draft without nailing your structure, it’s not too late. You can still shape it into a nonfiction book that will delight your ideal reader. And if you still need to write your first draft you’re just in time to avoid the costly mistake I made. You can structure your nonfiction book like a pro, even if you’re a beginner. Here’s how:👉 https://vist.ly/s7x8 #writeyourbook #writingtips #writingcommunity #bookstructure

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Writing update: I also wrote in the other book that I am currently working on today. I wrote more in Growing Up in America Mitchell Ryan Murtoff The Early Years 1974-1999. The new word count is 37,024. #selfpublishedauthor #book5

I've started to write my book on Feature Flags (featureflagsbook.com). I'm immediately realizing that writing a book is much harder than writing a blog post. I'm going to post some of the book on the site in order to hold myself publicly accountable. Hopefully I hit my stride. I think once I get past the "intro" type stuff, the content will flow more freely. #FeatureFlags #ProgressiveDelivery #FeatureToggles #ProductDevelopment

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