I have been procrastinating writing a book for three years now. The main reason for that was I thought an expert should write anything that has the word ‘book’ in it. In my mind, a book is a unique idea that is well developed, expertly written and flawlessly executed.
In daily meditation, I have been asking the universe to help me get over this hurdle. This week, on Tuesday morning, I heard a tiny whisper, “Write the damn book. Start today, and do it fast.”
Startled, I opened my eyes.
This was the voice of Inspiration I talked about previously.
The message was clear. I couldn’t ignore it.
If there is one thing that I have learned in my creative life, it is to act while the idea is still hot. It may not amount to anything, but at least you would have tried. There would be no regrets later that you didn’t give it a go.
I opened my laptop and got to work.
So for the past three days, I have been writing a book. Not just any book but a book titled - How To Write and Publish an eBook in One Week.
And to demonstrate that it can be done, I am writing and publishing it in one week.
And if that wasn’t enough, I had the guts to announce it to the world in an article on Medium and on my all social media account.
The first two days were great. The messages of support came from all directions. But on the third day, the enormity of the task dawned on me and I started panicking.
What if I couldn’t publish in one week? What if I am not able to do all the research and miss some good points.? What if I can’t find the stories and quotes I want to use? What if some parts of the book are not strong enough? What if I couldn’t edit properly and there are some terrible mistakes? What if I give wrong information? What if…? What if…? What if…?
But seriously, does any of it matter?
As a self-publisher, I have the power to pull the book out at any moment if I am not happy with it.
What matters is going through the process of writing and publishing it. The lessons I will learn will be priceless.
It is supposed to be a fun project. The purpose of this project is to test drive self-publishing.
It is a fun project. And I want to keep it that way. If I succeed, I would learn a heap. If I fail, I will still learn a heap.
Yesterday I learned how to design book covers, something I didn’t know I could do. I would have happily paid $150 (or whatever the rate is) to get it designed by the so-called professionals. But since it is a fun project and I am doing it at zero dollar cost, I learned to do it in an hour. Another hour later, I whipped up eight. Here they are for a sneak peek.
If you want to follow my journey, here are the links to daily progress.
Day 2 — Writing An eBook In One Week
Day 1 — Writing An EBook In One Week
I Am Writing An eBook In A Week
Links to the other article I wrote this week:
Forget About Year, Forget About Months— Focus On Days
Three Articles That Impacted Me This Week
Enjoy!
That’s it from me this week.
Take care.
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