When starting a new book, most writers don’t struggle with a lack of ideas. Instead, they feel overwhelmed because they have too many ideas. They care deeply and want to share everything they know about a topic for the benefit of their readers.
That’s a great problem to have, but it feels daunting. For good reason. When a writer puts too much information into one book, it’s too much for readers to follow and too complicated and overwhelming to organize and write. Most often, the initial manuscript pages end up sitting incomplete and abandoned in a computer file.
If this struggle feels familiar, here’s a way to help you focus on what your book actually needs.
Continue reading “One Journey at a Time: How to Know What Belongs in Your Book”
Janet Eriksson 