{"id":11874,"date":"2014-11-18T09:07:42","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T14:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisatener.local\/?p=11874"},"modified":"2024-09-30T08:58:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T12:58:54","slug":"author-resource-hunt-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2014\/11\/author-resource-hunt-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Resource Hunt, Day 1: How to Write a Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"authorMany aspiring authors get stuck at the very beginning–they want to write a book, but feel unsure\u00a0 how or where to start. Others may start out fine, but get a bit lost or stuck or overwhelmed if they don’t have a bit of a road map.<\/p>\n

So, I thought I’d start our hunt with some of the basics–how to write a book in 9 steps. It’s a bit of an overview and will help you get a sense of some of the crucial decisions that will dictate the steps you need to take to write a book. Plus, as you know, I’m eager to show off my beautifully overhauled site, designed by the amazing Rachel C. Vane<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Even if you’re already writing, these 9 steps may provide a helpful overview of the process and give you some new ideas on how to get started writing your book, including those critical first steps, whether you are self-publishing or looking for a traditional publisher and book deal. Ready to benefit from my years of helping new authors get published by top publishers?<\/p>\n

Let’s start with the 9 steps I share for How to Write a Book. Go find them on this website! (hint, the navigation bar has drop down menus where you’ll find the page with the answer).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Point Value<\/td>\nClues\/Actions for Points<\/td>\nEarned Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10+<\/td>\nName the page where I share the general steps to write a book. Use \u201cDay 1 Author Resource Hunt\u201d in the subject. Email geri@lisatener.com with your answer.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5+<\/td>\nTweet the key point of your favorite step using #AuthorResourceHunt.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5+<\/td>\nShare your day’s score on today\u2019s post as a comment (below).<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTotal<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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I should have taken a pic on my way to the post office with 5 packages. Here are the extra 3 I packed later. I’m having fun picking out prizes for everyone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Click here to download a PDF version of the checklist to track your points.<\/a><\/p>\n

Missed the start? Sign up for the author resource hunt here<\/a>. There are prizes every day, so don’t worry too much about being behind. Find Day 2 steps here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cStart writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.\u201d<\/em>
\n–\u00a0 Louis L’Amour<\/p>\n

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Many aspiring authors get stuck at the very beginning–they want to write a book, but feel unsure\u00a0 how or where to start. Others may start out fine, but get a bit lost or stuck or overwhelmed if they don’t have a bit of a road map. So, I thought I’d start our hunt with some…  Read more<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11871,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1678,1],"tags":[1570,38],"class_list":{"0":"post-11874","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-how-to-write-a-book","8":"category-more","9":"tag-author-resource-hunt","10":"tag-how-to-write-a-book-2","11":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11874"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":279111,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11874\/revisions\/279111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}