{"id":157,"date":"2021-12-02T11:01:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T05:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raamanand.com\/insights\/?p=157"},"modified":"2021-12-02T11:01:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T05:31:15","slug":"you-dont-have-to-know-how-to-write-a-book-you-need-to-know-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raamanand.com\/insights\/you-dont-have-to-know-how-to-write-a-book-you-need-to-know-why\/","title":{"rendered":"You Don&#8217;t Have to know HOW to Write a Book, You Need to Know WHY&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/stardomalliance.s3.amazonaws.com\/4x-videos\/you-dont-have-to-know-how-to-write-a-book-you-need-to-know-why-sm.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Transcript:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When people think about writing a book, one of the most common excuses they give is, \u201cI don\u2019t know HOW to write a book\u201d. This is like approaching the problem from the wrong end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s okay if you don\u2019t know how to do something. You can always figure it out. The more important question, especially when it comes to writing a book is, to ask yourself, \u201cWHY should I write a book?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you are clear about your \u201cwhy\u201d, then you will have clarity on \u201cwhat\u201d to do and then you can find out \u201chow\u201d to do that. When you have a strong reason why you must write a book, you will figure out the \u201chow\u201d anyways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I work with first-time authors, I don\u2019t ask them about the topic of their book. That\u2019s not the first step. 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Not the topic or the subject or even \u201chow\u201d to write a book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you start with \u201chow to write a book\u201d, which is the technique part, you may risk overwhelming yourself with too much learning with little or no results to show even after putting in a ton of effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t have to learn how to write to express your thoughts. You must know why you want to do it, what to include, which is the \u2018structure\u2019 part, and for whom, the people you are trying to reach. When these steps are done, the \u201chow\u201d or the technique part will become clear automatically or you an always find help with this step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, do you want to continue using the \u201chow to\u201d method and put in a lot of work with little or no results, or do you want to fast-track your progress and achieve that big dream of launching your own book, EVEN if you currently don\u2019t know \u201chow\u201d to do it or where to start. If you have a strong reason, then head over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raamanand.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.raamanand.com<\/a>, that\u2019s www dot r-a-a-m-a-n-a-n-d dot com and choose your path to success. That\u2019s your next step.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript: When people think about writing a book, one of the most common excuses they give is, \u201cI don\u2019t know HOW to write a book\u201d. This is like approaching the problem from the wrong end. It\u2019s okay if you don\u2019t know how to do something. You can always figure it out. The more important question, especially when it comes to writing a book is, to ask yourself, \u201cWHY should I write a book?\u201d When you are clear about your \u201cwhy\u201d, then you will have clarity on \u201cwhat\u201d to do and then you can find out \u201chow\u201d to do that. When you have a strong reason why you must write a book, you will figure out the \u201chow\u201d anyways. When I work with first-time authors, I don\u2019t ask them about the topic of their book. That\u2019s not the first step. The real process starts with understanding \u201cwhy\u201d experts, entrepreneurs, professionals or thought-leaders should consider writing their own book. Some really good reasons or \u201cwhy\u2019s\u201d for writing a book include, low influence, enhancing personal brand or identity, overcoming unfulfilled feeling, no recent breakthroughs, no community or fan-following, ineffective advertising or marketing, not enough leads, lack of trust or credibility or breaking free from a busy, tiring, mechanical life. These are the common ones. There are other strong reasons as well. This is really the very first step when thinking about a book. Not the topic or the subject or even \u201chow\u201d to write a book. If you start with \u201chow to write a book\u201d, which is the technique part, you may risk overwhelming yourself with too much learning with little or no results to show even after putting in a ton of effort. You don\u2019t have to learn how to write to express your thoughts. You must know why you want to do it, what to include, which is the \u2018structure\u2019 part, and for whom, the people you are trying to reach. When these steps are done, the \u201chow\u201d or the technique part will become clear automatically or you an always find help with this step. So, do you want to continue using the \u201chow to\u201d method and put in a lot of work with little or no results, or do you want to fast-track your progress and achieve that big dream of launching your own book, EVEN if you currently don\u2019t know \u201chow\u201d to do it or where to start. If you have a strong reason, then head over to www.raamanand.com, that\u2019s www dot r-a-a-m-a-n-a-n-d dot com and choose your path to success. 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