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Kill your self-doubts, start writing your book
Have you ever thought about writing your book, but something is hindering you? Do you doubt whether it is worth writing? Are you not sure if you are sufficiently educated? Have you been told again and again at school that you can’t write? Do you think you are not saddle-proof in grammar and orthography?
Do you hesitate to start writing books because you doubt that you will finish writing it at all. Are you simply afraid of not being able to do it?
If you can answer some of these questions with “yes”, it’s crucial that you start with looking at your self-doubts first. What do I mean by that?
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You are a unique person who, as you are, does not exist a second time in this world. And what you want to write, no one else but you can write it so perfectly, because you write it in your unique way. Nobody knows better or can do it better. You are the expert of your book.
Having this in mind, your book will be as unique as you are, and the book will be received by your future readers in the same way. That’s why you can’t do anything wrong. And by pointing this out, I would like to take away your fear of writing.
I have developed a special method, which can help you to definitely finish your book – despite all your fears and self-doubts. It’s a method, which gives you certainty with every step you take in writing, because self-doubts are the most important obstacles in the whole process.
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It’s not important what kind of book you’d like to write, if it’s your own story or if it’s about your specific method or if it’s fiction.
How do you start writing your book?
First, you’d like to have a clear vision of your book. But once you overcame your self-doubts, it will be crystal clear. Believe me – your book is already in you. You just have to put it into words.
Then, in a next step, you’d create a clear book structure. Work on it as long as it takes to get clarity.
Once you’re sure about your book structure, you put together all the details of each chapter. Once you have gathered all the details, and you feel certain about all details, you start writing chapter by chapter.
If you get stuck while writing, go back to work on your self-doubts. It’s all about self-doubts and getting certainty.
credit photo Esther Bürki
How do you make sure you’re writing in a comprehensible way?
Choose your first reader but choose it wisely: it has to be someone who is positive and who likes what you’re doing. If you chose a very critical person, you won’t finish your book.
How can you motivate yourself to keep on writing and finishing your book?
What I did myself: I published the book cover of my upcoming book on all my social media channels, before I started writing. It needs courage, I know. But you can do it, as well!
So, start killing your self-doubts! Get certainty!
About the author:
The successful author and former journalist Esther Buerki already inspired many people to write their books. From these experiences with her clients and also from her own experience as an author, she has developed a simple and successful 12-step method to help all, who are dreaming of writing their book, but got stuck in too many self-doubts.
Links:
Website https://swissmadestory.ch/
E-Mail contact@swissmadestory.ch
Podcast https://anchor.fm/esther-buerki
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherbuerki/
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