Comments on: 8 Things I Did To Help Me Complete My First Book

By: Tessa

Tessa — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:04:05 +0000

I never finished any of the books i started writing but I’ve found that if I write it on my blog where people actually want to read it makes me keep it up! I think it would be amazing to finish and publish a book but I have a lot to learn but I’m working on it! Thanks!

By: Carol Silvis

Carol Silvis — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:42:38 +0000

Congrats, Leo, on the book. You make excellent points. If someone wants something bad enough, he/she will focus to the point of making it happen.

By: Amelia

Amelia — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:27:21 +0000

I am in my final year of my PhD and point 7 is a really important one for me. I am really good at filling my days with errands, tasks I need to do for other people, household chores, earning a little extra cash, and I can go a week doing other “important” things and get nothing done with my PhD thesis. I think I need to set an hour or so each day after checking email to just write *something*… it will accumulate day by day, and the rest of the “important” stuff will get done in its own time if it really is important.

By: Productive Pinoy

Productive Pinoy — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:25:20 +0000

Thanks for sharing this. Now, I don’t feel guilty every time I turn off my phone and email to work on some stuff.

Its good to hear that the saying “the simpler the better” still applies today! =)

By: AJ Kumar

AJ Kumar — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:00:40 +0000

The Power of Less is Brilliant! :)

AJ Kumar

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By: Mitch

Mitch — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:40:18 +0000

Very good stuff, but I’ll add one to the list that I did. I purchased voice recognition software, which helped me get a big bulk of what I had to say down on paper, so to speak, and then I found that the editing process was much easier to do than having to type all those words in the first place.

Congrats; I hope you have great sales.

By: Mihla

Mihla — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:38:36 +0000

Excellent tips, and as someone who works best under pressure, I can relate especially to #2 and #3. However, I would go further with #8 or add a #9: “Spend less time planning and more time writing.” I enjoy researching, outlining, and other pre-writing tasks, so consequently have little spare time left to do the actual writing.

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By: Iain Broome

Iain Broome — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:44:22 +0000

Congratulations! A good list and probably similar to those who have managed to get through the (often painful) task of writing a book. On top of a full-time job, my novel took almost three years in total. But it was worth it.