How I use writing as a process to get organized

People often think that if you’ve written a book about something, you must have all the answers. I sure used to look up to my mentors who had written a book on a topic I wanted to learn more about. But now that I’ve written a few books myself, I realized writing a book is simply a matter of harvesting and structuring information in a certain way. Writing is becoming aware of the fact that you already possess the majority of the information needed to complete the entire book – even if you don’t have all the answers just yet.

The real step is to simply to organize what you know into a list of usable ideas. That list will help you identify and organize the information you need (and already have) into building blocks of information to begin shaping your book. As I teach my students in my Write a Book in a Week program, good books aren’t written, they’re structured in a certain way that makes the book a success. By analyzing your life experiences and stories into building blocks, you will b…