Writing Beats Thinking about It

You cannot wish a book into existence. It doesn’t work that way. You have to make the time to tell the story and follow through on building your manuscript. Planning works wonders, especially when you produce a detailed plan in which you write out topics and elements of your story. Still, you have to write the story if you want to eventually make a book out of it. Otherwise, you spend time thinking without anything to show for it.

Wait on your story if you need to wait. Now or later, when you have a plan, you do have something you can use at a later time. But you can hold off on any of this until it makes sense. None of us can compel ourselves to develop a timeframe or strategy for something we aren’t ready to construct or don’t know what we want to put together. You know the various priorities and responsibilities in your life. Becoming an author takes time, focus, and action. When the moment arrives, you can move forward, and you can do it slowly, too.

Writing is the action that develops the manuscript. That seems obvious when you say it, but the thought of putting together a book, and weighing things back and forth about whether you want to, doesn’t carry you through the ins and outs of orchestrating a story. Somewhere along the line, you have to risk making mistakes or getting tripped up with what to do next. That’s all part of it.

Ideas for stories cannot automatically turn into books. Determine whether you want to become an author, and determine whether it’s worth the time and effort. We invite you to contact us anytime when you want guidance deciding what works best for you.