Welcome and getting started
Planning
The Publishing Process
Your ideal reader
Outlining your book
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Let's talk outlining (4:24)
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What is an outline? (2:07)
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DEMO: The outline in WORD (3:09)
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Visualisation to find your book's outline
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DEMO: Step it out exercise to intuitively discover your outline and content (1:39)
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DEMO: Mind mapping your outline (1:30)
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Making sense of your outline - the rough synopsis (4:09)
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Your personal story (9:12)
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Review
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Trello (2:15)
Chapter Frameworks
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Chapter frameworks (10:04)
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Creating a detailed outline - chapter subheadings (7:10)
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DEMO: The Knowledge Audit (7:55)
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Knowledge audit - assessing the gaps (5:17)
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First chapter trial write (4:53)
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Chapter storyboard
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DEMO: Recording your chapter framework (2:52)
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Actions and checklists - your chapter framework
Get writing
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Let's make a date (2:19)
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Get writing - before you start (3:46)
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DEMO: WORD - design, style sheets and the navigation pane (10:53)
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What can I repurpose? (3:05)
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Getting to first draft (6:23)
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Ways to get to first draft (17:09)
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Is this the right book? (7:17)
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Other things to think about (5:04)
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The writing tracker (6:21)
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DEMO: The Excel Writing Tracker (4:45)
Engaging with your reader
Editing and Proofing
Finishing Touches - Margins, page numbers and table of contents
Working with your proof reader, beta readers and editor
Finishing touches - Titles, cover and blurb
Publishing
Marketing Ideas
What's next?
Congratulations and what next
