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Jun 18, 2021
Write your first book – with Steph Caswell
Do you have a book inside you?
We’ve had a few authors on the podcast so far - now it’s your turn!
Steph Caswell is an author who also helps service providers to write their own non-fiction book, with her simple step-by-step process.
Listen in to hear Steph share:
- An introduction to herself and her business (00:55)
- Why she feels writing a book is a good idea for coaches, consultants and other service businesses (2:18)
- How soon into your business you can think about writing a book (4:17)
- How long it takes to write and self publish your first book and her best tips for actually getting it written (6:23)
- The books she’s written (9:37)
- The common reasons people don’t finish (or don’t even start) writing their books (14:59)
- Choosing a topic for your book (19:47)
- Why most first time writers usually write too many words (26:05)
- What to do before you sit down and start to write (29:19)
- How to edit your own writing (33:48)
- The role of an Editor (35:29)
- The main differences between traditional publishing and self publishing (38:15)
- The costs involved in publishing your own book (41:58)
- How to find editors, illustrators and anyone else you might need (43:26)
- The final steps before publishing, including how to market your new book (46:16)
- Whether to create a hardback, ebook or both (50:05)
- Her number one piece of advice for anyone looking to write their own non fiction book (55:07)
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