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questions to do before writing a book

in my work as a ghostwriter and writing coach i often find myself in direct contact

before writing a book set your goals

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ignorant quem portum petat nulllus suus ventus est

this is also the quote that opens my debut novel love matters

in a literal sense the sentence can be translated as follows

those who do not clearly state their goals will hardly reach them

as you can imagine

life knows how to surprise us

so if this is valid

writing a book is like sailing away

returning therefore to the nautical metaphor

if instead he knows where he wants to go

moreover

writing a book is like sailing a boat: if you don't know where you want to go

the questions to ask before writing a book

if you want to write a book

question # 1: why write

the first question you need to ask yourself before writing a book is: “why do you write

answering the question “why do you write?” means setting your goal in writing

why do you write

if you are in the middle of your book and you seem to be lost

then return

why did you decide to write a book? and why did you decide to write this book

most writers cannot answer these questions. and you

all this is very beautiful

why do you write? search within yourself

answer

why do you write

to become famous

to earn

to prove to someone that you are capable

to prove to yourself that you are capable

to leave a mark

to leave a legacy

to help others

to help yourself

furthermore

knowing clearly why you write helps you write better

question # 2: what do you want to say

the second question you need to ask yourself before writing a book is: “what do you mean

this question is centered on the content of your book

what message do you want to convey

what concept do you want to face? be specific. go into detail

here

what's the point? what do you mean? exactly

don't think that this question only concerns writers of manuals and essays. no

remember that the reader looks

what do you mean? the reader looks

a novel

if you can tell clearly what is the point of your book

so you see that

you can't write a book if you don't know what you want to communicate inside

concisely. you have to go into detail

what do you want to communicate? search

basically it is the same question

do you want to entertain? / looking

do you want to teach something? / do you want to learn something

want to set a example? / looking

do you want to feel emotions? / do you want to feel emotions

so

every time you read a book

furthermore

you declare where you want to lead them and the readers decide whether to get on board and be guided by you

ok

question # 3: who are you talking to

the third question you need to ask yourself before writing a book is: “who are you talking to

who do you write for? who do you want to be heard from? which readers do you want to get your message to? who is your recipient? what is your target

you often find this question asked in other terms: who is your reader-type

try to imagine it in detail: sex

rewrite a new piece

whom do you turn to? writing thinking the wrong recipient means getting the communication completely wrong

so you have no excuse here: you have to answer this question before you start writing your book

if you don't know who you're writing for

if you can't clearly define who your reader-type is and then who you turn to

the magic of books is precisely this: to find oneself in the words of someone who does not know us yet seems to have written us

after all

not? write it here in the comments