7 Proven Strategies to Write Kindle Books Faster
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[00:00:00] One of the biggest excuses we give ourselves for not starting or finishing the book we desperately want to write is I don't have enough time now on a recent video I dealt with that excuse I helped us see that 99 percent of the time it's a smokescreen that we use to hide the real reason. But having said that [00:00:15] clearly time is an issue.
None of us have infinite time. So in this episode, I want to give you seven proven strategies to write Kindle books faster. And of course it applies to whatever you want to write, whether it's an article or a blog post or a script stick to the end, because the last one is [00:00:30] controversial, but it is insanely fast.
Let's discuss.
[00:00:45] Welcome to the raw leader. My name is Simon Holly. And my aim is to help you get your message out by helping you write coach your lead with less stress, more clarity and greater impact. So if you've been following my channel, you know, I'm a big fan of self publishing, I think it is the most cost [00:01:00] effective and best way to get your book published for 99 percent of people.
I'm also a big fan of Amazon self publishing. It's called Kindle Direct Publishing or KDP for short.
It is not without its issues. I'll probably cover some of those in another episode. But man, compared [00:01:15] to the alternatives is incredible. So in a previous video, we talked about the fact that the average person can write about 250 words a minute. That's a good estimate that assumes some level of research and planning, not just purely writing, but that's kind of the overall [00:01:30] average across a book.
So if you're writing a book that's around 30, 000 words, which is what I recommend, that means it's going to take you around 120 hours to write it. So the question for today is, how can we do it faster? I feel the need the need for speed, and all that. Anyway, here's [00:01:45] seven proven strategies for writing your Kindle book fast.
And as I said, it applies to anything you're writing, whether it's a business report or a blog post. Also stick to the end, because the last one is insanely fast. It is controversial.
So number one, I was driving [00:02:00] my son to school the other day, and as we arrive, it was around 8. 30 in the morning, another kid is walking out of the school.
I said, Ethan, where is he going? It's like 8. 30, he's only just got here, and Ethan said, oh dad, that's so and so, he does a lot of side quests. [00:02:15] Really, really tickled me. This kid is known for just doing random side quests during the day, not keeping focus. So here's the first strategy before you start writing is essential to define your core message.
Identify your target audience. That'll help you [00:02:30] stay focused, ensure that your content resonates with your readers. In my training and coaching with authors, we lay out first what I call the raw message, which has elements of your core message, the key transformation that your book is going to help deliver, For your reader and the target audience.
And I can't stress this [00:02:45] enough. You you've got to nail this. Otherwise, once you start writing, you will be on every side quest you come across. So that's the first strategy is get your core message down. The second to writing faster and it's linked to it and it's create an outline. [00:03:00] I know it's a bore. I know it's a chore.
I know we want to just get writing, but I promise you, create a detailed outline will help you organize your thoughts and streamline your writing process and in the long run, although it takes more time up front, it will save you hours of time. [00:03:15] It will serve as a roadmap for your book, making it easier to stay on track and avoid getting stuck.
And when you do get stuck, which you will, you can jump to another part of the outline and start writing. So the second strategy, linked to the first, is to create a solid outline [00:03:30] before you start writing. It'll save you so much time, you will end up writing faster in the end. The third strategy, , well, I was talking to another author the other day, Who is struggling to get there, Book Wren.
Um, and this illustrates the third strategy. She'd been sitting on it, dabbling with [00:03:45] it for five or more years, picking it up, putting it down again. One question I asked her was, where do you write? And she said, well, I prefer a coffee shop. It works well for me with people around. I said, well, why isn't that working then?
Because if you say it works well, why isn't it working? And she said, well, the place I go to, the coffee shop I [00:04:00] go to, I know loads of people, and they keep on stopping to chat. So that's the third strategy is you've got to establish your writing rhythm and your place of writing. One thing to work out is whether you're more effective when you write every day or when you batch so that [00:04:15] you've got longer writing sessions, bigger chunks of writing and not every day.
But whatever it is, and there's no perfect solution, just whatever works for you. Finding a rhythm that works for you is absolutely crucial and then stick to it. Consistency is so key to keeping [00:04:30] momentum. If you don't put it in your diary, if you don't make a plan for when it's going to happen, well, I think I remember who it was.
One of the presidents said, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. And that is the reality. So make a plan and link to that. Then going back to my friend is [00:04:45] having a writing place. What I suggested my friend is what if coffee shops work for you, find another coffee shop that's out of town when no one knows you.
And you can see, yeah. The light's going on for her. . Simple suggestion. That really helped her. For strategy. And I cannot stress this one [00:05:00] too much. This is so so key. Don't edit as you go.
Repeat after me. Do not edit as you go. As you write, you will be tempted to edit as you go. Resist the urge to edit your work while you're writing. I made this mistake with my first book. [00:05:15] I would write and then the next day I would edit the previous day's work and pretty much end up rewriting the entire thing.
And then I would go on the next day and edit that. I mean, it just is endless. What I've learned since actually is that writing and editing use different parts of your [00:05:30] brain. So instead focus on get your art, getting your ideas down first, get your first draft done, and then go back to edit because it switches you into a different mode, into a different part of your brain.
So get your first draft done and then [00:05:45] go back and edit. That's the fourth strategy to writing your Kindle book faster. Okay, fifth, slightly different. If you're really struggling to write, perhaps you'd like, Ah, well, I've got this book, I've got this message, but I'm just not a writer. Then think about dictating your book, [00:06:00] especially if you're used to public speaking in some way.
This can be a brilliant method. So here's what you do. Basically, you take your outline, add some context to it, effectively a full outline, then get your phone , use the voice recording app on your phone and record it.
~And then what you can do is use AI tools like Rev. com or if you need a video editor as well, I would use Descript. com because that way you get both in one and it can help you basically take your dictation and it will produce pretty much a perfect transcription to your spoken word.~
Then you can [00:06:15] use tools like, , rev. com, or if you need, , video editing as well, then you might as well use descript. com because it does both in one. And that will help you, , take your dictation, take your audio file and transcribe it using AI into a pretty much perfect transcription. [00:06:30] It's can be way faster and more natural way to get your first draft done.
So if you're struggling to write. And you're perhaps more used to speaking than that can be a really, really powerful method to get your book written faster. It links [00:06:45] to the sixth method, which is to utilize AI tools. But you have got to be mindful of Amazon's rules. AI tools can assist but it is essential that your content complies with Amazon's guidelines and policies.
Basically, when you upload your book to [00:07:00] KDP, Kindle Direct Publishing, Amazon now make you declare if your content is AI generated. What's AI generated content? The definition of this content is created entirely or primarily by AI without significant human input or intervention. So [00:07:15] examples will be text generated by chat, GBT, uh, three or four automated story generators or other software that produces written content, perhaps with just a few human prompts.
And you have to tell Amazon now if you've used AI generated content. Now, [00:07:30] interestingly, at the moment, nothing happens when you tell them you can still publish your book as you wish. There are no known penalties, but it is likely that Amazon are going to start using that data in some way. Ultimately. They are nervous about thousands of crappy AI books [00:07:45] flooding their Kindle store and destroying their business.
So they are gearing up for that, and although they are not using the flag at the moment, and, they're not doing anything with it, the chances are that they are going to do that pretty soon. What is allowed by Amazon, though, is, And doesn't have to be [00:08:00] declared is AI assisted content. What's the difference?
I hear you cry between AI generated content and AI assisted content. Thank you for asking. It's a great question. So AI assisted content is defined as this content where AI tools are [00:08:15] used as aids or enhancements in the creation process. But the final output is primarily human generated. So examples would be using grammar and style checkers that are AI powered, , AI research tools or software that [00:08:30] suggest improvements or optimization to text that's primarily generated by a human.
So, how does this help us with the speed thing? Well, what it means is that as long as you, The writer do most of the original creation process, perhaps by dictating your work, as I've [00:08:45] described in point five, you can use AI to assist you saving you hours of time. So it can assist you in the outlining. AI is brilliant at outlining.
It can assist you in expanding in giving feedback on ideas. You can even get AI [00:09:00] to do that in your voice, the voice that you write in and more on that probably in another another video. I haven't got time here. So that's the sixth method is use AI tools to help you increase your speed.
Before we get to the last strategy, I want to let you know that I'm soon launching a new [00:09:15] group coaching program for those who want to write their first book, we're going to be deep diving into all these strategies and more. And it's gonna be a brilliant place to create accountability and momentum so that you can get your first.
book written, you can join the wait list if you're interested at the rawleader. com forward slash [00:09:30] first book. So the seventh strategy, the final way to get your Kindle book written fast, the fastest way bar none is to get someone else to do it for you to hire a ghostwriter. Now hang on before you burn me at the stake [00:09:45] for being a heretic, hear me out.
If you're, if you've got a book in you, but you're struggling to find the time or the motivation to write a book, hiring a ghostwriter is hands down the fastest way to get it done. They can help you bring your ideas to life while saving you time [00:10:00] and effort. But before you dismiss it, some of the most famous people have used ghostwriters.
Elon Musk used a ghostwriter. James Patterson, a prolific author who releases a new book almost every other day. He's got a team of ghostwriters. Tom Clancy, [00:10:15] ghostwriters, Hillary Clinton. Donald Trump, ghostwriters. All of these people use ghostwriters and many more besides. You're in good, goodish company.
So where would you find a ghostwriter and how much is it? Well, the best places are websites [00:10:30] Fiverr. For a decent one, you're going to pay between 40 and 50 an hour. And they're going to need around 170 hours for a 30, 000 word book because although they will write faster than most of us, they're They've, they've got to interview you.
They've got to [00:10:45] understand the subject. They've still got to do the research. So you're looking at between seven and eight and a half thousand dollars to get your book ghostwritten. I know it's not cheap, but you want it fast. And so if you want the book written and you want it written really fast and you don't want to write it, there is [00:11:00] no faster way than hiring a ghost writer.
is going to cost you, but it is definitely the fastest way.
So I hope you enjoyed this episode by implementing these seven strategies you can write your Kindle books faster and more effectively and hopefully some of them will help you with [00:11:15] other writing projects you got on as well. Great to be with you today. I See you in another episode soon.
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