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The document provides tips for deciding which book ideas to pursue and in what order. It recommends researching keywords, bestsellers on Amazon, and YouTube searches to evaluate market potential. It also suggests brainstorming each idea to determine which generates the most excitement and ideas. When choosing which to write first, it advises selecting an idea that fits an existing series, has commercial viability, inspires the author, and can be written quickly.
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Things to do in the first creative writing session
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Writing Scared: How to Overcome the Perfectionism, Procrastination & Fatigue ...
Too many good book ideas?
- 1. How to decide which book ideas to run with and which to do first
- 2. How To Pick Which Book To Write Research: Keywords – what’s being searched Amazon – what’s selling YouTube – what’s being searched Emotional pull: Brainstorm each book idea What gets you feeling excited Series – where it fits
- 3. www.google.com/adwords Tools > Keyword Planner
- 8. Check Amazon
- 9. See what’s selling and what isn’t
- 11. Brainstorm Set a timer – 2 minutes. Spend 2 minutes jotting down all you can think of for each book idea – paper/pen or computer.
- 12. Emotional Pull? Go through your notes for each book and write down: When you were thinking of ideas, which book idea got you the most excited? Which one did you come up with the most ideas for? Which one do you feel most strongly about?
- 13. Series – Where It Fits Ideally, you need a minimum of 3 books in a series. If you have 2 books published, working on an idea for a 3rd would be good. If it’s a new book/series idea: Can you come up with at least 2 other ideas for a series? Research those ideas.
- 14. Which To Choose First? The one that will: Fit into an existing series. Be profitable – lots of searches, other books in this category doing well on Amazon. Give you a buzz while writing it. Be quick to write.