215 From Entrepreneur to Author: How to Write Your First Book
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Today on the show I am sitting down with Scott MacMillan who is a Toronto-based publisher, entrepreneur, and advisor to start-ups - with a passion for helping entrepreneurs grow their business by extracting, productizing, and publishing their knowledge and expertise.
If you have a dream of writing a book one day (even if that day is far away!) then this is the episode for you.
Scott wrote a book called Entrepreneur to Author: the 5 steps to writing and publishing a nonfiction book that builds authority and grows your business. The book is right in front of me and I have very much enjoyed diving into it and scribbling out notes about my future book.
Like many of you, I would love to write a book one day! It’s a long term goal.
I mean, how cool would it be to finally put all of your intellectual property and ideas into words, and have a published book in the hands of millions of readers. Or even 1000’s.
Have you ever thought about writing a book?
What would you say if you were given the chance to put pen to paper?
Do you know how to start the writing process?
Well visionaries, I think this podcast with Scott will answer a lot of those questions and even just open your eyes to what’s possible!
Let’s get into it…
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Here’s a sneak peak at my prep notes for the show…
Key Questions:
There’s a quote right at the beginning of your book from Margaraet Atwood “a word after a word after a word is power” - when did you first realize this in your own life?
What was your entry into the world of entrepreneurship?
When did the lightbulb moment hit to start the Grammar Factory?
70% of entrepreneurs want to write a book but only a small fraction actually do - tell us how Grammar Factory helps entrepreneurs to take action on this vision!
Why authorship (publishing goals and winning strategies for entrepreneurs
Benefits of publishing?
Some of the expected outcomes?
The 5 steps for writing and publishing a nonfiction book - STEPS Method
Go through 5 steps….
IP development, writing, and content creation (tips for getting ideas out of your head and onto the page and beyond)
Does every thought leader or entrepreneur need to codify or productize their IP?
At what point in one's journey should they consider doing this?
What are some red flags that someone is NOT ready to write a book?
Demystifying the publishing black box (editing, publishing, distribution and more – tips from a publishing insider)
Break down some of the common misconceptions and fears around publishing?