Summary of S1B1 Write Your Book 1 in Month

Summary of "S1B1 Write Your Book 1 in Month"

This video is a comprehensive coaching session focused on guiding participants to write a book within one month. The speaker, Amazon.com/s?k=Hina&tag=dtdgstoreid-20">Hina, shares her experiences, methodologies, mindset tips, and a structured writing process. The session is interactive, with participants sharing their thoughts and questions, and Amazon.com/s?k=Hina&tag=dtdgstoreid-20">Hina providing detailed explanations and encouragement.

Main Ideas and Concepts

• Why Write a Book in One Month?
  • Amazon.com/s?k=Hina&tag=dtdgstoreid-20">Hina shares her journey from longer coaching programs (6 months, 3.5 months) to realizing that the core writing happens in a shorter, high-energy burst (10-30 days).
  • Introduces Parkinson’s Law: work expands to fill the time available; thus, limiting writing time to one month increases focus and productivity.
  • Shares examples of clients (e.g., Annipal) who write books rapidly while managing demanding jobs, emphasizing that quality and speed can coexist.
  • Dispels myths about writing needing long durations or extensive time commitments.
• Group Coaching and Energy
  • Emphasizes the power of group dynamics in writing, which can create synergy and motivation.
  • Encourages participants to engage actively with the group to overcome mental blocks.
• Mindset and Identity as a Writer
  • Encourages participants to adopt the identity of a writer publicly (bios, social media).
  • Discusses overcoming fears and societal judgments, especially for women balancing family and writing.
  • Advocates consistent self-affirmation and sharing progress to build accountability and confidence.
• The Four Phases of Writing a Book (Metaphor of a Growing Plant)
  • Phase 1: Seeding – Brainstorming and generating core ideas.
  • Phase 2: Nourishment – Daily writing, researching, structuring (sunlight, water, fertilizer metaphor).
    • Sunlight = clear core idea.
    • Water = daily writing and brainstorming.
    • Fertilizer = research, messaging, tone.
  • Phase 3: Sapling – Refining the draft and adding depth.
  • Phase 4: Tree – Finalizing and publishing the book.
• Writing Process and Tools
  • Daily assignments, brainstorming, chapter writing, and weekly submissions are required.
  • Reviews are done via Google Docs with suggestions rather than direct edits.
  • Emphasizes maintaining consistency to avoid backlog.
  • Introduces use of ChatGPT to expand core ideas into longer synopses or story formats, enabling smarter and faster ideation.
• Publishing and Post-Writing
  • Covers basic publishing packages (Indian Amazon listing, global listing, ISBN, copyrights).
  • Covers cover design trials and options to outsource if needed.
  • Type-setting training is provided to make the manuscript print-ready.
  • Publishing is done individually with transparency about costs.
• Motivation and Overcoming Challenges
  • Shares a story of a monk teaching success through persistence and desire (wanting the air while underwater).
  • Encourages participants to show up daily, even if only for 10 minutes.
  • Recognizes common roadblocks: self-doubt, fear, comparison, overwhelm.
  • Uses NLP techniques like anchoring and reframing to maintain motivation.
  • Advises meditation or mindful activities before writing to prepare the mind.
• Audience Engagement and Social Media
  • Urges writers to announce their book projects on social media to build responsibility and audience interest.
  • Encourages storytelling around the book’s journey to engage followers.
  • Stresses the importance of being authentic and consistent in communication.
• Brainstorming Methodology
  • The session includes multiple brainstorming questions to help participants discover their book’s core idea, target audience, messages, struggles to share, and unique insights.
  • Encourages identifying the "common intersection" of ideas to find the book’s soul.
  • Suggests breaking down broad themes into narrower, focused topics.
  • Supports iterative refinement from one-line core idea → five-line paragraph → one-page synopsis.
• Writing Goals and Time Management
  • Recommends writing for 45 minutes a day, 6 days a week.
  • Flexibility is key: even 10 minutes counts if 45 is not possible.
  • Encourages focusing on "one lap at a time" (one page or one section) rather than the entire book at once.
• Rewards and Incentives
  • Weekly e-books provided as incentives.
  • Amazon vouchers for those completing typesetting and publishing on time.
  • Co-authoring opportunities for top-quality books.

Detailed Methodology / Instructions (Bullet Points)

• Daily Writing Routine:
  • Set aside 45 minutes per day (can be flexible).
  • Write, brainstorm, research, or revise as part of the writing process.
  • Submit weekly assignments on time.

Notable Quotes

— 06:20 — « For me, writing a book is like loving somebody. How can you love somebody without being committed to it for a very long, long, long time? I think that's the myth that has blocked me from finishing my book. »

— 14:33 — « I'm considering this as a tennis ball game where I'm throwing a ball today and you have to throw the ball back. Otherwise the game is not a game at all. »

— 15:08 — « You need to want it so much as if you want the air. So for 1 month you want your book as if you're wanting the air and then only this 30 days journey would be just like a cakewalk. »

— 80:12 — « Just one phrase: my mind from hurt to heart. It's not hurting; when you connect with your heart and look at it from the point of view of what is the lesson for me, it becomes from hurt to heart. »

— 118:28 — « It's like you put your money into shares. Whatever you are going to earn is secondary, but your principal is always going to guide you. So I put my money here and now it's growing. That was a comforting feeling today. »

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