3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Writing A Book

I bet you’re reading this right now because you’re excited about becoming an author.

People have told you things like “you should write a book” and “you have a book in you” and after years of nervously laughing in response, you are ready. Right?

Not exactly.

You see what I’ve come to realize is that many, many people are thinking of writing a book prematurely — before they’ve really considered their goals or what publishing a book requires. Over the past few years, my team and I have spoken to so many people that we felt were “kicking the tires” of writing a book or “picking our brains” about what a book could mean for them. And while I love to help out, it’s not sustainable when there are thousands of people reading my content every week.

(Also — thank you!)

So — here are three questions that I’ve come up with that have helped people really understand whether they want to traditionally publish a book (or attempt to).

Question #1: Why do you want to write a book? What do you want to see happen?

Get practical about this.

“Inspire people” or “change organizations” are not real answers.