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Want to Write a Bestseller? Heed This Advice

by Beth Mende Conny

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  • Before you write a bestseller, write a book.
  • Before you write a book, write a chapter.
  • Before you write a chapter, write some paragraphs.
  • Before you write some paragraphs, know what you will say.
  • Before you know what to say, pinpoint what you WANT to say.
  • Before you pinpoint what you want to say, ask yourself why you want to say it.
  • Before you ask yourself why you want to say it, listen to the voice that forms the question.

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