Get paid to write a book

You face challenges every day. Most are minor, some are major challenges. If you’ve ever faced a large challenge, or if you’re facing one right now, then consider that the things you learn could help other people. Whatever your challenge is, whether it’s moving house or confronting a life-threatening illness, other people face the same challenges, and in those challenges lie the seeds of books.

            Make a list of 20 challenges you’ve faced in your life. Anything catastrophic qualifies: losing your job, facing bankruptcy, the betrayal of a spouse. If you’ve had a quiet life, then make a list of challenges that the people you know have faced.

            Additional challenges you can consider include any habit you’ve broken, from congenital lateness to overeating.

When you’ve finished brainstorming, you’ll have dozens of book ideas. Winnow out the non-starters. Don’t delete them, move them to another computer file. Call it “odds and ends” or “snippets”.

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