How do I write a book? - 34/101 Entrepreneur Questions and Answers

This is an except from my book: 101 Entrepreneur Questions and Answers.There are different strategies to write a book, and here are a few. Here is one strategy that I learnt in London in August 2016, a very interesting strategy that can create a big and detailed book.Take your overall book idea- something to talk about and or an idea you want to share with the worldWrite down 15 major topics for the book, these will be the chapter outline. These are 15 major talking points and ways in which the read can achieve what you are promising them in the book.Reduce the 15 to 10, so as to remove the unnecessary once, and then put them into logical order. These are your 10 chapters that will be your book structure.Define 18 talking points for each chapter, breaking down the talking points.Reduce the 18 to 15 and put it into logical order. These are the topics that you will discuss in your book.​Write about all the talking points, write about the chapters and add all the details in. Ensure you have written about everything relevant and that you give the read what they expect to find in your book.Here is a simpler strategy that can result in much more specialized books.Take your overall book idea. Something to talk about and/or an idea you want to share or talk aboutExplain why it is important. Explain it in a way that people can relate to it within 5-10 points, explaining why your topic is important. Avoid things that are too obvious, but instead use things that are quantifiable, concrete and measurable.Explain what it is, what they expect to get as a result from doing the stuff in your book. Explain the key concepts you want your reader to learn. Use metaphors and analogies. Use 5-10 points. Explain why this topic is important to you, what it means to you, how you got involved in it, how you learnt these things, give them the current state of whatever your topic is, etc.Tell them a little bit about the history of the industry. What happened before the big change? Why are we in this current state? Tell them the bad news and then tell them what it is they can do about it.Explain how they can achieve what they want to achieve. Use conceptual solutions and advice- teach them what they want to know! How they can achieve the things they want. Use 5-10 points.Explain what if they don't follow your advice. Explain the consequences of ignoring your advice. Use 5-10 points.Summary, explain the key lessons, key actionable steps, how to teach this to others, etc.Here is a quick technique to create new ideas and thoughts: take a message of yours and ask "why is it important?". And then ask it again of the answer you just came up with, and then ask it once more. When you ask why something is important 3 times, you come to the emotional angle of your idea and you come up with new ideas and talking points for your book. You could even ask:Why is it revolutionary?Unique?Funny?Efficient?And other adjectives that matter to you and your audience.Question of the day: What book are you working on?