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78 Ways to Start Your Next
Business Book or Article
by Andre Bell
Imagine hearing: "Congratulations
You're A Writer!"
Writing is easier than you might think. Allow me prove it to you...
Many people want to write books to generate passive income,
gain credibility and recognition, to leave a legacy, or just to be heard.
The biggest challenge they find is not coming up with ideas about what to write...the
biggest challenge for many people is often figuring out what to say first. How to begin
their book or article.
After reading some 2,000 books in the past 27 years I think I've cracked the
code on writing non-fiction.
Below are my 'quick start' opening lines to help anyone get started right now at becoming an author.
How do you use these quick start opening lines? Easy.
Do you recall when you were a kid you played a game where everyone sat in a
circle and one person started with a word or phrase and each person around the
room had to add another word or phrase to the story. Once you reached the end of
the chain you had a weird and completely senseless story that made everyone
laugh.
Well, we are building on that childhood experience.
The difference here is that you probably will not have a bunch of others in the
room helping you and your article or book will make total sense.
So start at the first opening line and complete the sentence with whatever comes
to mind for your subject and your audience.
This exercise will give you the momentum needed to get started.
Of course, these phrases will not give you the "meat" you need for
your article or book. That must come from your own knowledge, skills,
experiences, and research.
This may sound difficult or even strange but bear with me, you'll see how simple
this is once you actually try it.
I suggest starting at the top of this list and working your way to the bottom.
Yes, write a complete sentence for each of these 78 opening phrases. This will
give you a huge start at creating your book, plus when all is said and done, you
may end up with 78 usable sentences or complete paragraphs for your book or
article.
If one phrase prompts you to write your entire book or article then do so. Feel
free to write more than one sentence if the thoughts come to mind. There's no
reason to stop writing your book or article just to finish these exercises.
The exercises are designed to help prompt your creativity. So if
that happens go with it.
Of course if any particular phrase is inappropriate for what you
are writing about, skip that phrase. Don't get tied up by perfectionism.
Still seem a little strange?
This might help. Imagine someone you trust and who is very articulate is right
here with you, prompting you with the opening phrases found below.
What can you add to these phrases that will make a complete sentence for what
you want to write about?
Let's begin:
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1. Just imagine...
2. It has long been said...
3. Traditionally...
4. The most successful...
5. [so and so] claims...
6. There is a saying that...
7. How would you like to...
8. Whatever stage your [insert a noun here _____ } is in, ...
9. We have heard many [insert superlative like ‘amazing’ here _______]
stories about ...
10. Finally....
11. If you...
12. There are a variety of less well-known...
13. There are a variety of better known...
14. Even in [subject] it is important to keep in mind...
15. Suppose some one you meet...
16. Suppose...
17. How did a ...
18. As a nation we have...
19. In our society we have...
20. To better understand...
21. Ask a question...
22. It was the best of times it was the worst of times...
23. Companies like...
24. What works for...
25. There comes a time when...
26. Quote someone or a common belief...
27. Take...
28. When the...
29. You can...
30. With the ...
31. What's the...
32. Like (comparison of something)...
33. This...
34. This book ...
35. If [verbalize chapter title]...
36. How do you...
37. How ...
38. Who ...
39. What ...
40. When...
41. Why...
42. Where...
43. Some people...
44. Some companies...
45. Some pets...
46. Some animals...
47. Some...
48. You don't need a...
49. You...
50. You need...
51. You should...
52. You should never...
53. It's...
54. Many...
55. Many people...
56. Many companies...
57. Few realize...
58. Most realize...
59. Often...
60. Never...
61. If there were a way to...
62. They laughed when...
63. Everyone...
64. Everyone laughed when...
65. Few...
66. The greatest fallacy...
67. The greatest myth...
68. The biggest challenge...
69. Here are...
70. Do you...
71. This may sound...
72. You may think...
73. Do you recall...
74. Do you remember...
75. Start with the name of a company you plan to feature or write a
commentary on or give an example of.
Example, “Lorne Greene shocked the world when he decided...”
76. Start with the name of a product you plan to feature or write a
commentary on or give an example of.
Example, “Pillsbury's HotPockets have cooled since...”
77. Turn the chapter title into a verb.
Example if the book or chapter is about quilts then start the chapter with
"Quilting" as the first word of the chapter.
Want another example? Ok let's say you want to write about runners, the
opening word will be "Running".
78. And here's one that is a no brainer all by itself,
"The..." |
Get it? Good!
Now those are the complete secrets to getting started on your
book.
If you want further details on completing an entire book quickly I recommend you
grab these tips: Click here for
tips on writing a complete book quickly.
Whether or not you are looking for tips on writing a complete
book or simply looking to write an article, you should now be ready to begin
writing.
Think this won't work? Wrong! Go back through this article and see if you
can count how many of these starters were used in this very article you're now
reading. You'd be surprised.
Oh. And don't just read through these ideas. That won't
help you one bit.
The best intention is worthless without action.
Grab a pen or pencil or your favorite desktop or laptop pc and start at the top of the suggestions
and work your way down.
Only by taking action will you have taken your first steps towards making your
'fairy tale' of writing your first article, book, or story a reality. And you just
may be on your way to finally hearing the words,
"Congratulations
You're A Writer!"
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