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April 5, 2012 by Nina Amir 2 Comments

How to Create Good Blogged Book Content Fast

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how to write fast, how to write well, When you blog a book, your intention should be to blog a good book. You may be writing fast, producing content in as little as 30 minutes a day. You are creating the first draft of your manuscript. However, that doesn’t mean the writing should be bad. It should be good, as should the content. That’s how you attract readers.

I’ve sometimes criticized the principle behind National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), which encourages participants to write anything, even mumbo jumbo, as long as they end up with 50,000 words by month’s end. That’s not my goal with National Book Blogging Month (NaBoBloMo), nor has it ever been my goal with Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN), also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFicWriMo).

Learning to turn out great content quickly is a great skill to have. I know this, since I was trained as a journalist. You can create the habit of turning out good content fast, and most bloggers do, indeed, create this habit, just like good journalists.

First, make decisions about what you will write. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, you need to decide on the topic of your book and its structure. Once you also have a content plan (see this post on mind mapping) or an outline, you should easily be able to sit down each day and make a decision about what you will write about and what will be included in your post. You need to decide:

  • What is important and what isn’t?
  • Does this add value for my readers?
  • Do I need more information?
  • How will I start and end the post?
  • What links or resources might I want to include?

Once you’ve answered these questions, it’s time to start writing. Try not to let your inner critic slow you down. Some writers do best with a timed writing or by writing as fast as possible until they are done. Others edit as they go, but this can make the writing go more slowly.

Here’s a checklist for producing well-written copy:

  1. Don’t write more words than you need.
  2. Write an attention-getting first sentence.
  3. Use the active voice as much as possible.
  4. Vary the length of your sentences.
  5. Cut out unnecessary words.
  6. Write simply—like you would speak.
  7. Don’t try to use large words to sound smart.
  8. Write short paragraphs.
  9. Finish with a call to action.
  10. Reread your post looking for each of these items; then correct them.

Proofreading is also good, of course. Many of us don’t have proofreaders on hand to help with this task. I like to look at my blog posts in preview mode. This helps me catch some bloopers before I hit “publish.”

Have you been blogging your book? You should have five posts up by now. Let me know how it’s going.

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Filed Under: Blogging Short Books, National Book Blogging Month, Writing Posts/Chapters Tagged With: blog a book in a month, blog fast, Blogging Month, National Book, write fast

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  1. Jess says

    June 6, 2012 at 8:53 am

    Read your great post over at The Creative Penn. Thanks!

  2. Nina says

    June 7, 2012 at 4:02 pm

    Thanks, Jess! And thanks for following me over here. I really appreciate that.
    Nina

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