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By: Our first Meetup | How To Write A Book | Joel Trains Authors

Our first Meetup | How To Write A Book | Joel Trains Authors — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:13:10 +0000

[...] how easy and fast it can be when you choose to structure before writing. We talked about why “the diamond is your friend,” and what that means to the process of writing a [...]

By: To write a book, you must first structure it | How To Write A Book | Joel Trains Authors

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:53:38 +0000

[...] tools that I show you for use in this phase of your book-writing journey are clustering and “the diamond.” They are all I’ve found so far, and they are powerful. But there is one other form of [...]

By: Write a book: 4 things to do today | How To Write A Book | Joel Trains Authors

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:14:42 +0000

[...] your “diamond” structure (read about it here). Know the question and answer for the book, for each chapter, and for each subchapter. When [...]

By: Write a book: The diamond is your friend for more than book-writing | Joel Trains Authors

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:46:39 +0000

[...] of the most popular posts on this blog is The diamond is your friend, which is almost a year old. The idea (go read it if you haven’t; it’s very brief) [...]

By: Write a book: Begin with the end in mind | Joel Trains Authors

Write a book: Begin with the end in mind | Joel Trains Authors — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:26:17 +0000

[...] And in order to know what goes there, you must have a purpose for your book. What question does it answer? (See “The Diamond is Your Friend.”) [...]

By: Produce a book of interviews to promote your expertise | Joel Trains Authors

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:51:54 +0000

[...] you design your book, don’t forget the “diamond.” Have a clear question that the book will answer for the reader, and make sure you keep that [...]