Do you have enough to fill a book

One nagging question aspiring writers have can often hold them back from starting--do I even have enough for a book? Is this idea big enough? Do I have enough stories to tell or points to make?

It's not a completely unmoored question, as some ideas are better for short form models. A full-length book does need several major turning points, minor development, and nuanced ideas you can explore from different angles. But then again--so does life. Watch to see how you can work through some development steps to see if you have enough to fill a book.

🔗 You've got the story. You've got the idea. You just don't know the steps in the process. If this is what's holding your memoir back, I have got the solution for you. The memoir method checklist is going to take you through every single step you need from idea to published marketable book. You can download it now at pageandpodium.com/checklist.

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Timestamps:

0:00-Wisdom from Flannery O'Connor

1:45- Why it's hard to see if you have enough

3:00- Brainstorming an Outlines can be misleading

6:00- Carrying your idea as baggage

7:40- When you start, stop, start, stop

10:00- Pulling in irrelevant material

11:30- Small investments won't answer this question

13:30- Exercises to help you decide you have enough

14:40- Writing a guided outline rather than a brainstorm outline

16:00- Establishing the keystones of your book

18:00- Establishing the life milestones that reflect your keystones

23:00- You need to feel it in your bones

25:00- How the Memoir Method can help

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