Brian Tracy’s
Book Writing
The Kickstart You Need to Help You Write
the Book of Your Dreams!
Put Yourself on the Path...
to Finally Becoming a Published Author
For many people, writing a book may sound like a desirable, yet overwhelming
achievement. But I’m excited to tell you that anyone can write a book with the
right mindset and tools!
After having published over 90 books in my career, I’m excited to share one of
my favorite tools that helped make the writing process fast, easy and enjoyable.
This template has helped me write and publish best-selling books all around the
world, and I’m excited to share this invaluable resource with you!
The secret to successfully writing a book is to first learn how to write skillfully and
effectively. This template is designed to help you do just that and give you the
kickstart you’ve been looking for to finally start writing the book of your dreams.
Fill out all of the information you can in this template to help you get started in
organizing your thoughts and writing. Next thing you know, your fingers will be
flying to get your book written, published, and in the hands of your readers.
Happy Writing!
– Brian Tracy
MAKE A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION
Plan Your
Front Cover Details
The cover of your book is the first thing people will see when they pick it up, so you’ll
want to make a splash. Use this space to jot down some ideas of your best-selling cover.
Author / Co-Authors:
Title Ideas:
Subtitle Ideas:
Brief Description of Cover Art:
INTRODUCE YOURSELF
Tell Your Audience
About the Author
Your readers will want to know a little bit about who wrote the work they invested
in. Share some details you’d like your readers to know about you. This could include
things like your life background, your interests, your family, and the inspiration behind
becoming an author. And don’t forget to add a nice photo of yourself so your readers
can get an even better idea of who you are!
Add Your
Photo Here
(Optional)
Draft a few sentences about yourself to let your readers know
who you are and why you wrote this book:
CRAFTING THE NARRATIVE
Outline the
Driving Elements of
Your Story Audience
Whether you’re writing an autobiography, a non-fiction guide, or a piece of fiction magic,
your book will include a few different points, characters, stories, settings or scenes,
and major events. To help keep everything organized when writing your book, use this
blueprint to map out a basic structure of how your book will unfold.
The major elements of your story should include:
Identify
Problem/Plot
Introduction
Fiction
Characters
Scene
Major Events
Solution/
Story Arch
Fiction
Characters
Scene
Major Events
Tying
Everything
Together
Fiction
Characters
Scene
Major Events
Conclusion
Fiction
Characters
Scene
Major Events
Fiction
Characters
Scene
Major Events
Non-Fiction
Non-Fiction
Non-Fiction
Non-Fiction
Non-Fiction
People
Location/Setting
Major Events
People
Location/Setting
Major Events
People
Location/Setting
Major Events
People
Location/Setting
Major Events
People
Location/Setting
Major Events
CRAFTING THE NARRATIVE
Introduction:
FICTION
NON-FICTION
Characters, Scenes, and Major Events.
People, Location/Setting, Major Events.
CRAFTING THE NARRATIVE
Identify Problem / Plot
Solution / Story Arch
CRAFTING THE NARRATIVE
Tying Everything Together
Conclusion
CHAPTERS
Outline
Your Chapters
Now that you have a high-level timeline of how your book will flow, listing out and briefly
outlining the chapters you plan to write about will help prevent you from losing your
place or feeling stuck when it comes time to actually write your book.
Think of outlining your chapters as a map to lead to you the treasure of finishing your
book! Use this space to list out a rough chapter list and a few details and characters or
people you plan to write about in each chapter.
Note: Your book can have more than or less than the number of chapters listed here...
this is just a starting point!
Chapter 1:
TITLE
CHARACTERS
DETAILS & PLOT POINTS
CHAPTERS
Chapter 2:
TITLE
CHARACTERS
DETAILS & PLOT POINTS
Chapter 3:
TITLE
CHARACTERS
DETAILS & PLOT POINTS
CHAPTERS
Chapter 4:
TITLE
CHARACTERS
DETAILS & PLOT POINTS
Chapter 5:
TITLE
CHARACTERS
DETAILS & PLOT POINTS
CHAPTERS
Chapter 6:
TITLE
CHARACTERS
DETAILS & PLOT POINTS
Chapter 7:
TITLE
CHARACTERS
DETAILS & PLOT POINTS
CHAPTERS
Chapter 8:
TITLE
CHARACTERS
DETAILS & PLOT POINTS
Congratulations!
Your book outline is complete, and you’re one step
closer to becoming a published author.
This is just the beginning of your journey to becoming a successful writer and
published author.
Now, it’s time to take things to the next level and make even more progress on
your book by signing up for my most popular book writing training, “5 Steps to
Planning & Publishing a Best-Selling Book.”
This free online workshop will teach you the fastest way to gain credibility as an
author and walk you through my proven process to go from idea to bookshelf in
90 days or less!
During this free webinar, you’ll also learn:
How to overcome
and prevent writer’s
block
How to focus on the
steps to complete
your book as fast as
possible
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How to make writing
a priority to help you
see regular progress