How To Write A 60,000 Word Book In 30 Days

Nicolas Cole
5 min readDec 5, 2023

I want to give you a book writing framework that will change the way you think about writing long form forever.

The problem most writers run into when they sit down to write a book, an Ultimate Guide, or even a long-form blog post, is they try to write it linearly. They start with the very first word, and then try to write a second word, and then a third word. And before they’ve even finished writing a complete first sentence, they start critiquing themselves, editing, deleting, “No, no, no, that’s not right,” and starting over.

Which is why it takes people so long to write anything longer than a Tweet.

Here’s what they don’t teach you in creative writing school:

The most prolific writers don’t write linearly.

They don’t start with the first word, and then keep writing words in (perfect) order until they’re done.

No, this is a giant waste of time — because it’s sort of like trying to find your way through a forest, in the middle of the night, with nothing but a flashlight. You have no idea where you’re going!

Instead, the most prolific writers approach things in reverse.

They start with a birds-eye view, and then each layer takes them deeper and deeper “into the weeds.”

Here’s how it works:

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Nicolas Cole
Nicolas Cole

Written by Nicolas Cole

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