Ready to Write Your Book? Start with this checklist! If you’ve ever dreamed of writing a book but don’t know where to begin, this Beginner’s Book Writing and Publishing Checklist is for you. It doesn’t matter if you’re planning a memoir, business book, or fantasy novel; this checklist walks you through each essential step from idea to book launch.

Understand how to write and publish your book in 6 steps:

Aspiring writers often stumble when faced with the overwhelming thought of ‘I want to write my book, but where do I start?’

There are A LOT of moving parts in the writing, editing, publishing and marketing process to take your idea from a thought to a physical product, and that’s why I created this checklist.

You’ll find a few of my top tips followed by the checklists broken into 6 stages:

Stage 1: Get Clear on Your Book Idea

Stage 2: Plan Your Content

Stage 3: Write the First Draft

Stage 4: Edit and Polish

Stage 5: Publishing Prep

Stage 6: Launch and Promote