Section Planning

Concepts of a Book Podcast · Aug 21, 2026 · 3m

If you’ve already written a pile of essays, articles, notes, chapters, or even long-form posts, you may be closer to a book than you think. The challenge is not always creating more content. More often, it’s making the content you already have feel like one clear, cohesive experience. That’s where section planning comes in. It gives your material shape, helps preserve your voice, and turns a collection of pieces into a book that actually reads like a book.

The first step in section planning is to stop thinking in terms of “what do I have?” and start thinking in terms of “what journey do I…