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Draft Planning

If you already have a pile of essays, articles, notes, or chapter drafts, you may be closer to a book than you think. The challenge usually isn’t finding the material. It’s shaping it into something that reads like one cohesive work. That’s where draft planning comes in. Instead of trying to force every page into place all at once, you step back, look at what you have, and decide how the pieces can work together with purpose, flow, and a clear voice.

The first step in draft planning is to identify the heart of the book. Ask yourself: what is this really about? Not just the topic on the…

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