Welcome to the Self Publishing School podcast, the show for aspiring authors and writers who want to publish a book that actually builds their business and their life.

Every episode, you'll hear from top authors and everyday people just like you who are doing it at the highest level.

I'm your host, Chandler Bolt, the founder and CEO of self-publishing.com, where we've helped

over 7,000 authors write, publish, and launch their book successfully.

Let's get into it.

So you want to write a book?

I'm going to show you how to write a book using eight steps from a best-selling author.

I'm a C-level English student and a college dropout with ADHD.

I hated writing, but I've written seven books and I've helped over 7,000 people successfully write and publish their books. And if you're thinking, I don't have time or I'm not a real writer, I literally couldn't write a three-page paper in college. So trust me, if I can do it, you can do it too. Here's the truth. 81% of people say that they want to write a book, but less than 1% actually do it. The difference?

These seven steps. Step one, get crystal clear on your why. This is so, so important. Before you even start with your book, you've got to understand why you're doing this. Every bestselling author

that I

personally work with has a precise answer to this question. Your topic doesn't matter if you

don't know why you're writing this book. When week four hits and you're exhausted and your

calendars packed, your topic won't save you. Your why will. My brother Seth was the base player

for the band Need to Breathe, and we spent our

2012 Christmas break writing a book together called Breaking Out of a Broken System. It was a slog.

It was over Christmas. We spent every waking moment on this thing, but my why was crystal clear.

I was watching my friends graduate college with $50,000, $100,000,

maybe even more in student loan debt, getting jobs that barely covered their bills. And I was

angry. Our parents taught us that there was a different way, a better way, to define your dreams,

to buck the system, to avoid debt, and to actually live free. I wanted to share that why. That why made us sacrifice

our entire Christmas break to write that dang book. And it's helped thousands of people avoid the

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