May 14, 2020
Tools to Write Your Book and Quick Update | Writer on The Side with Hassan Osman
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Key Takeaways
- There are many fancy writing tools and apps available, but Hassan simply uses Word
- “Honestly, all I use is just Microsoft Word. Plain, old, Microsoft Word to write every single book.” – Hassan Osman
- Just divide your book into heading and subheadings using different formats and start writing
- “Honestly, all I use is just Microsoft Word. Plain, old, Microsoft Word to write every single book.” – Hassan Osman
- The only other tool Hassan uses it Grammarly; it’s an advanced grammar and spelling checking tool
- It also checks for plagiarism
- How do you outline a book?
- Keep it simple: Have an introduction, main body, and conclusion
Intro
- Host: Hassan Osman (@HassanO)
- Hassan’s new book about virtual team games
- Hassan is the author of:
- Write Your Book on the Side: How to Write and Publish Your First Nonfiction Kindle Book While Working a Full-Time Job (Even if You Don’t Have a Lot of Time and Don’t Know Where to Start)
- Influencing Virtual Teams: 17 Tactics That Get Things Done with Your Remote Employees
- Don’t Reply All: 18 Email Tactics That Help You Write Better Emails and Improve Communication with Your Team
Update On Hassan’s Books
- Hassan has been occupied by writing his new book about virtual team games. The book will feature 18 fun activities for virtual teams.
- He’s been documenting the process on his blog: Writerontheside.com
- He recently finished the first draft of his book and sent it to an editor
- He’s been documenting the process on his blog: Writerontheside.com
- Once it comes back from the editor, he will then sends the manuscript to a layout designer
- Writing the book took more time than Hassan originally thought so he had to push back the release date a couple of weeks
Tools For Writing
- There are many fancy writing tools and apps available, but Hassan simply uses Word
- “Honestly, all I use is just Microsoft Word. Plain, old, Microsoft Word to write every single book.” – Hassan Osman
- Just divide your book into heading and subheadings using different formats and start writing
- You can also easily move chapters around using the navigation tool
- Just divide your book into heading and subheadings using different formats and start writing
- “Honestly, all I use is just Microsoft Word. Plain, old, Microsoft Word to write every single book.” – Hassan Osman
- The only other tool Hassan uses it Grammarly, it’s an advanced grammar and spelling checking tool
- It also checks for plagiarism
Outlining A Book
- How do you outline a book?
- Keep it simple: Have an introduction, main body, and conclusion
- If you need to include more context, add a preface before the introduction
- In his preface, Hassan will mention why he’s donating profits from his book to front-line workers
- In the conclusion, Hassan will thank people for purchasing the book and ask them to kindly leave a rating. He also includes links to his social media accounts and his other books.
- In his preface, Hassan will mention why he’s donating profits from his book to front-line workers
- If you need to include more context, add a preface before the introduction
- Keep it simple: Have an introduction, main body, and conclusion
