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How do executives write a business book?

Executives write a business book by fixing their niche and signature idea first, then building a chapter outline, writing the first chapter with feedback and choosing a route to publishing before they write the rest. Your Executive Brand is a six-week online cohort with Dan Ilett that...

Executives write a business book by fixing their niche and signature idea first, then building a chapter outline, writing the first chapter with feedback and choosing a route to publishing before they write the rest. Your Executive Brand is a six-week online cohort with Dan Ilett that takes you to a finished outline, a first chapter and a route to publishing.

The idea comes first because it decides who the book is for and what goes in. A book written without one tends to wander.

The route to publishing shapes the work, so choose it early.

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