How to Write Your Worst Book Ever: Authorpreneur, #2

HOW TO WRITE YOUR WORST BOOK EVER

LAUGH YOUR WAY THROUGH A UNIQUE APPROACH TO GETTING OVER PERFECTIONISM AND PROCRASTINATION AND GETTING IT DONE

BRADLEY CHARBONNEAU

DEDICATION

To those of us who struggled and suffered, whined and moaned, tried and tormented, and thought it was true that we all must write a book.

And to those who dared take 10 days to write their Worst Book Ever and put an end to the torment, suffering, and whining about … not having written a book.

And … to the Bradley of October 31, 2012, who was scared, sad, and solitary in his quest to become a writer and didn’t.

Yet.

An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.

EDWIN LAND

CONTENTS

Prologue

Foreword

Introduction

I. Wait, what?

1. Worst. Wait a minute. You mean best, right?

II. Methodology

2. Madness and the Method

3. SNL

4. Fail Fast, Fail Often

5. The Gardener and The Architect

6. Finish

III. TriTiTo

7. From Deep in the Amazonian Jungle

8. Trigger

9. Time

10. Together

IV. Mindset

11. No Goal, No Purpose, No Meaning

12. Math Quiz!

V. Toolbox

13. The DIY Version

14. Do This Not That

15. The One-Word-Long Book that Will Probably Change Your Life

Epilogue

Afterword

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Also by Bradley Charbonneau

The End

PROLOGUE

This book came into existence because I, author guy with 30 books counting this one, hear this kind of thing so often:

Oh, I’m working on a book, too. It’s almost done. I just need another few years of research and to interview another 17 experts. Oh, and then I’ll need to …

PATRICIA PERFECTIONIST PARFAIT (GO.REPOSSIBLE.COM/PARFAIT)

I used to talk with them and try to inspire them and help them. But I finally learned: they’re probably never going to write that book. Or maybe they will. It’s OK. I’m good with it. I hope they are.

I used to do the same thing. Talk about it, dream about it, but not actually do it.

For years.

Ouch.

Then there’s this guy:

Oh, you’re an author? Yeah, I thought about writing a book. But I went to dental school instead. You know, I did something real with my life.

RITEOUS B. JELLOUS

They’re pulling the old Oh, you couldn’t get a real job? or even the I’m better than you! and maybe it’s just me but I think they’re possibly a little envious of the artist in an author. You see, I’m of the firm belief that there is an artist in all of us. That artist within just needs to be unlocked.

Smile and wave, boys, smile and wave. Just move on.

Or my personal favorite:

I’m going to start writing a book as soon as ___________. (fill in with fake life-altering event that may or may not ever happen)

PETE PROCRASTINATION PARDONHEIM (GO.REPOSSIBLE.COM/PARDONHEIM)

I thought about putting together a book or course (or forced internment camp or cult compound or luxury resort holiday … ) where we wrote Your Best