How to Write Your First Book in 3 Months

Image by the author for the mockup design of his upcoming book on authoring

Dear Friends, I trust this post finds you well. As the year is still very fresh and most of us are working on New Year’s resolutions, I decided to write an article to guide and inspire freelance writers to consider writing a book by repurposing their accumulated content. I noticed that some writers have hundreds of articles on Medium, which earns no income, and they keep writing daily for a few cents.

In the previous post, I explained the benefits of being a book author and highlighted its possibility despite a busy schedule and setbacks with the process. Many subscribers privately approached me and asked whether I could introduce a simple process for them to get started this year. As most of you may know earning income on Medium or other metered platforms became very difficult. For example,

Dr Mike Broadly

has shared his experience earlier with screen captures and several writers have already commented, agreeing with his findings.

Why I wrote this post today

As you may remember, I did a poll 3 days ago and noticed that 61% of my subscribers are interested in writing a book in 2025, and 28% do not know where to start. So, I designed this post to help and guide these friends.

As the article is too long for an email, I decided to turn it into a downloadable or listenable interactive audio. If you are interested, you can read the story on Medium. I link it below.

For those who don’t have access to Medium, I will also publish it as an article on Substack soon so that you can read it in the web version of my Content Marketing Strategy Insights publication.

The Fastest and Easiest Way to Become a First-Time Book Author in 3 Months

A 10-step practical approach to creating a book in a niche repurposing your content without wasting your time and losing your mind to start earning extra income

In the previous post, I offered a special deal for my new subscribers. I said any new paid subscribers for the basic deal of a $5 monthly subscription would be automatically upgraded to my $500 yearly founding membership, including all the benefits of the Substack Mastery Boost Pilot initiative in 2025, Plus my personalized mentoring and coaching through ILLUMINATION Slack workspace.

As the post was sent at the end of the month, I noticed that over 60% of my free subscribers missed the deadline of 31 Dec 2024, and they asked me whether this deal could be reactivated. Upon this genuine request, I extended the offer until the end of January. As I do every year, I plan to mentor and coach around 500 proteges. Out of this number, I can include around 100 candidates for more focused coaching and marketing support to help them achieve their goals and realize their writing business dreams in 2025. I invite you to take this opportunity.

The advanced version of the Subtack Mastery book titled A Powerful Toolkit for Substack Newsletter Mastery was published on 1 January 2025 and is now available in multiple bookstores. However, I will share every chapter with audio files in my Content Marketing Strategy Insights publication. All my books related to writing, content development, and content marketing strategies will be included for paid members. I will upload 44 chapters with audio files in my Content Marketing Strategy Insights publication.

I will also upload three levels of From Zero to Substack Hero to this publication in the next few days. If you prefer to take them from Udemy, Aiden provided special discounts for his Medium and Substack friends:

• Level 1: From Zero to Substack Hero

• Level 2: From Zero to Substack Hero

Here is another chapter chapter for those who missed previous posts.

12 Common Mistakes with 40+ Practical Solutions in a Comprehensive Checklist

Here are other books I published in 2024 that might be of interest to you:

1 — Substack Mastery: Insider Secrets from a Content Strategist & Seasoned Author: Learn the Basics, Stay Motivated, Grow Your Paid Subscribers, & Thrive with a Community.

2 — A Powerful Toolkit for Substack Newsletter Mastery: How to Scale Your Newsletters and Reach Thousands for a Successful Writing Business

3 — 4 Pillars of Enterprise Architecture: Achieve Strategic Architectural Goals in the Modern Era with Rigor, Agility, & Technology

4 — Cortisol Clarity: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Optimizing Your Stress Hormone

And a summary book

5 — Substack Mastery for Busy Writers [Concise Version]: Insider Secrets from a Content Strategist & Seasoned Author

I also completed the first version of a new book scheduled for 31 March 2025. It is called Train Your Brain for a Healthier & Happier Life: A Practical Guide to Stimulate, Rest, & Nourish the Brain for Optimal Health Based on Decades of Research & Experimentation in Cognitive Science.

Here is a sample chapter that I published on Medium a few days ago:

The Brain Needs 3 Types of Nutrition

As neurons, dendrites, and axons require exercise and rest to survive and thrive, they also need specific nutrients to function optimally for cognitive health.

For health enthusiasts interested in making a change in 2025, I published a story about healthy lifestyle practices that significantly impacted my physical and mental health based on decades of research and experiments.

Brown Fat for Slimmer Body, Calmer Mind, and Lasting Health

Discover how brown fat fuels weight loss, boosts metabolism, and supports desirable health based on personal experience and science-backed insights via healthy lifestyle choices.

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I also invite you to start today and take the first step toward becoming a published book author. You can contact me for support in reviewing, editing, promoting, writing a foreword for your book, and even marketing your book. I offer free mentorship and low-cost coaching on Substack or Patreon to hundreds of new writers each year to help them achieve their freelance writing and book publishing goals.

I wish you a healthy and happy life.