I Said I Wasn’t Going to Start My Next Book Yet

Summary

Nicole Dake has begun writing her next book on recovering from narcissistic abuse, despite initially planning to wait until settled in her new home, and has already completed over 100 pages by focusing on answering top Quora questions related to the topic.

Abstract

Author Nicole Dake has taken the leap into writing her upcoming book on recovering from narcissistic abuse, contrary to her previous decision to delay the project until after her move and the resolution of her work visa situation. Prompted by the realization that she has been waiting extensively in various aspects of her life, she decided to utilize this period productively. Dake compiled her existing writings on Medium and researched prevalent questions on Quora, which guided the structure of her book, resulting in a swift accumulation of content. She emphasizes the natural flow of writing when fully engaged with the subject matter and has set aside concerns about the final page count, focusing instead on thoroughly addressing the topic. Dake plans to share her writing process with her audience and invites others to join her on this creative journey, expressing enthusiasm for the rewarding nature of book writing.

Opinions

Nicole Dake views the act of writing as a constructive way to spend time during periods of waiting and uncertainty.
She believes in the importance of addressing the topic of recovering from narcissistic abuse and is committed to providing comprehensive insights.
Dake is open to sharing her writing process with her audience, potentially serving as a guide for aspiring authors.
She finds the book-writing process to be both beautiful and rewarding, and encourages others to engage in it.
Dake is not fixated on achieving a specific page count for her book, instead prioritizing the quality and depth of the content.

But yesterday I did it anyway

I told myself that I wasn’t going to start my next book until I was settled into my new house, that there was too much to be done and my mind was too scattered right now.

Yesterday morning though, I realized, there has been so much waiting in my life lately. Waiting for our move. Waiting for the new house. Waiting for my work visa.

I thought, I should fill this time I have to spend waiting on doing something useful.

So, I started writing.

My next book is going to be about Recovering from Narcissistic Abuse. I realized, I have already written a lot about that here on Medium.

So, I copied and pasted everything I have already written into a Google Doc.

Then, I looked on Quora to see what the top questions are about recovering from narcissistic abuse, and I started writing a chapter to each of those.

After spending the whole day yesterday with my nose buried in the computer, I wrote to all but one of the prompts that I had written down.

I have over 100 pages done already. Wow.

It’s crazy how fast the writing can flow when you are really focused on what you are doing.

Once I get done with that last prompt, I need to work on an introduction, then edit for flow and add some transitions.

With my last book, I was aiming for a goal of 200+ pages, for some reason that I don’t actually remember.

This time, I am just going to see where the writing takes me, and not worry about the page count. I am just going to worry about saying what needs to be said on this topic, and leave it at that.

I hope you enjoy following me on my writing journey, my lovelies! I am going to share my process here with you, so that anyone else that is looking to write a book can see how it works.

Have any of you ever written a book? Do you want to write one? It is such a beautiful and rewarding process!

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I Said I Wasn’t Going to Start My Next Book Yet

But yesterday I did it anyway

Hi, I’m Nicole Dake.

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