EPISODE · Feb 21, 2022 · 12 MIN
How To Write Anything
from The Tutor Podcast · host Neil Cowmeadow
Write a book! Neil has written two, one on time management, ‘Elephant Sandwiches’ and the other on guitarists, ‘9 Weird Things Guitarists Do’ (both available on Amazon). Being a published author showcases your expertise in your field and can be fine marketing tools but how should we go about achieving this? Neil shares his advice on how to create your first written work. KEY TAKEAWAYS Set aside a good amount of time, a minimum of three slots a week at fixed days and times. It is a matter of discipline to show up and do the work. Plan your writing. Think about what you are most eager to share. Define your audience. Create yourself an avatar, an imaginary representative of your target audience for you to ‘speak’ to in your writing. Outline the book. Define style and length. How many chapters, titles and in what order? Plan with pen and paper and mentally dump all your ideas for each chapter. BEST MOMENTS ‘Always write in the same place in the house. I have two offices. I have my business office, where the teaching company and the property business operate out of, and then there’s my writing office, my little nook.’ ‘The aim for me was to help other people get past themselves to solve the problems that I used to have.’ ‘Where are they? How much world experience do they have from their position in the world? Then think about their goals. What do they want out of it?’ ‘I’ll outline the chapter titles. I’ll put the chapter title at the start of a page and then I’ll mentally dump all the points I can think for that chapter title.’ ‘And seriously guys do this on paper, don’t do it on your PC. Generally speaking the PC is too slow. If you want to write a book on your phone good luck with that. I can’t. I write on the PC but I outline and plan on paper.’ VALUABLE RESOURCES The Tutor Podcast www.Neilcowmeadow.com ABOUT THE HOST Neil Cowmeadow is a maverick peripatetic guitar teacher from Telford with over 19 years’ experience in the business of helping people. Learn how to start, grow and love your business with Neil’s invaluable advice and tips without the buzzwords and BS! CONTACT METHOD [email protected]
What this episode covers
Write a book! Neil has written two, one on time management, ‘Elephant Sandwiches’ and the other on guitarists, ‘9 Weird Things Guitarists Do’ (both available on Amazon). Being a published author showcases your expertise in your field and can be fine marketing tools but how should we go about achieving this? Neil shares his advice on how to create your first written work. KEY TAKEAWAYS Set aside a good amount of time, a minimum of three slots a week at fixed days and times. It is a matter of discipline to show up and do the work. Plan your writing. Think about what you are most eager to share. Define your audience. Create yourself an avatar, an imaginary representative of your target audience for you to ‘speak’ to in your writing. Outline the book. Define style and length. How many chapters, titles and in what order? Plan with pen and paper and mentally dump all your ideas for each chapter. BEST MOMENTS ‘Always write in the same place in the house. I have two offices. I have my business office, where the teaching company and the property business operate out of, and then there’s my writing office, my little nook.’ ‘The aim for me was to help other people get past themselves to solve the problems that I used to have.’ ‘Where are they? How much world experience do they have from their position in the world? Then think about their goals. What do they want out of it?’ ‘I’ll outline the chapter titles. I’ll put the chapter title at the start of a page and then I’ll mentally dump all the points I can think for that chapter title.’ ‘And seriously guys do this on paper, don’t do it on your PC. Generally speaking the PC is too slow. If you want to write a book on your phone good luck with that. I can’t. I write on the PC but I outline and plan on paper.’ VALUABLE RESOURCES The Tutor Podcast www.Neilcowmeadow.com ABOUT THE HOST Neil Cowmeadow is a maverick peripatetic guitar teacher from Telford with over 19 years’ experience in the business of helping people. Learn how to start, grow and love your business with Neil’s invaluable advice and tips without the buzzwords and BS! CONTACT METHOD [email protected]
NOW PLAYING
How To Write Anything
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Mar 26, 2026 ·1m
Mar 19, 2026 ·34m
Feb 18, 2026 ·11m
Feb 11, 2026 ·45m