Is it possible to write a book in just a few days?

By Dennis Mellersh

Some people searching for answers on how to write a book want to discover a way to do it quickly.

And, on the Internet you may find websites offering to show you how to write a book in only a few days.

But is it actually possible?

In many cases, the simple answer is NO.

But it is possible, under specific conditions to write a certain type of book quickly if one or more of the following factors or conditions can be met. Here are some that come to my mind right away:

• It will be a non-fiction book
• You have already done most or all of the research for your book
• The book will be very short
• You don’t expect to submit your book to a traditional trade publisher
• It will be an e-book – a category of book which generally has larger type, big graphics, and wide spacing, which stretches out fewer words into more “pages”
• You plan to self-publish it.
• You are knowledgeable enough on the topic that you don’t need to research it
• You are an experienced writer with an existing reputation and a backlist of published books with a traditional publisher
• Even though you are an inexperienced writer, you have the ability to quickly and accurately, if not brilliantly, write non-fiction, such as “how-to” information in a way that people can understand it.

Based on the above factors, examples of a short e-book you might be able to write quickly could be: "Six Ways to Improve Your Golf Swing", or "Ten Shortcuts to Improving Your Saving Habits".

Understand, I’m not trying to discourage you from trying to find out how to write a book quickly. So, check out information sources explaining about writing a book in a short period oif time.You may find some good, and hopefully free advice.

I’m just saying that there are certain limiting conditions prevailing that you should be mindful of.

And, most important, it may be that the type of book you want to learn to write cannot be written in just a few days.

Summing up; under most circumstances, and for the beginner writer, it’s not realistic to expect be able to write a traditional full-length book in a matter of only a few days.