Episode 212: Turn Your Editorial Calendar into a Book Manuscript
In this episode, Jodi welcomes back Hailey Dale to discuss how business owners can write a book without putting their business on pause. They discuss how your signature process can become the foundation of both your content strategy and your future book, why your content is an asset (and not disposable), and how to use your editorial calendar as a book-writing tool.
Time Stamps:
00:00 – Welcome + Introduction of Haley Dale
02:00 – The push-pull between content creation and book writing
04:00 – Why you need a signature process before writing a book
05:30 – From signature process to book outline
07:30 – Content campaigns as chapters
08:20 – Example: Atomic Habits by James Clear
09:30 – Validating book ideas through content response
11:00 – “Your content is an asset”
13:30 – Permission: This is not your magnum opus
16:00 – “Your content is your book. You just need the right system.”
18:30 – Building audience while writing the book
20:00 – The 4-step process recap
23:30 – Why the first draft feels overwhelming
27:30 – Book recommendation: The Lifestyle Business Playbook by Daniel Priestley
Keywords:
signature process, content pillars, editorial calendar, content campaigns, repurposing content, business book strategy, nonfiction book writing, first draft overwhelm, content as an asset, lifestyle-first business model, minimalist content system, authority building, thought leadership, book marketing strategy, content repackaging, table of contents development, audience building, book launch preparation, IP development, sustainable content systems, book writing for business owners, business owners writing books, book writing for entrepreneurs
Resources Mentioned:
Coffee + Commas signup: https://bit.ly/coffeeandcommassignup
Atomic Habits by James Clear
The Lifestyle Business Playbook by Daniel Priestley
About Our Guest:
Hailey Dale is an author and award-winning content creator behind Your Content Empire. With 10+ years of experience, she helps coaches, course creators and service providers scale their businesses through custom strategies, sustainable systems and lifestyle-first business model design.
https://www.yourcontentempire.com/
https://www.instagram.com/yourcontentempire
LINK TO FULL EPISODE (RAW) TRANSCRIPT:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nzLKUyI0gEwu4PVOuPzDHdKE-Lzi3dymr9h7YXnGJ1U/edit?usp=drive_link
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