You want to write a book.You just don’t know where to start.
This book
shows you
EXACTLY how.
The idea won’t leave you alone. It never stops. It never goes away. And everyone keeps telling you, ‘You should write a book!’
But you just can’t seem to make it happen.
So you’re stuck – for days. Months even. Years…
WRITE START 101 clears all of the confusion. Filled with crucial tips, advice, warnings, help! for you:
the writer with a story demanding to be told.
So you can finally stop guessing and start writing like an pro.
With confidence. With a plan. With success!
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✨ A Decade of This Publisher’s Best Advice, Collected Into One Book
280+ pages. Honest help. No upsell. No sales funnel. No course pitch.
Just a book that can jumpstart your success no matter how stuck you are!
For 10 years, I answered questions from hundreds of new writers around the world. And still I see the same questions coming up in every forum, every writers’ group:
- “Where do I even begin?”
- “How do I build a plot?”
- “How do I find my voice?”
- “How do I stay motivated?”
- “How do I avoid scams?”
- “How do I know if my book is any good?”
- “How do I actually finish?”
So I took all those questions, and I compiled them all into one handy, easy-to-read guide that answers them all for you – clearly and simply.
Like we’re sitting together having a coffee and working on your book!
💥 WRITE START 101,
Will Help You To:
✔️ Write with confidence instead of fear
✔️ Turn scattered thoughts into a structured book outline
✔️ Find your authentic writing voice
✔️ Develop plots, characters, and scenes that feel real
✔️ Overcome writer’s block and stay motivated
✔️ Finish your manuscript without getting lost or overwhelmed
✔️ Navigate publishing options without getting scammed
✔️ Market yourself like a modern indie author
✔️ Build habits that make writing feel easier and enjoyable
✔️ Know EXACTLY what to do next at every stage of writing.
This book isn’t theory – it’s practical, direct, and designed for real people who want real results.
📚 What You’ll Find Inside
(50+ Chapters of
Real Answers)
PART 1 – YOUR UNIQUE WRITING PROCESS
- Getting over fear, confusion, and imposter syndrome
- How to find ideas and turn them into stories
- What to do before writing a single page
PART 2 – CREATING SOMETHING FROM NOTHING
- How to plan a plot that grabs, with beginnings that capture and endings that satisfy
- How to create real characters
- How to tackle dialogue
- What to do about sex, swearing, and violence
PART 3 – MARKETING WHAT YOU CREATE
- How to brand your book – and yourself
- How to handle social media, blogs, and websites
- How to manage self-promotion like a pro
PART 4 – TAKING THE MYSTERY OUT OF PUBLISHING
- How to decide between traditional and self-publishing
- How to query publishers and agents.
- How to recognize and avoid scams.
All written like I’m that friend who gives you the whole inside scoop to the secret world of publishing. In a slightly sarcastic, hopefully humourous, conversational style.
Because let’s face it. Who wants to read a boring old textbook that drones on about syntax and grammar and how to write a paragraph?
This isn’t how to write. (There’s tons of books out there that cover all of that.)
It’s about how to be a writer.
With all the answers new writers don’t know they need to know.
Answers and help I wish I’d had when I started out.
🎯 Is This Guide
For You?
WRITE START 101 is perfect for you if:
- You’ve always wanted to write a book
- You have ideas but can’t get started
- You’re stuck at the beginning, middle, or end
- You keep starting chapters but never finish them
- You want a process, not random tips
- You want someone experienced to walk you through the entire journey
- You seriously need to write that book!
If you’re a new, aspiring, or unpublished writer – this is your guide.
👋 Why Listen To Me?
I’m Alex Brown. I spent over a decade publishing my own online indie publication. At least, I though I was publishing.
But what I was really doing was helping new writers find clarity, confidence, and direction. After answering hundreds of beginner questions, one truth became obvious:
New writers aren’t lacking talent.
They’re lacking guidance.
I created WRITE START 101 to give first-time writers one thing they’ve never had before:
A clear, supportive, honest roadmap –
from idea to book-in-hand.
I see the questions. Over and over. And I see the answers: snide, condescending, unhelpful, judgemental.
My answers get buried in threads filled with online nastiness.
It’s so hard to watch, and it tears me up knowing I could help.
WRITE START 101 is the book I wish every beginner could have at their side on day one. It’s the closest I can get to being your own personal writing mentor!
🖋 Real Writers
Real Feedback
The HQ sister site to my online publication brought me over 800 subscribers, new and experienced writers, who tuned in regularly for real answers. Real help that I was able to give them. Some of them went on to make successful writing careers from there.
“Your support and encouragement
Kirsten S. Blacketer,
helped get me where I am today.
For that I will be eternally grateful.”
USA Today Bestselling Author
“Believe me, I’ve never forgotten you,
Pat Garcia,
and I’m still thankful for that first story of mine, ON A RAINY DAY, that you published.”
Award Winning Author
“Your support (and belief)
Geoff LaCasse,
helped push me to be a better writer.”
Travel Blogger
Now, how cool is that?!?!
⭐ Why New Writers Love This Approach
- It calms the overwhelm
- It gives clarity to every stage of the writing process
- It prevents so many beginner mistakes
- It saves months (or years) of frustration
- It empowers you to FINISH your book
- It answers the questions nobody tell beginners
- It’s written like a conversation, not a lecture.
The goal is simple:
Make writing your first book
easier, clearer, and far more enjoyable.
🛒 Ready to Start Writing Your Book?
Stop searching for answers.
Stop waiting for the ‘right time.’
Stop staring at the blank page hoping it’ll magically write itself.
A year from now, you could be holding your finished manuscript in your hand.
Or, you could just be a year older.
👉 >280 pages of solid answers, advice, and encouragement.
👉 Jumpstart your writing career.
👉 Imagine telling friends and family that you’re a writer. For real.
Not the last book you’ll read about writing.
But it should be the first!
