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&lt;div class="asl-wikipage-summary"&gt;Before you even begin writing, it is important to ask yourself, &amp;ldquo;Why am I writing this book?&amp;rdquo; According to author Terry Doerscher, this simple question can give you clarity and affect every aspect of the book from length to writing style. Once you figure out your primary goal, you will be able to more clearly define your strategy and write more effectively for that particular goal. Listen to learn how Terry answered this question and how it affected his writing and marketing process.&lt;/div&gt;
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</description></item><item><title>The Perpetual Question: Why Am I Writing? - podcast</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/brainstorming/3599/the-perpetual-question-why-am-i-writing---podcast/revision/1</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:28119d5e-8933-4685-bf49-8045eb7460a9</guid><dc:creator>Terry Doerscher</dc:creator><comments>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/brainstorming/3599/the-perpetual-question-why-am-i-writing---podcast#comments</comments><description>Revision 1 posted to Brainstorming by Terry Doerscher on 1/9/2017 12:00:00 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class='asl-wikipage-body'&gt;&lt;div class='asl-wikipage-summary'&gt;Terry Doerscher, author of "Taming Change with Portfolio Management", discusses the importance of knowing your goal before you begin writing and how that impacts every facet of the book, including the title, marketing, positioning and publishing choices.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='asl-wikipage-media'&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver.wikis.components.files/00-00-00-00-60/ALCATATerryDoerscherThePerpetualQuestionWhyAmIWriting.mp3"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../ALCATATerryDoerscherThePerpetualQuestionWhyAmIWriting.mp3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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