---
title: "Book Writing: Publish With Intention"
id: "415"
type: "post"
slug: "book-writing-publish-intention"
published_at: "2025-10-22T14:45:00+00:00"
modified_at: "2025-10-17T21:06:09+00:00"
url: "https://yourbusinessgrowthplaybook.com/book-writing-publish-intention/"
markdown_url: "https://yourbusinessgrowthplaybook.com/book-writing-publish-intention.md"
excerpt: "Writing a book isn’t the hard part. Writing a book people actually want to read is. Most entrepreneurs who dream of writing a book make the same mistake: they don’t gather feedback until the draft is done. By then, it’s..."
taxonomy_category:
  - "Updates"
---

# Book Writing: Publish With Intention

Published

in

[Updates](https://yourbusinessgrowthplaybook.com/category/updates/)

Writing a book isn’t the hard part.

Writing a book [people actually want](https://yourbusinessgrowthplaybook.com/reviews/)
 to read is.

Most entrepreneurs who dream of writing a book make the same mistake: they don’t gather feedback until the draft is done. By then, it’s too late (and too expensive) to fix scope, audience, or structure.

When I wrote *[Your Business Growth Playbook](https://yourbusinessgrowthplaybook.com/)* , I flipped the process. I gathered early feedback at four stages, and it changed everything.

## Here’s the step-by-step guide you can steal

### Scope

Draft a one-page outline of what you want the book to cover. Share it with 5–10 trusted peers or readers. Ask: “What feels essential? What feels extra?”

### Reader Profile

Write a one-page description of your target reader (age, role, struggles, goals). Share it with a few people who fit that profile. Ask: “Does this sound like you?”

### Introduction

Draft just the intro. Share it with readers and ask: “Does this make you want to keep reading?”

### Sample Chapter or Content Sketch

Draft one chapter or key section. Ask: “What’s most helpful? What’s missing?”

**Rinse and repeat that last part through the entire writing process.**

## 🧠 **In Summary**

By the time the full manuscript comes together, you already know the scope resonates, the profile is accurate, the intro hooks, and the content lands.

That’s how you publish a book intentionally, and build momentum before it even launches.

If you were writing a book tomorrow, which of these [4 steps would challenge you](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeremyshapiro_writing-a-book-isnt-the-hard-part-writing-activity-7379903057704288256-yCt3/)
 most?

## More posts

- ### [More Leads Won’t Save You with Rich Ashton](https://yourbusinessgrowthplaybook.com/s3e42-more-leads-rich-ashton/) [October 27, 2026](https://yourbusinessgrowthplaybook.com/s3e42-more-leads-rich-ashton/)
- ### [Growth Should Shorten Payback and Lengthen Runway](https://yourbusinessgrowthplaybook.com/growth-should-shorten-payback-and-lengthen-runway/) [October 23, 2026](https://yourbusinessgrowthplaybook.com/growth-should-shorten-payback-and-lengthen-runway/)
- ### [Your 30-Day SEO Ranking Reset](https://yourbusinessgrowthplaybook.com/your-30-day-seo-ranking-reset/) [October 21, 2026](https://yourbusinessgrowthplaybook.com/your-30-day-seo-ranking-reset/)
- ### [Your Business Needs a “Fries” Strategy](https://yourbusinessgrowthplaybook.com/your-business-needs-a-fries-strategy/) [October 16, 2026](https://yourbusinessgrowthplaybook.com/your-business-needs-a-fries-strategy/)