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How to Write a Book in LAYERS - AKA, my best tip for finishing a book when it feels overwhelming

Write with Claire Fraise Sep 8, 2026 14:30
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Finishing a book is hard, and there are SO many things that go into writing a book. It can be hard to know what to focus on, and for perfectionists, that can quickly lead to the feeling that the book is garbage and not worth continuing. I have felt that many times. In this video, I share my best tip for HOW to push past the overwhelmed feeling and finish your book: By writing in layers, and focusing on one thing at a time. Do you have anny questions about this process? Comment your question below and I will do my best to answer it πŸ‘‡ - VIDEOS REFERENCED: How to Outline a Book Using a PLOT GRID: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd9_4efYEYQ How to Outline a Book when you HATE Plotting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za5thKGv-6c How to Revise a Book with a Plot Grid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PGM-SgTwuo - Subscribe to my channel for weekly videos sharing actionable writing tips that helped me improve as a writer. SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/c/WritewithClaireFraise ❀️‍πŸ”₯ READ THE LOVE TRIALS (book 1 in my Criminal Minds-inspired series about ghost hunters who hunt the ghosts of serial killers - enemies to lovers meets Saw): https://www.clairefraise.com/the-love-trials JOIN MY MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/3zFpz0l πŸ˜€ CONNECT WITH ME: MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/3zFpz0l EMAIL ME: [email protected] WEBSITE: https://www.clairefraise.com/​​​​​​ TIKTOK (where I’m most active other than YouTube): https://www.tiktok.com/@clairefraiseauthor?_t=ZP-90cwafzkR5z&_r=1 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/clairefraiseauthor/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/clairefraiseauthor PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/clairefraisebooks/ GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14193771.Claire_Fraise ABOUT: Hi, I'm Claire! I’m an award-winning self-published author of paranormal thriller books. My book "The Love Trials" is an enemies to lovers thriller about a serial killer who forces lovers to play games designed to break their love and accidentally takes a pair of enemies instead. I won the Grand Prize at the 2023 Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards for They Stay, and have written four more books in the completed series. There is no one way to write a book. I’m a strong believer that the only way to develop your own writing process is by trying a bunch of different methods to find out what is the most helpful to you. In my videos, I share how I approach every stage in my writing process, from brainstorming to editing, in the hope that it could give you something to try that could help you level up as a writer. I share techniques that have improved my own writing so you can see if the same strategies help you. - CHAPTERS:
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