Three Short Steps to Write a Children’s Book in Your Spare time

15 minutes a day can change your life

Have you ever had a crazy idea that you wanted to pursue, but never felt like you had the time?

In December of 2019, I had a crazy idea to write a children’s book. It was crazy because I was writing a nonfiction book at the time. Plus, I was a corporate and intellectual property lawyer working at a big law firm. Writing a silly children’s book didn’t really fit into my career plan.

I didn’t have the time. I didn’t know how to start. I was afraid my friends would think I’m crazy. I was afraid my clients would ditch me. I was afraid my firm would fire me.

I couldn’t avoid the thoughts of fear.

But I felt the need to find a way to follow through on my crazy idea.

And now I’ve written eight books in my spare time. Four are now published. I have four more drafts written and nearly ready to go to the editor. And tomorrow morning I’m working on book nine.

I’m sure that if you looked at my schedule, you would probably wonder where the time comes from to write and work on the books. I know my wife agrees. Most of my professional life goes to my law practice. Then, some time goes to other pursuits, like movie production, investing…