First step of writing and illustrating a book
7 May 2024 · 0 min

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In this brief instructional excerpt, Ryan Maloney emphasizes the importance of quickly transferring all ideas onto paper when starting a book. He advises against trying to organize thoughts initially; instead, he encourages an unstructured ‘brain dump’—emptying the mind like a sponge, researching, borrowing, copying, and moving swiftly to capture everything. Once all material is on the page, the creator can later organize and refine the content.










