Do you love mind maps but find paper ones a mess? Or maybe you don’t know the magic of mind maps. Either way, I have a tool to share with you that will make planning your book that much easier.
Mind Mapping for Author
Mind maps are an excellent way to organize large amounts of information, like when you are writing a book.
Mind Maps Explained
For a basic mind map, start in the middle with your main idea.
On the mind map above, the main idea is to list tools we love on the Author Nation website. From the centre, I created four branches: planning, producing, publishing and promoting. This is the same organization we use for all our resources. When creating content, we want to stay consistent so it is easy for our visitors to find what they need. Same goes for your books. For each of those category, I started adding tools. You can create as many branches and go as far as you want adding new ideas.
That is how you create a mind map. A mind map is a useful tool to visual complex information so we can organize for others.
Coggle for Mind Mapping
Coggle is a simple tool you can use to create a mind map for your book, or any project.
Watch the video to see how easy it is.
Coggle is free for your first three mind maps. Try it out and see how it can help you organize your complex ideas. Your readers will appreciate it.
Check out the Tools We Love page for more great tools for authors. Whether you are planning a book or looking for more ways to promote your book, we have tools that you will love.
Let me know what you think of Coggle in the comments!
– Keep writing
Melody Ann
Author Nation is your go-to resource for becoming a successful nonfiction author, from planning to promotion and everything in between. Download the resource for the stage you are in.