It’s a good thing because it will both help you focus on finding the best book for you, and then it will help you see your next book(s). The key here is to focus on your reader and how to best help them. If you’re crystal clear about what reader your book will serve, and how they will be served, then the ideal book idea to reach that audience should emerge. Once you have that, it’s easy to see if other ideas fit or not, and then finalize your book idea. The reality is, if you’re an accomplished professional with deep experience in your field, you probably have multiple books in you. It’s okay to have several books that are specific, focused, and that deliver different things. In fact, that’s preferable. Almost every author we’ve worked with has more than one book in them, if they choose to write it. You can always write another book. Don’t try to put everything you know into the first one. Focus on what book makes sense for you first, then focus on how to make that book the best possible for the reader. 424 · ThE SCriBE METhOD