It's good that you were able to help them. Even if they weren't able to absorb it all at the moment. My sister reached out to me the other day because she was tasked with writing a blog post for her work newsletter. It was hard to help her. What works for me might not work for her. Likewise, I write for fun (for the most part) she would be writing for work, so the audience is totally different. Plus, we are just very different people. It was hard to give her guidance.
There are lots of little tricks a newbie could use to get started, and stay consistent, which is one of the hardest parts. Was she able to write it in the end?
Yeah, I think so. I never really heard back from her after that.
I was thinking about starting to write a book - but don't know where to start :)