Today i yet again put pen to paper in an attempt to progress in my latest project. I posted the other day about the importance of writing often which i wholeheartedly advise so as not to lose sight of your main goal which is to write a good book.
Today i write with the thought in mind of your overall layout of your book. If you cannot write good then you should not even be at this stage, practice makes perfect and a good deal of talent is required when writing a book. So i am not writing today about your writing skills and your creativity but more about your overall structure of your book. My downfall is that i don't read books as much as i should do, so today i decided to read a book that shares a similar niche to my books subject. Every writer has their own way of writing and putting their words into a lovely way that your reader finds enjoyable but what we often struggle to do is to plan. Reading helps you to plan. How?
By reading what others have written before you will help you get an idea of how you want your book to flow, chapter layout and such like. So my advice today would be to read more to get your mind flowing with ideas on the structure of your own book!.
How to Write a Good Book
Write Often an Important Factor when Writing a Book
It has been many days since i first put pen to paper with my new book, and as promised i would post to this blog every time i work on my book. One thing have noticed is that i have become distracted and i have struggled today to get back into the flow of writing. I think it was a big mistake to have a few days gap of not writing. The fact is i never stop thinking or planning my book but with other distractions it is surprising how such valuable thoughts and plans can get forgotten. I have decided from now on that no matter where i am or what i am doing that i will always carry a small note pad. It is important to jot down anything and everything so that when we do get time to put pen to paper we have the note pad to familiarize ourselves with all the previous days thoughts and plans for the book. Gte more help writing a book in my previous articles
How to Start Writing a Book
I woke up today with motivation to start writing my new book. I am 2 hrs into my day and i thought why not post here what progress i make whilst writing my book, after all this is a blog about writing a book and there maybe some beginners out there who want real journals of book writing, warts and all.
So here i am, i am not a professional writer, i would consider a professional writer to be a writer whom has gained lots of experience. We can all be anything we want including a writer however to be professional at what we do in my opinion comes after much experience, i have little experience so i don't consider myself a professional writer.
I would imagine those of you wanting to start writing a book want to do it for many reasons, maybe you like writing and want to make money from something you enjoy, maybe you want to help people by letting other hear what you have to say. My reason would most probably be if i am honest a mixture of the two. I don't have high expectations of making a great deal of money from writing this book so i would go down the path of saying it would be for self satisfaction, to achieve something i wanted to do.
So to get started i must research my chosen topic, and that is what i am doing today, research research and more research. I wont tell you what i am writing about i will leave you guessing as i want you to see that to write about anything whether it be fiction or non fiction, all the same principles generally apply.
Why am i researching? Well you can never know enough and to write a whole book about a certain topic or plot needs you to get your head completely round it, to reseacrh it from all angels and possibilities. It is only when you are armed with all the tools that your writing can flow fluently! So i will end this post and go back to my research you can make sure you don't miss one of my posts by subscribing free, i don't send spam or unwanted emails, just my posts.
