The start of random thoughts: I recently spent three days as a faculty member at the Midwest Writing Center in the Quad Cities and lots and lots of ideas floated through my mouth for both wanna be writers and established authors. The field of being a writer is truly vast and inspirational. Someone could be out of work and yet, the thrill of writing, of sharing their story causes their face to light up. Someone could be overburdened with rejection slips from submitting their writing to publishers, yet, what do I say to them, “Be glad you got the rejection letter, truly, speed ahead, look for the letter that says ‘yes.'” Much as reading a tarot card deck, each symbol is at once positive and negative. As is the quest to be a published author.

More random still: Most everyone I meet, most everyone I have not met wants to write a book. A retired financial executive wants to write their life story. A medical doctor wants to write a novel and on and on. When E-book publishers talk about something other than an E-book they refer to these other things as “real” books. When a paperback is opened it’s easy to read, it’s portable and it always turns on. When a book has been treated with respect it has a lower outside margin fit for the fingers to hold the page. When an A and a T are joined together with a ligature, this is tradition steeped in practicality not a mark meant to rub off the page. When a natural, sixty pound paper is read off of the eyes want to say thank you.

Randomness gone random: A new author wants to know the average book contract terms. I want to say, write your book first. A beginning author asks who will edit my work? Will they alter what I have to say? I want to plead, “I insist that you coax the most imagination out of yourself as you can. Be a writer, enjoy the process.” A struggling author asks if maybe they shouldn’t switch genres entirely, I want to beseech them to find the “flow” of creativity. To turn your fiction into 51 percent fiction and 49 percent nonfiction. And vice versa. I want to say, come to a spot in your story and then pause, consider and think through all the options, SURPRISE yourself and your reader.

Ask me my final advice and I’ll say, enjoy the process of the writing first and foremost. Then enjoy the editing process. Then enjoy the marketing process. But first, enjoy the writing or nothing else will matter.

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Author: Steve Semken
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Writing a book can be an enjoyable and rewarding experience if you first come up with a good plan to start writing your book. Once you know the exact steps to write a book, you’ll find that you won’t be staring at a blank page wondering when and where to start.

Step One

Write down some ideas for what kind of book you wish to write. You may have gotten a great idea and already know what you want to write about. But, if not, then you need to do some serious thinking about what types of subjects you either have a passion for, or already have a high level of interest in.

It’s important to pick a topic that you know you’ll enjoy writing about. It’s easier to write about things you like than stuff you find boring.

Step Two

Once you know your topic, it’s time to start taking notes and doing some research. If you know a lot about the subject, then go ahead and jot down everything you can think of in a notepad. Now, you don’t want to rely on your memory alone. You should do some research and read other books, articles and online information to flesh out your subject. Be sure to take detailed notes so you can use them for easy reference later.

Step Three

Come up with a catchy title for your book. This part is going to be a bit challenging because the title is the first thing that everyone sees. The title really needs to be something that stands out from all those other books with similar topics. Keep in mind that an interesting title gets people’s attention.

Step Four

Create a book outline that’s based on your notes. You want to create a chapter heading, and subtopics under each one of those. Think carefully about each heading because this outline directs what you’ll be writing about for each section of the book.

Step Five

Write the first chapter of your book. Proofread it afterwards to see how it reads. If everything makes sense and flows nicely, then you can continue. If, however, you feel there are problems with your writing style, then here’s where you need to fix those problems first before moving on.

Step Six

Continue writing each chapter until you’ve completed the entire book.

Step Seven

Proofread your book, or hire a professional to do that for you. It’s important to correct all spelling
and grammar mistakes. Also, you need to make sure your book has good sentence structure, as well as, be written in a way that shows off your knowledge, creativity and personality.

Step Eight

If you’re writing non-fiction, create an introduction or preface section.

Create an acknowledgment and/or dedication page.

Create a contents page.

Write a back cover book blurb.

Step Nine

Submit your manuscript to a Publish on Demand or POD publisher.

Work with the publisher to create an intriguing book cover.

Step Ten

After your book is published, enjoy the feeling of accomplishment.

Begin promoting your book so that other people can read what you’ve written.

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Author: Donna Monday
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