Craig Said:

what are some tips for writing a book?

We Answered:

I know how you are! I love writing and really getting involved in my story. So I google'd tips and I think this can help us both! :-)


You can't start writing your book and continue writing until the book has been written. It's too big a job. It's going to take you a few days. Probably a couple of weeks.

People take years to write their book because they go at the task sporadically. You've got to write every day. If you don't, you find yourself having written nothing for months at a time.

Your book writing success or failure depends largely on the outlining process. Create an outstanding outline for your book and you're writing task becomes easy. You should know exactly what happens on every page before you start writing your first word.

If you think you can write your book by being spontaneously creative as you write, you're wrong. You're welcome to try, just about every novice author does. But I'd bet money it won't work for you. Create the exhaustive outline.

Your outline should consist of a series of questions: What does the library look like, how is she dressed, why does he feel so angry, what does she do when she reaches the house. It's simply easier to write in response to a question than it is to write in response to a statement.

Spend a short time writing to answer each question. Just a few minutes. You don't want this to become a protracted bunch of puff. You want real story.



Okay, you can see the rest at this site.
http://www.writeabooknow.com/tips.html

just Google anything you need. (I typed tips on writing a book) And it came up with a lot of good sites!
Good luck and DON'T QUIT! Your vocabulary will increase and your Knowles with words will also increase.

Brent Said:

can you give me tips about writing books?

We Answered:

Chris Roerden's books ("Don't Sabotage Your Submission" and "Don't Murder Your Mystery") are excellent general guides to fiction writing, if that's what you're writing.

Here's another idea. Write down (or draw, or whatever works best for you),
1. Who your characters are
2. Where they are at the beginning of the book
3. Where you want them to be at the end

Then you can start thinking about what has to happen to get them there. (Works for me.)