How to Write a Book -10 ridiculously simple steps

How to Write a Book : 10 ridiculously simple steps jamiesmartkins.com/write-book January 25, 2019

Do you want to be a successful author/writer ? If the answer is yes, then I hope you will be benefitted from this post.

Before getting recognition and fame, you need to be great writer and before you write something, you need to be a great thinker, ie you have to plan what you will write on paper. Publishing is the last hurdle which a novice author should not focus on. Every authors’ dream is to get publishing contract by big publishing companies. But rarely they think of their writing content, quality. So here I am listing the following steps on how to write a book.

#1 Write a best selling content Everyone wants to be best selling author but never focus on the content . I suggest write a best selling content that sells rather than thinking about your author status. Readers need strong content and if you write a content that sells, you will automatically become best selling author. So the basic quintessential step is write an amazing content.

#2 Know your genre Not everyone is expert in all genres. Its difficult for one to be expert in all genres –fiction, fantasy, non fiction writer, memoir, biography.

Before writing the story, know your genre you are comfortable with and 1/4

have mastery over your genre. Suppose you want to be fiction writer, you need to have that kind of imagination powers and concepts which can set you apart from other authors writing the same genre. The same time you can look for your target audience. Just don’t jump into writing. Thus you can know your audience with the help of your genre which can be a game changer during your marketing and promotion of your book.

#3 Planning Planning is very necessary before you write a book. You must already set a goal that you will write a book and complete by 3 months maximum for example. If you want to write novel, know your wordcount well ( average – 35k -90k words),epic novel (100k + wordcount), if it is novella ( 15k-30k words). So accordingly plan your action – whether you want to write novel or novella or epic novel and how long will it take to complete .

#4 Title This is probably one of the biggest criteria to start your writing. The title of the book must be very appealing .Think of such a title that has never been heard before or use a catching name or phrase to define your story title .

Spend more time in thinking the title as this is the single most important thing that will sell. Imagine you enter a book store, when you look at any book , the first thing which catches your attention is the headline i.e the title of the book. If the title appeals you, you are tempted to have the book and go thorough the inside of the book . Buying or selling does not come into question.First thing is that readers will definitely sneak peak your book if you have a catchy headline.

#5 Plotline The most important thing in writing a book is plotline. Take time in drafting the plotline. Don’t jump into writing chapters. First define your plot in your mind. Suppose you want to write a romantic fiction. You need to define your story plot in a rough paper. I am trying to define the plotline in a brief manner over here. Basically you need define the exposition , the story set up where exactly the story is starting , is it in beauty parlour, or stuck in escalator or in a museum , there can be thousand number of ways you can define the exposition. Then how the story builds up and most importantly you have to think of a clear ending of your story. You need to have overall story blurb in a succinct manner.

#6 Define your characters Once you drafted your plotline, now pen down all the characters whatever you have in your plotline – protagonist,friends,uncle , parents, antagonist , places. Take time in naming your characters. Names are very important in 2/4

character defining. JK Rowling’s Harry Potter got the world fame mostly because of the mind blowing fictional characters and their names .So writing a great name be it fictional name/ non fictional name can serve a boost to your audience and can help you increase your sales

#7 Write one chapter daily How much busy you are throughout, try to write one chapter at least to keep you in track of your story.I know its tough if you are a working professional aspiring to be an author. If you want to achieve something in life , then definitely you need to push yourself even you have no energy .

Thus even after a hectic day in office, I suggest take 1 hour of your time and pen down a chapter and you will really feel good once you pen down a creative chapter.

#8 Prepare a list of idiomatic phrases This is an important part which most authors forget to pen down. I suggest make a list of idiomatic phrases, metaphors which you will be using in course of writing the book. These are used to spice up your writing skills.

People gets bored when you are using the same adjectives over and over.

So make sure to use these in your writing .Your writing will reach a new level and your readers will be glued to your book for sure.

#9 Hook words Use lot of hook words when you write a book and make your readers unaware of what’s happening next in your story line making them read page after page. One word of caution , don’t put too much hook words in your writing .Use minimal but effective ones .

#10 End part The ending of the story should be dramatic as it decides your fate of the book. Take a lot of time in preparing the conclusion of your story and make sure to put all elements – emotion, drama, action depending on your plot.

Remember the end part decides your story’s success.

Conclusion Finally , want to say , writing a book is not a tough task as every person in the world has his/her own amazing story .The only thing is the discipline in your writing approach . After completing your story, make sure to read your entire story minimum five to six times and if you feel it catches your soul, it will definitely be a blockbuster. Ask your close friends,siblings, relatives to have a look in your story . If they like your story , you are good 3/4

to approach a publisher/literary agent via query letter , if they don’t , no worries, its your story, not everyone will like but definitely you must like your story before commencing on publishing your book.

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