Learn how to write a book!

It’s a simple question, but it causes unexpected problems. On the one hand, it’s nice to have people interested in something I do. If I told people I fixed toasters for a living, I doubt I’d get many inquires. People are curious about writing and that’s cool and flattering. Rock on.

You should ask these:

Have you kept the spotlight on your basic theme and main characters?
Have you developed your characters fully, portraying them through their actions, reactions and interactions, and keeping them 'in character' throughout?
Has your protagonist changed (or been changed) by the end? A main character who neither changes nor grows in some meaningful way between the first and last pages will be static and unconvincing.
Is your story logical? Even a fantasy needs to make sense within its own terms.
Does the story maintain a satisfactory 'cause and effect' sequence, with each event following on logically from what has gone - before?
Have you kept control of your chosen narrative voice (or voices) throughout?
Does every scene take the action forward, enrich characterisation, increase tension, or provide a calming or reflective interlude?
Check every piece of dialogue - is it 'in character'?
Have you been sparing with description and explanation, leaving room for your reader's imagination to come into play?
Is the writing strong, evoking all the senses?.
Have you sustained momentum through the middle section, moving the story on through cause and effect, action and reaction, tightening tension as you build to the climax?
Have you left your reader feeling satisfied that the whole story has been told?
Are you absolutely sure your novel is as good as you can make it?

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The short honest truth

Anyone can write a book.
Getting published.
It takes effort to learn the ropes
Being famous and wealthy

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How to Write a Book in 60 Days or Less

Some of the Features of yWriter:

Organise your novel using a ‘project’.
Add files to the project, each containing a chapter.
Add a summary to each file, showing the scenes in each chapter.
Print out summary cards, showing the structure of your novel.
Display the word count for every file in the project, along with a total.
Saves a log file every day, showing words per file and the total. (Tracks your progress)
Saves automatic backups at user-specified intervals.
Allows multiple scenes within chapters
Viewpoint character, goal, conflict and outcome fields for each scene.
Storyboard view, a visual layout of your work.
Re-order scenes within chapters.
Move scenes from one chapter to another.
Automatic chapter renumbering.
FREE

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