Thinking about starting a book? The task can be extremely overwhelming so here are a few tips to help you get started. Please leave a comment if you have something useful regarding starting a book or novel.
Set Your Goals
Setting clear writting goals is one of the first tasks you must do to get yourself organized. Read Writers Technology’ article on setting smart goals
Select Your Topic
Coming up with a theme or a topic for the new book project is crucial. This will allow you to begin any nessisary research that you may need to do before starting to write. Try this article for topic selection.
Write Your Outline
It is important that you write out an outline. After you get your outline down research and writing will run much more smoothly. Time line? Characters? It’s not an easy or quick process read up!
Do Your Research
How much research is needed for your book? Imagine publishing a book filled with missing or inacurate information! Here are some handy research ideas
Start Your Book
There’s nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein. ~Walter Wellesley “Red” Smith
Please leave a comment about starting a book!
good job. i am still a pre- teen and that helped me a lot!!!
Comment by Anna — July 22, 2010 @ 12:30 am
Thanks! I’m 12 and I have the L.A level of a 10th grader, and I really want to write a book, so this helped loads!
Comment by J — July 24, 2010 @ 4:22 am
This was really helpfull! I’m only 12 years old, but i do have a “college” read level, and I’ve always been intrested in writng. Helped alot, thanks.
Comment by Rose — July 29, 2010 @ 2:36 am