Writing a book is a daunting task. Novice writers can be scared, they are afraid for the result and cannot imagine how they can fill hundreds of pages of a book. Nevertheless, in the world, millions of copies of books on all kinds of topics are published annually. To start writing your book, you need to stick to a certain plan.
Book idea
Before you start writing a book, you have to imagine what it will be about. Coming up with a concept isn't easy. The work can be based on personal experience, the result of activities in a particular area. For example, a story from a personal family life can be used as an idea for writing a book. In addition, the concept of the book can be entirely based on your imagination, when you come up with a story, characters, their behavior, etc. from scratch.
Once you have a general understanding of the topic of your future book, you need to develop it. In order for the concept to be fully revealed and as a result poured into a whole book, it is necessary to constantly complicate the scenario of your story, for example, invent episodes for each character, the nature of the interaction between them, etc. In this case, adhere to the logic of the development of the script of the book.
Characters (edit)
An important stage in writing a book is the number of characters that will be present in it. Consider whether you want to write about the story of one person or you want to create a whole world populated by many heroes. The more characters there are in your story, the more attention you will have to pay to their interaction. In addition, you need to fully reveal the nature of your heroes. Imagine yourself in their shoes and think about what makes them happy, what they fear, and what they want. This will help you understand how the characters will behave in a given situation and thereby create a realistic picture of the world you are creating.
Book structure
Once you've decided what you will be writing about, structure your future book. Writers often reserve the opportunity to add new twists to the plot of a book, but writing a book without a general plan is difficult. The structure of a book can consist, for example, of the following 4 parts:
- exposition - contains a description of the main and secondary characters of the work, - the plot - the main development of events, the main essence of the conflict unfolding in the book is described here, - culmination - the peak of the development of the event, here the goals and characters of the characters are revealed, - denouement - resolution of the conflict and the logical conclusion of the events described in the book.
Book writing
After you have solved all the preparatory questions, determine how you will write the book. There are various methods of writing, for example, by hand on paper, on a computer, on a typewriter, or even using special programs that can translate the voice into text. Choose the option that is most convenient for you, but keep in mind that the publisher of your book may have certain requirements for your manuscript.
