Tips for Writing Your First Book

Have you had a desire to write a book? Many people want to write a book but it takes iniative, strength and motivation to carry it out. Let's get some advice/find out what someone else that wants to write a book has to say. Maybe you will gain some insight or encouragement of what step you need to take next.

I have always wanted to write a novel. I have been one of those people who says, “I feel like I have a book in me,” while doing nothing about it. I have made a start and am focussed on writing more than one book. But first things first. I have to finish writing a first book before I can envisage a future where my trilogy of movie rights has been sold to Hollywood (for a many-figured sum)....My previous writing experience includes writing bad short stories as an adult and teenage poetry filled with an appropriate level of angst. Oh, and this blog. When I decided last year to take the leap into novel writing, I read a book by Stephen King called ‘On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.’ I recommend it for the aspiring writer. Whether you like his writing or not, he has some good points that I have taken onboard.

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