Write Your Book

One of the things I think you’ll discover is that just the thought of writing a book can be daunting! That’s a huge undertaking and often, we just don’t know where to begin. So in this first post we’re going to talk a little bit about that. There are as many ways to begin as there are people but here’s what worked for me:

I was rather overwhelmed by the thought of writing a whole book, so I created a quick outline. I knew what types of recipes I wanted to include and broke that down into what would be chapters in a book. You can do that too. If you’re writing non-fiction, get an outline of what information yo want to cover and work from that. Don’t think about writing a whole book…that’s too huge! Think about writing one chapter, then about writing one page of that one chapter. Do that and then think about the next page.

If you’re writing a novel, create an outline, get a feel for your characters and use that as a guide to starting your book. You may find as you develop your book that the characters take on a life of their own and your outline is no longer of much use. That’s okay, it got you started, didn’t it? It served its purpose. If your characters want to take the weight of developing the plot as they want it, let them go at it! You’ve now got some powerful allies in writing the remainder of the book.

I know this might sound simple, and it really is. Break it down into managable chunks and you’ll be able to start, and that’s the most important thing…to start. So let’s get at it and get something down on paper today, the beginnings of an outline, the beginnings of a plot, anything to move you forward with your dream of writing your book.

King of Authors