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Learn To Write A Book by Christopher Simmons
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Let's talk about your book. Do you have an idea about what you want to write? Begin by searching the market to see what else is already out there on the subject. If you find that the market is flooded with books in that genre and yours will be another needled in the proverbial haystack, you may want to select a different topic to write about. If you decide to go ahead with your idea, you will need these market comparisons in your book proposal later on, so grab the ISBN, price, binding type, publication year and place, and a short synopsis of the book. Save this information in a word processing file. The next thing is to begin your book proposal. Yes, even before you write your book. It will give you a clear idea of how you will want to organize your thoughts and what you want to cover in the book. It can begin as an outline, but keep adding this material into the file for your book proposal. If you can get a one- to two-sentence summary of what your book is going to be about, you will have a home base for tying down all your information. Everything you write will need to support that working summary. You may want to pitch your book to a publisher before you actually finish the manuscript. This will give you an idea of the interest that agents may have in your book. Writing the book proposal is another entire matter and I will cover that later-perhaps in another article. If you are writing a fiction work, you can let your mind begin to take you into the places and lives of the characters. As you flow with your imagination, your creative inner muse will practically write the book for you. It's important to allow the ideas and images to flow unhindered. Don't stop to edit or even finish a sentence if it means you will be side-tracked or lose an incoming thought. I prefer to type rather than write long-hand because my mind moves faster than I can manipulate an ink pen. I can type pretty fast so that is my preferred method. Others swear long-hand is better. You decide. Next, it's time to start thinking about how you will publish your book. When I wrote my first book, I knew very little about the writing industry and even less about publishing. My experience with self-publishing was a great learning opportunity and I gained knowledge that I now share with others. My second book was published by Booksurge-a POD company that I would not recommend anyone using. The print quality is poor, getting customer service is like pulling teeth and each revision of my manuscript cost $50. It took a friend of mine almost a year to get a printable version of her manuscript into book form and available through Amazon.com. We both found that getting a vanity published book into a bricks and mortar bookstore was nearly impossible. Needless to say, we learned a lot from our experience. By the time I started writing my third manuscript, I had met Valerie Connelly. Valerie is the president of Nightengale Press-an independent publisher who utilizes the best methods of both commercial press and POD technology. I contracted with Nightengale before I ever wrote the first word of my manuscript. Through Nightengale, an author's book is available by order in all major bookstores in the US through Ingram. There are a lot of technical details about writing a non-fiction book especially if a lot of research is required. I'm referring to footnotes, citing quotes and formatting the bibliography. There's more to be discussed than I can possibly cover in one article. Therefore, if you need help with writing a book, our team can help get your book written and ready for a publisher or literary agent. communication and media research papers
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