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Table of Contents

RecommendedResources

CHAPTER 1 :PLANNING TO WRITE

Look For AComfortable Place To Write.

WritingTools

Mind SettingFor Creative Writing

IntensifyingYour Idea

CHAPTER 2 :THE ESSENTIALS IN CREATING FICTION BOOK

How To Come UpWith A Theme

Kinds ofCharacters

How To DevelopA Plot Line

CHAPTER 3 :THE WRITING PROCESS

How To ConductA Research

How ToOrganize Topics

How To Make ADraft

How To Do TheEditing

CHAPTER 4 : HOW TO PUBLISH YOUR NOVEL

Types ofPublishing

OnlinePublishing And Author Rights

InternetPublishing Necessities

ElectronicPublishing Over Hard Copy Publishing

Types ofE-book Format

How To Find AnAgent

How To Find APublisher

ElectronicPublishing over Hardcopy Publishing

Marketing yourE-Book

If youre a writer, you willneed a space or an unrestricted area where you can writecomfortably and where your materials will be safe and secure fromany potential disruption.

A work space withgreat view can be a major hindrance to some writers. For some,anything eye catching can break your focus or disrupt yourconcentration.

It isimperative to maintain focus when writing and even more so whenwriting to meet deadlines. Conversely, pleasing surroundings canalso serve to inspire and encourage your creative process.

Beautifulscenery or a great view of the sun rising over your citys skylinemay be just what you need to fuel your imaginative sustenance whichin turn will allow you to write at your finest.

Your writing spaceshould go hand in hand with your comfort level. You must be wellsuited in your work zone first before you start your task.

You shouldconsider working in a relaxed and uncluttered environment, and onewhere you have complete control of your immediate surroundings.

Take intoconsideration where you want your work area and then before youactually get started, try sitting in it for a few minutes.

Is the chairtoo hard? Is it a high traffic area where people are passing by toofrequently? Is your writing space close to your reference material?Do you feel a level of anxiety or discomfort?

If so you maywant to continue your search for the best location. Amazingly, poorlocations can be made better with the simplest of everyday items. Acold barren desktop for example can become a pleasant workingenvironment when you add a potted plant or some flowers; or workingin dim light with soothing music may be your thing.

Experimentwith different things and eventually you will find the rightcombination for creating a perfect working atmosphere.

A writer should have thefollowing in order to accomplish the task:

REFERENCE MATERIALS

You may need amultitude of books, depending on the type of writing you will bedoing.

Some examplesmay include:

Thesaurus

Dictionary

Encyclopedia

Atlas

Triviabooks

Quotationbooks

Grammarguides

Internet

You can build apersonal library for your reference material and in doing so youwill save a lot of time when searching.

You can try thefollowing to build your collection inexpensively:

Look for a Bookexchange programs

Go to a garageand yard sales

Purchase usedbooks on-line

Visit Booksales and thrift book stores

Look forLibraries that may be selling old books

Download freegrammar and spelling correction programs off the internet.

Nowadays, a writer hasthree options available; a personal computer, a typewriter, orpaper and pens. Just choose what you think best fits your writingstyle. Remember its about being comfortable and secure in yourwriting environment.

You may alsowant to invest in a filing cabinet to keep your work and notes.Some writers use voice recorders these days for taking notes.

Moreover, somewriters almost exclusively use a small handheld mp3 recorder tomake rough outlines for their stories. This can work well for somebut others may find it to be aggravating when you lose your placeon the recording.

Carrying arecorder with you everywhere you go can be the best thing to do.You will never be left trying to remember all the details of apassing thought you may have had hours before.

For thisreason a small handheld, preferably digital recorder can be apriceless commodity.

Once youve got your writingspace and tools set up, its time to get down to the business ofwriting your project. At this point you will most likely bebrainstorming and exploring what subject and topics you want towrite about.

Writingartistically isnt easy, make no bones about it. It takes guts anddetermination. It takes courage to start something you may neverhave done before and strength to see it through to the end. Yourmind may always be overshadowed by what others may think of yourwriting style, whether or not your grammar is perfect or if youremaking yourself clear to the reader.

But remember,everyone has uncertainties about doing it, from New York Timesbest-sellers to your everyday beginners. The question is: How dothey conquer these fears? The answer: They dont. The key is tosimply sit down and write. Write everything you feel, and writeeverything you think.

Your naggingself doubt in regards to other people appreciating your work isabundantly common in the writing business.But writing is an art,you have to naturally go along with what you feel when it comes towriting. How you feel will reflect upon your finished product.

You shouldntstem the flow of personal creativity when it comes to creativewriting.

After you havecompleted the basic outline of your story, go back and if somethingis unclear to you, chances are it will probably be unclear tosomeone else as well; so this is the time to fix it.

Like any artform, writing requires a certain level of inspiration. Suchinspirations will most likely NOT be found sitting around yourhouse. The imagination only appears limitless, but rest assuredeven the human mind can benefit from a refreshing walk in thepark.

Inspiration isthe driving force behind creativity in general. You must constantlyfeed inspiration by having new experiences, preferably every day.So get out and experience life, and in doing so you will find yourcreativity dramatically increase.

Now that yourimagination has been properly nourished, its time to expand whatyou have so far. You need to take a simple idea and develop itfurther; its as simple as that.

Consider thefollowing questions when expanding an idea. Will your idea be ashort story, or will it be a novel? Will you be writing a poem? Whois your target audience? Will in the story be told as a firstperson narrative?

Once youveanswered these questions, then youre ready to write.

Writing has several goals, butits good to have only one purpose in writing.

Your goalmight be to share a story that will inspire readers, or to provokethought.