I'm writing a book and I would like to know?

Question

what can a person do to make a book more interesting? And if I'm writing a novel that is fiction would it be okay with publishers if some of the stuff I write about happened in real life eventhough the characters are made up?

Answer 1

Only you will know when something is interesting. If you read and I hope you do, if you're a writer, you got a read, you'll know what grabs you. But, I wouldn't go far as intentionally making things in the book too autobiographical. Of course, you can model instances after real life events, writers do that, although most people are not aware of it and change the scenes around to fictionalize the account. If you're making things too autobiographical, it's more like a memoir. If you fictionalize the real life scenes around and make it new, you're okay. If you don't, I can't promise people won't sue. And trust me, writers are being sued more than often nowadays.

Answer 2

I am not a publisher and I have never written a book. However I seem to remember some controversy about just the question you have.

Where the problem comes is if one of the people you write about recognize them self and it is not flattering. I think that has happened and a court fight ensued. I can give you no example but it is something you need to concern yourself with.

If these people would not recognize your characters or they would not mind what you say you should be fine. But I would tell the publisher that some characters are based on real live people. Don't blind side them as you may pay for it in the long run.

Answer 3

Greetings fellow novelist! I am in the middle of writing my first book too.

First things first. The fact that you are commiting your story to print suggests that YOU find it interesting. In order to find out if others will read it, you will want to enlist the opinions of people you know who can relate to the story. Be careful, though, not to take those opinions as absolute authority. Just use them as guidelines in the editing of your book.

Now, on to the subject of publishing. YOU are the writer, which means YOU are the one who decides whether your blend of fictional characters with real events is okay. Research on these factual events will help you maintain accuracy in the context of your story. You are also the only one responsible for choosing a publisher for your book. There are thousands of book publishers out there, both large and small. You should search for one that fits your needs and the needs of your book, and I guarantee you there is at least one that will do this.

Good Luck!

Answer 4

It depends on what's the genre of your novel. Of course you can mingle pure fiction with real life stories in order to make it more realistic or more interesting. Own experiences make novels more personal and intimate.
Good luck to you! :)

Answer 5

I think it's important to write about what's interesting to YOU. If it's not interesting to you, no matter how well you write, it'll come across drab and trite. You have to become what you write for that time. Write about something you know. Use your own experiences, even if you're embellishing facts or conversations. Of course it's ok to use real circumstances or events. If you think about it, there's no such thing as fiction anyway. Good luck, and DON'T STOP DREAMING!!!

Answer 6

Sure. Write what you know. My first one is very loosely based on my own life. It's a lot of fiction, with some truth woven in.

Answer 7

Add what you think makes a book good it does'nt matter what other people think, there are other people who like the same books as you so there will be fans.

Answer 8

I would think that the real-life add ins would be perfectly OK; after all, look at Forrest Gump!

Answer 9

Add more details to what you all ready have and it would be ok how would they know???