Are there anybody can give me some points to write a good book?

Question

Are there anybody can give me some points to write a good book?Actually,I think be a writer is very good~so I want to need some information of that!Can you help me?And tell me what kinds of book you like?I ask that because I need your comment to do that!
Hey!What will you think about a writer?

Answer 1

Write about what you know most (or are willing to do the research for) and write about that which people are going to want to read. Some books die premature deaths because there are not enough people to read it. I just recently watched a special on the Nazi Officer's Wife (a woman who is Jewish and survived WWII as a Nazi Officer's wife).

Answer 2

Write what you love to read. When you are in a bookstore what section holds the most of your intrest? What type of books do you love to read? That is the kind of book you should write, whether it be adult or kids, fiction or nonfiction, serious or fluffy. If you write the type of book you love, than the love for that genre will come out in your book.

A tip for writing a book. Decide to do it, then DO IT!! Sit down with the goal that you are going to write a certain amount every day and then write that amount every day. Don't go back and read what you have already written. Once it is on the page, leave it be for the moment. Make the goal that you are going to have your 1st draft done in a month or two. And then follow through. You have to set personal deadlines and keep them.

After you finish your draft, congratulate yourself and even reward yourself. Then sit down and read your draft through with a pen. See where you have problems and what needs to be fixed. Then fix it. Do not be afraid of rewriting. Rewriting is where the best writing occurs. Then after you feel that you cannot make it any better get an agent. (listings can be found in the book The Writers Market or online at http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/ )

Good Luck!

Answer 3

One of the most important things a writer can do is read read read. The more you read, and I don't just mean research-wise, but for pleasure and on every subject that strikes your fancy, the more improved your writing will be. It's like a fun, but in-depth study on how to write. That doesn't mean you should copy the style in every book you read, but for a time your writing will be greatly influenced by the style of others work. The other thing you always need to do is write. Every day, even if you don't feel like you know what to write, write jibberish and nonsense. Write little blurbs. Write character sketches. You should always be writing. There are also a number of great books out there just for writers, like Bird by Bird, Stephen King's On Writing. Most importantly, don't give up. Being a writer is a lifetime committment.

Answer 4

I think you must want to write for your ideas rather than for money in order to produce a good book.
Obviously, there is a lot of hard work involved too, but writing should be something you enjoy.
A good bit of advice i received from a friend was that your first book may not get published so think of it as a practise novel before you get down to writing your serious ideas.
The other advice i have received is "kill your babies" which means that no matter how much you love a particular piece of writing you have created, if it is unimportant to the plot or the characters remove it.
Also, if a friend or family member reads your work and says it's OK, but you don't like it then rewrite. You must be completely satisfied with your own work.

Answer 5

I have written 17 chapters of a book, based on real life! This part-there-of book I have written was based on my experiences working in a hotel. Very interesting I must say.
But personally, I like crime real life crime books, my personal friend is an author of real life crime. I like and have been involved with crime - on the right side of those bars! I love jail stories and talking to ex-criminals! Research is something I have been involved with regarding crime, so I love anything that relates to that.
You need to write about a topic of interest: something that maybe goes against who you are, or what you have been brought up with?
I chose hotel work for a short while because I knew that these people where being discriminated against concerning their rights at work and OH&S. Illegal immigrants were also rampant in this trade and my book portrays their lives in Australia as against to their life in the Phillipines.

Oh, I learnt so much there at the Holiday Inn. But I have a Diploma in Justice and wanted to know more about the way people with no education survive... hence my time at this hotel.

Interesting reading.

Contact me should you want further info?

Answer 6

TEN BASIC WRITING TIPS

The following may be useful for the beginning writer and reminders for those who have written for years:

1.Avoid pretentious words, clichés, and trite expressions in the narrative. Do not put quotation marks around a slang word or a figure of speech that is not being pointed to or emphasized as a word or figure of speech. When in doubt, omit the quotation marks. A careful writer will spare the reader such annoyances.

2.Start a new paragraph for each character’s dialogue. Great Britain and Canada use modified rules, but the American writer should place the closing quotation marks after all punctuation marks except for the semi-colon and colon. The dash is another exception to this rule.

3.Dialogue should be identifiable to each character in the story, but use appropriate tags to let the reader know who is talking. Tags may be omitted if using an action line, such as: Mark glared at Joe, his menacing figure only inches away. “No, man! It’s your doing!”

4.Write the narrative using English in its perfect compositional form, avoiding foreign words unless they are of prime importance. Never use quotation marks for emphasis, but rather, use italics. The dialogue should fit the narrative if included in the same paragraph.

5.It is not necessary to write the character’s written thoughts in italics, but be consistent in whichever form you use. Using italics to denote the inner thoughts of a character is, however, easier to discern.

6.End your chapters or parts with a cliffhanger or something to make the reader turn the page. Build suspense and tension throughout the story and don’t hesitate to write your character in a situational corner. To have everything work out coincidentally nice and conveniently smooth for the characters is laziness on the part of the writer and his imagination. Keep the readers wondering if the protagonist will work himself out of a precarious dilemma.

7.Keep your story within the style you began—either first, second, or third person narrative.

8.Write a good wrap at the ending by serving justice to the antagonists and rewards to the protagonists. There are exceptions to this guideline, however, and it depends on the plot.

9.Keep a grammar reference book and a dictionary nearby. Employ a computer spell check freely as you write. Watch for words such as, their, they’re, whose, who’s, it’s, its. Know their differences.

10.Have your work edited for grammar, punctuation, and flow before submission. Thicken your writing skin; as a writer, you can ill-afford hurt feelings when your manuscript needs improvement.

Answer 7

Hi Rowena
Put "a novel in a year" into a search engine such as google! It should lead you to a site run by the UK Telegraph. They have a year long series running since January and you can get in/ join up at any time. Trust me on this one and follow it up. You will learn how to write a good book in as little or as much time as you wish to spend.
Contact me directly if you need help!

Answer 8

No one can tell you what to write. People who say 'write from your own experience' are forgetting fantasy and sci-fi writers who don't. You could read a lot and maybe use a phrase or aspect of the story to trigger off some writing - but mind you don't plagiarise! Don't expect more than a short story at first!

Answer 9

First, learn proper grammar and spelling. Your question is a bit garbled, and to write a good book you need to be able to write clearly. Next, make your characters people can care about. Next, keep your plot interesting. Finally, keep your pacing correct.

Answer 10

First you need to take some grammar lessons. If an editor saw one of the sentences in your question, you would be automatically disqualified from publication.