I have started my own book, and am very far into it. If anyone has any writing tips, it would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
2006-12-10 07:09:42 · 14 answers · asked by young author 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Many books appear to be interesting at first glance, but don't really grab the reader. One of the best ways to make sure yours doesn't fall into this category, is to appeal to all five senses. Don't just tell the reader your mother was cooking something, tell them it was applesauce, with just a hint of cinammon, and the heat of the kitchen made beads of persperation stand out on your mother's forehead, and little strands of hair escape from her pony tail, framing her face softly. Invite the reader to listen to the hiss of the gas stove, and the rhythmic clunks of the wooden spoon as it moves against the pot that holds the apples. In other words, don't just say what's going on, but involve the reader as much as you can.
good luck with your book.
2006-12-10 07:14:52 · answer #1 · answered by old lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've already been on this road and I suggest you read more books and see how other people write. I'm not suggesting you copy these styles of writing just get a feel for different ways of writing. Also if your book has anything to do with the past or a place that has a specific way of doing things, then i suggest doing research on it first. This also goes for concepts that you may like and don't fully understand. Otherwise it seems like your on the right track and i wish you the best of luck with getting it finished and published.
Hope this helps!!
2006-12-10 08:03:45 · answer #2 · answered by Shi Yoyo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read. Read, read, read, read, read. Devour books with a passion until you don't think you could run your eyes over another word, and then go to the library and borrow a whole new set of books. Read as though your very life depended on it. Read good books and bad books, fiction, non-fiction, essays and articles. Read everything you can get your hands on.
2006-12-10 07:12:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Read Nabokov's Lectures on Literature
2006-12-10 07:35:59 · answer #4 · answered by henry beyle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Write what you know - have the setting be a familiar place, don't give characters outrageous occupations, etc.
Do an outline so you can keep all of your stories threads straight.
2006-12-10 07:16:11 · answer #5 · answered by gryffindorgrad91 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a million. upload loads of element. case in point: rather of, "Her hair is captivating." Say, "Her silky, blonde hair shines beauties into my eyes." (i'm no longer very stable, yet you get the factor. extra adjectives.) 2. remember: One finished web site in Microsoft word is variety of a million a million/2-2 pages of a classic, paperback e book. 3. contain some chapters into one financial ruin, if suited. 4. attempt to jot down in 0.33-individual omniscience.
2016-10-14 10:03:56 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of book? Novel, Life story...
The book is more amusing if is a life story. But, you know, you can't tell just true devise something!
2006-12-10 07:24:13 · answer #7 · answered by zvecko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well my advice from experience is to make sure you have a plan/layout for the ending of the book, but if you already know whats going to happen then it sounds like you're on your way!
2006-12-10 07:12:11 · answer #8 · answered by Lovely 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just write down your ideas and get all the ideas out and write them in order of how they should take place in the story.
2006-12-10 07:36:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep it of interest to the reader. Write to be read. Write for your audience.
2006-12-10 07:12:18 · answer #10 · answered by mac 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋