Writing a book...?

Question

Like most people say...i have the wierdest family. The difference is, it is TRUE with mine.

I have stories upon stories upon stories (mostly about my mom) that range from "forgetting to wear pants" to "12 animals in the house"

I am not joking, we really need a sitcom.

My question is...i would like to collect these stories and eventually make a book. How do i start this process and when i am ready, what do i do?

Answer 1

the first thing that you need to do is to get permission from your family to put this in a book. Make sure that you have this in writing, as you might need this later if there was to be a conflict of interest of any ones part. then collect all the stories and then decide in what order you want to put them. Then start typing. I hope that you have good luck with this book, and Happy New Year.

Answer 2

Study the authors who made a living writing about their wacky family life, Erma Bombeck springs to mind.

A lot of these stories were usually published as newspaper columns, usually by a local who doesn't mind people knowing everything about them. You might want to check your local paper, usually in the "Living" section. These days a blog can do just as well.

Answer 3

Start at the beginning and work until now. When finished, do some research on the writing process. Very informative.

Answer 4

Just start writing them down. It's as simple as that.