What steps do you take to write a book/novel?

Answer 1

1. Write a short brief what you want to write (novel or non-fiction book)
2. Research about anything related to your future writing.
3. Done your outline (what is your core message)
4. Separate your general outline to specific chapters.
5. Fill your specified chapter with your short and continuity stories.
6. Re-check your own writing
7. Edit your writing to editor.
8. Get publish!

Answer 2

I'm going to break away from the standard outline of plan, outline, flesh out, edit, publish.

The truth is, start with a basic character and a basic scene. Then start writing. Don't worry about separating out into chapters prematurely. Novels written in this way feel incredibly forced and formulaic.

When you get stumped, put your character into a new situation and a new scene. Ask yourself what you know about the character and how you know that... if you don't know, then place him/her in the situation and see what they do.

The results are far more authentic, more real, and less plot-driven. Plot is good, but you must never neglect the development of your character because you have a plan and should be at a certain point by "such-and-such" a page.

My advice is to read John Gardner's "The Art of Fiction." I couldn't put it down.

Answer 3

I wrote an outline then named all my characters. After that I wrote all the dialogue because that's the easy part for me. Now I'm filling in the discriptive parts and checking for continuity. When I finish this I'm going to edit everything and write the outline for the next book (fantasy series).
I think writing and the way you go about it is very individual, but if you are looking for resources to help you get started, Stephen King's book On Writing is pretty good and you can always try google to get other people's ideas and names of books that are available.

Answer 4

You have to start writing.
Put all your thought (or research) on the topic of your choice
That's the first step.
Once you have a first draft, you can review it, and start organizing your ideas

but honestly, there' no set in stone rules regarding the writing of a book.

One thing you can try though_ if you haven't discovered your writing style_ would be to imitate the style of one of your favorite author. Just make sure that the ideas are all yours though, and tada! you'll have a manuscript.
Good luck!

Answer 5

1. Brainstorm
2. Structure:
like characters, plot, setting, etc.
3. Write it
4. Edit
5. Peer edit (ask a friend or family member to edit it)