like list the steps from the idea to publishing....
2007-08-17 05:26:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Well... the creation of a book is variable...
Some people think up ideas, draw up an outline and write the book following the outline...
Others might just write write write every day in a notebook for a couple of hours, whatever they can think of, and sometimes a story starts to take shape, and you write as you go along without an outline, seeing where it leads...
WIthout any reputation, it is unlikely you will get a novel published.
You coukd start by trying to get short stories... if you get a few of them printed you might be able to get an agent...
An agent can help you sell book ideas...
Sometimes, if you have a good agent, you can write a couple of chapters and an outline and the agent can pre-sell the book to a publisher...
What else do you want to know?
2007-08-17 05:37:53 · answer #1 · answered by aspicco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tip #1
Write the book first. Make sure it's something you wrote because you love it, not because you're writing for the public.
Tip #2
Edit extensively. Make sure the manuscript is perfect.
Tip#3
Don't worry about anything else until that is done.
2007-08-17 05:34:02 · answer #2 · answered by moonfreak♦ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What type of book?
Plot Idea
Characters Descriptions
Story Map of Events
2007-08-17 05:35:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, this isn't the steps to writing a book, but a few days ago I asked what makes a good book good. There aren't many answers but maybe you can use them while you're writing :)
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnJ0DMZWrawTCUew.NpTwQXsy6IX?qid=20070812170137AAzatCo
2007-08-17 05:46:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋