How To Write A Book In A Few Steps

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By David Gray


Writing a novel is something that is quite difficult to do but extremely fulfilling especially if one has a good story in mind. Now usually, the most difficult part for any writer would be starting the story because his flow is not yet there. So for those who are not experts in writing yet, here are some tips on how to write a book.

Now the first step after conceptualizing the idea would be to of course think of the flow of events. To start off, one first needs to determine the setting of his story which means that he has to know the time and place of his story. Aside from the setting, one also has to create a list of characters that he will be using throughout the tale which would include the hero, the villain, and the supporting characters.

Once one has already done this, then he has to create an outline for his story so that he may be able to have coherence and flow as he writes. First of all, he has to take note of the traditional flow of stories which would consist of the introduction, the climbing, the climax, the twist, and then the conclusion. With this flow in mind, one can make the outline following this traditional flow and then filling in the details later on as he goes.

Now in the first chapter, the author would usually be introducing the characters and describing the place that the characters are staying in. This is basically giving the readers an overview of the life of the protagonist. This is done so that the readers can get to know the hero more and see what his background is.

After the hero has already been introduced fully, then the next thing that the author would most likely do would be to introduce the villain of the story. Now when this happens, the author is already reaching the build up stage because a conflict between the two is already forming. This conflict is going to be the main thing that the hero is going to fight for.

As the story builds up momentum, it will reach the climax part wherein the hero is doing something to create the resolution. This is usually the most exciting part because it is the part where the hero would be battling the main antagonist in the story. This is the part that the build up would lead to.

Now in this stage, there would usually be a twist. For those who do not know what the twist is, the twist is an unexpected turn of events that happened to the hero. There are times that the twist would come before the climax but traditionally, it would come after.

The final part is the conclusion or the resolution part. In this stage, the hero has already resolved the conflict that he was trying to fix. Then it will be the choice.of the author to give the hero a happy ending or a bad one.




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