Author of Thriller Novel Shares the Process of Writing a Book
The process of writing a book consists of several elements. There is fiction and nonfiction writing and there are varying degrees of style and methods that people use to get to the same destination. What works for one person may not work for the other person but there is a right and wrong way to proceed in writing a book. For example, if you live in Georgia and want to travel to Florida and you start driving to Seattle, Washington. After you have driven to Seattle you realize you have gone the wrong way. You can now say thank goodness you realize you have gone the wrong way— let’s now get you to your destination! The purpose of this article is to save you time, money, and wasted energy.
The first step to writing a book is to have an idea. You could have several ideas for a book— choose one. Just start writing and more ideas will come to you which, in turn, will lead you into deeper plots and new characters for your book. In my novel, Peter Paul: The Chase Begins, that is exactly how it happened. It is important to write for yourself like you are going to be the only one reading your book. Let loose and don’t hold back. You can always edit the content later.
It’s important to try to create a schedule to write a book. Don’t procrastinate. Create deadlines even if it is an artificial deadline to prevent procrastination. Good intentions to write but not writing is just like having good intentions to pay the electric bill but not paying it. It will mean only one thing— lights out! There is no perfect time to write. Everything starts in the rough form like ingredients used to make a dish. The final product looks good but the process required execution. I wrote everywhere— in the library, on the beach, in my car, at the airport, home, etc.
Some people choose to have an outline for their book while others do not use one. I don’t use an outline because I don’t want to box myself in. It’s a matter of preference whether to use an outline or not but it may be more practical to use an outline for nonfiction writing. Everyone’s writing style is different so there is no one size fits all.
Research is also critical in writing a book. There are so many facts and issues to research when writing a book. An author should write about what they know and also write about what they don’t know. Some people just write about what they know and only scratch the surface and barely write about what they don’t know. It is important to research different areas and then put in the hard, cold facts. For instance in my novel, Peter Paul: The Chase Begins I wrote about an autopsy scene and military weaponry. I had to research and delve deeper into medical science and military weaponry in order to edit what I wrote and go into further detail about what I had written.
Another issue is if you’re writing for a particular audience or writing to produce a marketable manuscript. That is fine but if at some point in time you are not enthusiastic about what you are doing that may be a signal that you are driving to Seattle. Focus on sharing the story. Try not to make it turn into feeling like a job even if you are a paid professional writer. Keep it fun!
After the book is written and you’ve continuously edited the book to the point where you feel it is complete then it is time to take the manuscript to a professional editor to have an in depth edit of the book. It is not wise to invest thousands of hours in writing the book and not spend the money to have an in depth edit.
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STOKELY GITTENS was born and raised in Miami, FL, and earned his MBA from Florida State University. He makes his home in Orlando, FL. He is currently working on the sequel to the novel, Peter Paul: The Chase Begins. You can read an excerpt of the novel, Peter Paul: The Chase Begins by visiting
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