Write a book and get it published

Well, I’d be quite rich. It’s the middle where I sag (hmmmm, kinda like my bod (smile). I have so many great titles in mind and ideas for a book, but it’s the actual writing where I kind of get blocked. LOL But I am determined. I need to lose two p’s…perfectionism on the first draft and procrastination in general. Like, er, um, right now? Good luck to all who aspire to make our world better through communicating. Amari

...write what you know, but then again that doesn’t always apply to science fiction books and such, but anyway. I’ve decided to write a book about growing up in Alaska. I’ve written an outline of it and started a short intro. I think I will have fun writing it. As I was writing the outline I realized that the tone of my book will be humorous, something I didn’t think I could write well but some of my chapter names are pretty funny I think, and the stories even funnier.

I’m not going to give away everything about this book. But I will say that I will be using 43things to track some of my goals that will be highlighted in the book.

I can’t wait to get my stories written, show off some Alaskan pictures from our family album, and put together some other stories from my family and friends.

I’m guessing it will probably take 1-2 years to write my book due to it including projects/activities that I have yet to accomplish before I write about them.

Yep.

even though I haven’t noted my progress lately. I have lots of notes and character development potential. An interesting and unique plot. It’s just not building up in pages even though I have written out various scenes from different parts of the plot. I have been working for a year on what I now realize is the final half of the book. I’m now working on the main character’s early life. I realized that if I don’t develope an early life for her then the rest of the story won’t be as strong.The readers need to understand why she makes the choices that she does and what made her who she is.

My friend has completed her novel except for the editing. We’ve been working on this project for years. she self published her first book before it was ready. I’ve read the first chapter and it is like a different person wrote it. There’s a few mistakes here and there but nothing overwhelming. Helping her keeps me motivated on mine.

this is a true story about two young men who were murdered and killed in newsham park and dumped in the lake .and there spirits r tormented .

My goal is to finish the novel I’m working on now – I’m about half way done – and then move on to the other two I’ve outlined.

I tend to start strong and abandon my projects so finishing them will be a huge accomplishment for me.

The plan is to finish my complete first draft by the end of June 2009, spend the summer editing it and then spend the fall of 2009 finding an agent.

But definitely a dream of mine

Because of copyright issues, I hesitate to talk about the topic of my story. right now it appears that I am writing for a young adult audience. The idea started off as about an recently widowed lady but my ideas for the granddaughter have developed a life of its own. I wasn’t certain how to write about her but this resource book practically makes Trudy whisper about herself in my ear. As I skimmed through the book, I started writing down notes last night as the story began pulling together. Today I’m doing a little research about things Trudy tells me that she needs that I’m not familiar with. I know what she wants—her goal. That’s the most important thing to know. The rest is hooking together her adventures to reaching that goal and how it impacts her grandma.

I have been writing since I was really little. I absolutely love it, I just have never finished a book. My goal is to finish at least one and not let life get in the way and publish it.