{"id":5246,"date":"2021-11-22T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wayneaenglish.com\/WP\/?p=5246"},"modified":"2021-11-22T09:00:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T14:00:34","slug":"5246-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wayneaenglish.com\/WordPress\/writing\/5246-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Write A Non Fiction Book"},"content":{"rendered":"
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W<\/span>riting falls into two categories: writing and editing. When you write don’t edit and when you edit, don’t write is a tried and true maxim. When you have your story flowing don’t stop to do research. Write. Mark the text where material needs to be added and keep writing. More on this below.<\/font><\/p>\n

A book will require anywhere from six months to years to write. When writing to deadline, you have little choice but get the manuscript to our publisher.\n<\/p>\n

How I Write A Non Fiction Book<\/b>
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  1. Is this book viable? Determine if there is a market and doesyour book ad to the literature
    \nor only rehash what others have published? <\/li>\n
  2. Rough Outline. Jot down everything you can think of that will be in this book. Don’t
    \nworry about order, which comes first, just write. Use this outline to identify those areas
    \nthat you will need to research.<\/li>\n
  3. Start working on your research. Complete everything to your satisfaction and in a way
    \nthat allows you to find any fact in minutes at most; in seconds is better. <\/li>\n
  4. Now, complete a final Table of Contents (TOC). One that you are happy with, but
    \nknowing that you may still change it. That’s fine, don’t fear making changes as the book
    \nunfolds.<\/li>\n
  5. Now turn your TOC into an annotated TOC. That means writing four, five or six
    \nsentences under every chapter heading. Use bullets if you prefer, but get down the gist of
    \nwhat each chapter will present. Spend time here. Don’t rush, work hard to structure the
    \nbook.<\/li>\n
  6. Start writing.<\/li>\n
  7. Complete the manuscript and immediately start your first revision.<\/li>\n
  8. Start thinking about the title, book cover, and marketing. Also publication. Will you look
    \nfor an agent, a publisher, or self publish? <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \nHow I Write Book Length Fiction<\/b><\/p>\n

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    1. First off, fiction is much more difficult. You will need to know how to do
      \ncharacterization; how to name characters; to construct the world they live in; write about their
      \ntown, city, year that the story takes place. <\/li>\n
    2. The above steps all apply, but in addition you may well find that you’ve left things out
      \nthat must be added or have included material that does nothing to move the plot forward and
      \ndelete them. <\/li>\n
    3. Here’s a trick, when you come to a place where you need a name or data that you don’t
      \nhave just insert XXX, and keep writing. You can come back later and add the material. Writers
      \nhave been doing this for decades, maybe centuries. It’s nothing new. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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