What if you decided to write a book
Books / / December 19, 2019
One gets the impression that there are more write business books than art. Many people who have something to say, have experience, have the knowledge and vision, "as it should be." What if you decided to write your own book and this is not a novel about love and adventures?
I have to say, I - like the author of the original post - not a writer, but a lot of writing and reading, but because I share many of his views on the process of creation of all new books and interesting content.
First advice: do not tell anyone that going to write a book (or have already started to write it). Very often, even just making a list of tasks or gathered to do something, people rush to notify all friends and acquaintances about that now, "I'm going to to become a writer, "If you do not work -. and in 90% of cases, the first time you do not succeed - then you will be condemned and discussing behind his back, it is unlikely you necessary.
Tip Two: writing a book, and the process of its progress in publishing - a difficult stage
And because you have in the course of all the work and all negotiations will arise a feeling that your book is almost brilliant. Moreover, even in the worst of the author has reinforced the belief that his book - a real treasure for the publisher. Not to raise the bar for ourselves and for others, try to look at things soberly.Tip Three: perhaps not too late to change your mind. For example, to do some project to become a browser, start a startup - find a lot of other activities in which the probability of earning significant money is much higher than in the writing of the book. Very rarely even works of art become bestsellers; business or niche books, and even by novice writers do not become commercially successful practically never. So if you're writing a book to make money - this option is immediately eliminated.
Tip Four: despite the first three tips, you still have to try your hand and take up a book, if you had such a desire. If the book seems too large projects, start writing. But not "hits" in freelance journalism or writing multiple volume and good materials a couple of times a year. Even selling them in the publication level of The New York Times or the Atlantic, you will not be able to secure financial independence. Do not handle the writing and journalism, if you have a goal to make money. Extremely narrow circle of people who earn their living from books or articles (creations like "Harry Potter" and "50 shades of gray ", as well as a large waste paper" Daria Dontsova-style, "- this is an exception to the rule, rather than rule).
Tip Five: Remember that writers somebody admires. They are jealous, they are criticized, many "colleagues in the shop" to wash their bones and say "so and so - sheer incompetence," and here they are - the undervalued genius. Noise and conversations, popularity and attempts to "make a name" - not for this people start writing books. At least - those books that are not contrary to and not boring to read. Many aspiring authors "write on the table," or sending manuscripts to all and sundry in the hope that their someone will notice and will make a millionaire. Neither one nor the other does not give you the result in the current situation, neither financial nor moral.
The following advice: listen to reasonable criticism to constructiveContact for advice and opinion to the amateurs or not even to his friends and to the people who have professional and life experience more than you. And do not pay attention to the "haters" and the know-alls, which the Internet is full (and in offline life there are many). Feature criticism from publishers, editors and reviewers from the flow of "dregs", which generate your familiar and unfamiliar.
Do not forget to work on the bugs, Over the author's style and simplicity of presentation. Appreciate the work of his editor: It goes very often very "raw" text from you, which you do not notice many errors. Your editor is correct deficiencies and "flaws", it helps to create stylistically coherent, competent and easy-to-read text. Yes, often editors are too harsh and abrupt; but it is the result of their work depends ultimately is how the book will be a success.
The success of a good book - the ability to author readers not complain or show them the story of "outside", and make the reader can feel in your place, "in your shoes". Nobody cares about your difficult childhood, parents' divorce and the fact that the school you were ugly fat kid with glasses. But if the difficulties experienced by you will be displayed so that the reader learned lessons from them and important rereadings from an emotions or moral aspects for himself, imbued with what is happening, as if it had been with him, - it will be successful book.
Suppose you are given advice considered, wrote his first book, or series of opinion articles, published them, and even attracted the attention of the audience. And here you still start to think that you - "in the shadows". A shadow cast over this famous and "promoted" the authors. It's time to remember that the fruits of their "creativity" and popularity - is the result of hard work, mistakes pile and life that "raped" their (Or they have it) and in the literal and figurative sense. Should you be jealous of others' success, if you do not know its real price?
Become a good writer or write an interesting book - not an easy task. Not everything depends on the hard work, diligence and regular "workouts": you can at least 8 hours every day to sit with notebook paper, pen and voice recorder - and still you will get something dull and colorless, that one does not read wants. Not always the desire to write a book with the same capabilities and talent. But make an effort and progress is still necessary. Anyone who wants to write the first book in his life, it is worth a lot of reading, more writing, try their hand at different styles and genres, to listen to the world around them. The main thing - throw in the trash, all these "must" and "deserving / not deserving of attention," which is so often suffer budding authors.
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