Book Writing For Dummies

Take the time to complete these steps and you ll be setting yourself and your new book up for success.

Book writing for dummies. Pepare to write a book. At john wiley sons inc the for dummies brand draws its strength from the collaborative efforts of our authors and staff a diverse creative entrepreneurial group of people bound together by their talent and commitment to the integrity of the for dummies brand. Before you start putting any words onto the page you need to focus on a few important preparations.

Start a website on wordpress or tumblr and use it to write your. How to write a book step 2. Write a shorter book.

Long projects are daunting. I m an editor and it s my job to help turn potential failures into potential success stories. The idea of writing a 500 page masterpiece can be paralyzing.

For more than 25 years i have helped authors through every stage of developing manuscripts on topics as diverse as children s books to church history to short stories to first hand accounts of hurricane katrina to inspirational self help. The for dummies collaborative tradition provides authors with every support possible throughout the writing process. Those who are going to fail in their attempts to write a book.

Start a blog to get feedback early. Now it s time to start your prep work. Instead write a short book of poems or stories.

1 schedule your book writing time.