The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 1. How to Write your Book in 6 Easy Steps
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This is the first book in a series called The Handy Little Book for Writers Series.
The idea of this first Little Book is to get you started on your novel or any book you may have been wanting to write for that matter. Although this book and the series are slanted towards writing a novel, the methods used and the assistance given in the series can be used equally well for any form of book you may wish to write.
Many have ideas and dreams but never progress beyond that – mostly because actually starting is for many, the hardest part.
Some of us who have always wanted to write a novel have the impression that once you have an idea you can just write “Chapter 1” on the top of the page and then away you go. Unfortunately for most writers, that’s not the way it works. Even the most successful and experienced novelists can’t do that. The great majority start with the OUTLINE.
An outline is a summary of what your story will be about.
If you don’t know where you are going, you will never get there.
This Little Book aims to be as simple and straightforward as possible – to guide you through the steps in the quickest and simplest way. You are not given superfluous detail at this point, so as not to get you bogged down with reading instead of writing.
Other books in the series will provide more detailed help and advice on specific topics related to writing a book.
Robbie McCauley
When Robbie McCauley retired early from a varied working life, which included the duties of Secretary to Members of Parliament, Researcher, Primary School Teacher, and Bank Manager, she began to take writing classes and discovered the joy of writing short stories. At the same time Robbie decided to study for the Bachelor of Arts degree she had always wanted. This was the start of a new world. She now has many degrees including a Masters in Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism and a Post Graduate Diploma in Writing. Her qualifications provide an excellent background for story writing. At present Robbie teaches a writing class called "Let's Write a Book" with the University of the Third Age (U3A) and is happy to have finally written her own first novel, The Eleventh Hour, which is planned to be Book 1 of a trilogy. Robbie lives in Australia, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. She is divorced, has one lovely daughter, an excellent son-in-law, and three exciting grand children.
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The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 1. How to Write your Book in 6 Easy Steps - Robbie McCauley
The Handy Little Book for Writers Series
BOOK 1
How to Start your Book
In
6 easy steps
Robbie McCauley
Smashwords Edition
Copyright 2014 Robbie McCauley
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CONTENTS
About This Book
Know what you want to write
Step 1 - Write a Sentence
Step 2 - Turn that Sentence into a Paragraph
Step 3 - Identify your Characters
Step 4 - The Extended Paragraph
Step 5 - The Chapters
Step 6 - The First Draft
Summary
Some Resources
Other Books in this Series
The Author’s Writing Websites
About the Author
ABOUT THIS BOOK
The idea of this book is to get you started on your novel or any book you may have been wanting to write for that matter. Although this book and the series are slanted towards writing a novel, the methods used and the assistance given in the series can be used equally well for any form of book you may wish to write.
Many have ideas and dreams but never progress beyond that – mostly