Whether you’re writing a non-fiction book, writing a children’s book, or writing your first novel, these guidelines on how to write a book step-by-step will help you learn the best way to start writing a book for beginners
#1 Choose your book genre & category #2 Choose your book title & topic #3 Consult a book coach or literary agent #4Make a plan Writing requires time, dedication, and hard work, so you need a schedule if you want to write a book from start to finish
A book is at least 20,000 words long — for novellas
Novels are typically 50,000 words and upYou should know when and where you will write on a daily basis
Home> Blog> Writing, Non-Fiction> How to Write a Book in 10 Painless Steps [Free Guides Inside] If someone told you writing a book is easy, they lied to you
Writing a book is hard, especially without the right help
Without someone who’s done it before, you can end up making crucial mistakes
Take a quick glance at your bookshelf. What do you see? Mills and Boons historical romances? Charles Bukowski’s Dirty Realism? Paperbacks straight...
Endings are the hardest part of any story. Don’t take our word for it; just ask any writer buddy of yours. Most beginners start out strong but find...
Characters, not plots, are the soul of good writing. You don’t recall the story from Henry V; you recall Falstaff. The plot of Catcher in the Rye i...
Once you have your characters firmly in place, start creating an outline of the plot. This is meant to serve as a very rough guideline to hold the...
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed” -Ernest HemingwayThe first draft is where you discover the story by...
Now that you’re done with the first draft, head over to the nearest watering hole and grab yourself a drink. You’ve earned it.
This is the part where most writers fail. Slinging out a rough draft is easy enough; turning that incomprehensible mess into something readers woul...
“Write Drunk; Edit Sober”– Ernest HemingwayDone with the first rewrite? Don’t start partying yet. There is still lots of work to be done.Editing is...
Congratulations – you’ve now written your very first book. This is the time to hit the clubs and party hard. Then wake up next morning and start wo...
