Help! I want to write a book—how do I begin?
From the creator of the "How to Plan, Write, and Develop a Book" workshop comes the ultimate guide on crafting a book in any genre. Mary Carroll Moore is the author of thirteen books in three genres and she has taken thousands of new book authors from idea to print! Your Book Starts Here offers sound, easy-to-follow advice on the ins and outs of book writing: everything from writing practice to pacing your prose. Dozens of specific book-writing exercises to generate ideas, flow chapters, and keep you writing, plus expert up-to-date advice on today’s publishing industry.
Find out …
● Why it’s essential to know your reader—before you write your book!
● How a storyboard designs your book’s flow of chapters and ideas
● Which book form is best for each genre
● How to handle your book’s creative tension—and avoid writer’s block
● Why you can throw away your outline—random writing leads to perfectly linked chapters
● Secrets of inner and outer story to create strong conflict, characters, plot
● What agents and publishers look for in a book manuscript today
If you believe you have a book inside you
just waiting to come out, here is a guide that will
ensure your book’s arrival in the world.
—Rebecca McClanahan, author of Word Painting
The consummate How-To Guide for everyone who has a book percolating inside them.
—Nancy Slonim Aronie, NPR commentator
A first-time book-writer’s best companion.
—Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew, author of
Writing the Sacred Journey:
The Art and Practice of Spiritual
Memoir
I had a contract but not the first clue how to transact a book. Every morning I tried to move walls with my forehead. I wanted answers and I wanted them yesterday. Mary showed me I wasn’t yet ready to ask the questions. More importantly, her method provided an invaluable blueprint that, I suspect, will be useful for every book I write.
—Tom Swift, author of
Chief Bender’s Burden
With specific advice, focused writing exercises and generous encouragement, her clear, personal voice guides developing writers through the process, from first steps to final launch. They—and their future readers—will be grateful.
—Catherine Watson, author of Home on the Road, 2008 Minnesota Book Award finalist
From the creator of the "How to Plan, Write, and Develop a Book" workshop comes the ultimate guide on crafting a book in any genre. Mary Carroll Moore is the author of thirteen books in three genres and she has taken thousands of new book authors from idea to print! Your Book Starts Here offers sound, easy-to-follow advice on the ins and outs of book writing: everything from writing practice to pacing your prose. Dozens of specific book-writing exercises to generate ideas, flow chapters, and keep you writing, plus expert up-to-date advice on today’s publishing industry.
Find out …
● Why it’s essential to know your reader—before you write your book!
● How a storyboard designs your book’s flow of chapters and ideas
● Which book form is best for each genre
● How to handle your book’s creative tension—and avoid writer’s block
● Why you can throw away your outline—random writing leads to perfectly linked chapters
● Secrets of inner and outer story to create strong conflict, characters, plot
● What agents and publishers look for in a book manuscript today
If you believe you have a book inside you
just waiting to come out, here is a guide that will
ensure your book’s arrival in the world.
—Rebecca McClanahan, author of Word Painting
The consummate How-To Guide for everyone who has a book percolating inside them.
—Nancy Slonim Aronie, NPR commentator
A first-time book-writer’s best companion.
—Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew, author of
Writing the Sacred Journey:
The Art and Practice of Spiritual
Memoir
I had a contract but not the first clue how to transact a book. Every morning I tried to move walls with my forehead. I wanted answers and I wanted them yesterday. Mary showed me I wasn’t yet ready to ask the questions. More importantly, her method provided an invaluable blueprint that, I suspect, will be useful for every book I write.
—Tom Swift, author of
Chief Bender’s Burden
With specific advice, focused writing exercises and generous encouragement, her clear, personal voice guides developing writers through the process, from first steps to final launch. They—and their future readers—will be grateful.
—Catherine Watson, author of Home on the Road, 2008 Minnesota Book Award finalist
