How to Write a Good Book

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How to Write a Good Book

• Your Name Here

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Pick the type of book

• Romance
• Mystery
• Science Fiction
• Non-fiction
• Adventure
• Historical Fiction
• Fantasy
• Occult

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Create a Writing Schedule

• Set a time of day to write
• Early in the morning before you go to work
• A set time in the evening
• After the kids are in bed
• Only Weekends
• Decide on a place you will write
• A quiet room in your house
• The library
• At the kitchen table

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Writing Schedule
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Rough Out a Plot

• Who are the basic characters
• What are their genders
• What are their occupations
• What are their relationships to each other
• Sketch out the main thread of the action
• Is there a beginning to the book?
• Is there an ending?
• What are the major steps between these two points

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Time Table