Writing is like an itch, you know you want to scratch it, but you are afraid if you do it might bleed. That would be messy, so you ignore it. Till the next time.
The problem is to use a much-overused metaphor that itch won't go away. Once the bug bites it is difficult to ignore. So what do you do about it?
The best possible solution is to write down your thoughts. They may not have anything to do with your story, but what they do is get you used to putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard. This is a good way to start the whole writing process.
Some folks are fortunate they can just sit down and write without any pre-planning. But for new writers practice is essential.
Look not everyone can write, in fact, most give up before Chapter Two. Why?
Because it is not easy. Writing like all things in life is a skill.
Of course, the rules can be taught, that is the practical side, but the creative side is something different. Everyone has a story they can tell or a book in them so they say. The difficult part is bringing that out.
How to begin! The first question you ask yourself is why do I want to write this book? Is it to bring me fame and fortune or is that my story needs to be read by someone other than myself? If your answer is in the former fame and fortune, then you will need to have something unique and original. Plus, you will need an agent, a publisher, a promoter, an editor, and be in demand.
So let’s go back to basics, what is your book about? Is it a true story, sometimes these stories are very popular and work well, is your book fiction and what genre is it? Horror, fantasy, romance, war, history, to name but a few. Whatever the subject you will need to do some research. Why? because the more depth you can put into your story the more compelling it is to read, it is like building a house it won’t stand without the right foundations, the same is true when writing your book, build the story bit by bit.
Now some people are lucky they can just sit down and type away, building the story as they type for most of us we need to gradually build the story chapter by chapter, introducing characters as we build.
So plotting the book can be very useful, this way not only can you introduce characters into your story but you can integrate the action so that you can see what dialogue the character would use.
Another useful tip is to use what they do in the movies and create character ARCS, this is basically the story of the character, from his or her beginning through the plot line, and shows what happens to them and how it affects the story and how they react with the other characters in the book.
This way you will become more involved in the book because you are starting to see how the character and action evolves. Each chapter has a beginning middle and end as with the whole book so you want to make sure that what you are writing is a page-turner. Keep dialogue and action smart.
This type of planning will help you become linked to the characters in your story and you will find it easier to write about them, it also is invaluable to the plot.
Unlike the movies where everything is available to see and hear, a book is all about imagination, you must be able to conjure the feeling of what you are writing about, and believe it because if you don’t believe it how do you expect the reader too?
Which brings me to my next point and probably the most important one of all? Writing is hard, no matter how talented you are, and no matter how good you are, you will at times struggle, you will doubt yourself, and you may even experience writer’s block, which means you are not able to write anything at all.
But set aside these thoughts for a moment and consider this, once you start down the road to writing your book be it fiction or fact, you will need to sacrifice your time and your friends and family because writing is a solitary experience, for me it is the only way I can write. Some people are fortunate that they can work with others around them and it doesn’t affect them, but from what I have learned most writers are solitary figures, with one aim to finish their story.
So before embarking on this adventure consider what writing means to you and what is your objective. And if you feel that itch coming on, scratch it.
Born in 1952 in Orsett, Essex in England, the youngest son to Welsh parents Iris and Bill Edwards. Upon leaving school, he went into the travel industry, where he travelled the world, working in travel agencies, tour operators and airlines for some 30 years. In 1976 Myron began freelance writing for BBC, radio and television, his credits include the Two Ronnies, Week Endings, and the News Huddlines. In 1980, he joined JWT advertising, as a copywriter writing his first TV commercial for dog food inside 10 days. His love for the creative never left him and in 1987 he created Tubewalking, a new map concept, to help people get around London easier on foot, which still operates today. In 1990 he married Niki, whose family background is Greek Cypriot. On a family trip to Cyprus, visiting Aphrodite’s Rock for the first time, the beginnings of his passion to write the story of Mistress of the Rock came into fruition. Moving his family in 2005 to Cyprus to live, gave him the opportunity to write, as during this time he worked on campaigns for TV and Radio in an advertising agency in Limassol. The first manuscript of the book was completed in 2007, released by a local publisher it had a limited audience, but was well received by those who had read it. He has now completed the sequel and is working on the third part of this story. Myron has three children, two sons and one daughter all grown up.
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