Writing
a book is mainly a matter of personal feeling and practices. Only the
writer knows how he/she wants the book to be like. Remember that
writing is an art and that you have to find
your own writing style. We will give general advice on how to
properly write a book.
How To Write a Great Book And properly?
The
rhythm – Your story needs a
good rhythm. A rhythm that fits your story, of course. A rhythm
that is going to capture the reader's attention. Do you remember when
your parents were reading a story to you before bed? Do you remember
being captivated by listening just to their voice? A story that is
read too fast or too slow can lose its rhythm. That is the same thing when
you write: you need to find the right words, the right punctuations
and the right events to capture your readers' attention.
The
rhythm of your sentences, of your chapter can have a tremendous
impact on the events in your book. Think about what rhythm your story
should have to captivate your readers.
Put
more efforts on your descriptions –
Now, think about why would somebody read a book? We read to be able to have
a mental image of the actions, the characters, etc. We don't read
just to read, but we “read to see”, we read to imagine. If you
botch up your descriptions, chances are your reader will have
difficulties to understand and imagine the scenes. So go ahead and
work on your descriptions. They are very important. Talk about the
colors, the sound, the smell, the temperature, etc!
The
characters – There are not much to
say about your characters because a book is a personal matter due to its artistic traits, but remember that characters are very crucial. Your characters need to be engaging. When people get
addicted to a book it's also because they have fell in love with one or
more characters. So make your characters engaging.
Choose
the right time/tense – Will you be
using the past tense? The present or the future? Whatever you choose,
choose it carefully and make sure that it is the right time/tense to use
for your book. You need to have a reason to choose a specific time/tense so
think about it carefully.
To
follow-up with this article, you might also want to continue your
reading on the
different ways to publish a book and 6 Reasons Why It Rocks To Be a Writer!
