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Tips for Writing Realistic and Believable Dialogue   Now that you know what dialogue should be able to do, there are some guidelines for writing them.   1. Say dialogues out aloud   When you are writing your dialogues or right after, say them out aloud as your character would. Then iron those kinks that reveal themselves. Writing dialogue depends a lot on listening. So listen to how people speak in real life and try to bring that level of authenticity into your character’s dialogues. However, fictional dialogue takes on a bit more than real-life dialogue. It should sound like something that people in real-life say and move the story forward too. Recording your dialogues in the way you expect your characters to say it can be one way to gauge how natural they sound. If they don’t, rework on them.   2. Avoid small talk and filler words   Another place where fictional dialogue diverges from the real-life dialogue is in the absence of small talk. Avoid ...

Steps to Create and Choose Your Book’s Title   If you are planning to publish your first book    make sure you pay extra attention in choosing a good title for it. The title is the first thing anyone sees or hears about your book. Its job is to intrigue the audience and attract readers. Apart from that, it should also be a combination of marketability and sales copy. You must consider a lot of factors before choosing the final title for your book Before we get into it in detail, a book title can be used to/in: Establish the author’s authority in a subject. Decorate the cover. Start a series of books. Branding for an author, company, etc. Advertisement. Reviews, articles, blog posts, etc. So before you start brainstorming, remember the above in mind. Here is how you begin the process: Think about what your book is really about. Do your research on other titles in your book genre Check out the...

So, you want to write a book, but don’t know what’s holding you back?   You’ve daydreamed of writing a book, any book, a small book or perhaps a funny book. Well, you’re not alone, many of us have that dream, but how many of us actually write that book? If we believe the statistics, it appears 82% of us still want to write a book and yearn achieve that goal. So, want is preventing that 82% of us from ever fulfilling that dream? I don’t know for sure about anyone else’s reason, for not writing. But I do know the main reasons I didn’t attempt to write a book until I’d retired. I’ll share them with you, and how I managed to overcome those obstacles to achieve the dream of seeing my book published.   NOT ENOUGH TIME TO WRITE A BOOK . Time is a precious commodity, and busy people are often reluctant to use a free moment to waste on a dream. The misconception of giving up the life you now know, to write a book and get it published is wrong. True, you will need to do a little...

  Before You Want to Write a Book   Are you a writer who has just finished writing a book?   If you are a first time author, you may be unsure as to how you should proceed, in terms of getting your book published.   If that is the case, you will want to continue reading on, as a number of steps that you will want to take are highlighted below.   One of the first things that you will need to do is familiarize yourself with publishers.   In addition to knowing where to send your book manuscript and who it should be addressed to, you will want to learn as much about the publisher in question as possible.   What type of themes are they looking for?   Will your book be a good fit?   Are there are rules or restrictions in terms of formatting that you need to abide by?   Does the publisher in question only accept agented submissions?   These are all important questions that you need to have answers to.   As for how you can go ab...

Learn how to Write a Novel in 10 Steps  Now that you have done the Basic work and all the research  go for the writing pars here sre 10 steps you should follow while writing a novel or book  Whether you write intuitively or have a plan to follow, these are the steps that you need to go through.   Step 1: Finalize the Idea for Your Novel It is one of the toughest steps in writing the novel. There are no short cuts, and you have to focus on getting it done. You might even avoid it for a while. You might make excuses preferring to concentrate on procrastinating for a while. This step needs all of your attention.   You can try writing the message you want your book to convey. That would be your theme. Then you can think about how this theme is conveyed through your story. For example, the theme of Markus Zusak’sThe Book Thief is that there is always some happiness to be foundeven in dark times. The story of the book is of a young orphan Liesel who steals books, ...