Writing Your First book

A Story by Alex Stephen

Have you ever gotten stuck writing a book? You can’t come up with new ideas and you keep losing the motivation to write at all?

Well, you’re not the only one we all have heard the statistics that 81% people want to become writers, but only 1% of them actually do. And about 3% of the aspiring writers finish writing their first book and 20% of them get it published.

You wouldn’t want to be one of those who only dream about becoming successful writers but never finish a book, would you?

Imagine having written a book and being able to tell people that “I am the author of this book,” people will have more respect for you and you will be taken more seriously in your field.

The first step obviously is to start writing, but before that, you must first decide what you are going to write about and how you will write it.

Staying motivated:

Know that you will get distracted or overwhelmed and might not want to continue writing, plan ahead to face and overcome if such a situation occurs.

Finishing writing:

You can’t become a writer by just starting a book; you must finish writing what you have started.

How to get started?

· Decide what you will write about

· Set a goal �" I will write 300 words a day

· Make a schedule and set a time �" I will work on my book at 5 pm

· Dedicate a specific place for writing away from all distractions

How to get the work done?

· Set a total word count for the book and plan how you will write every day to reach the word limit, accordingly.

· Set weekly goals and deadlines to keep yourself on track

· Get your work reviewed �" getting an early feedback can help fix mistakes when there is still time.

Writing a book sure is a lengthy process, but it is not even close to “boring.” It becomes an addiction for a writer to write books one after the other.

It demands a high level of inventiveness, creativity, patience, and language skill. Just follow these five tips and ta-da! Enjoy writing your first book.