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Simon John Cox · 01-27-2010, 05:03 AM

Hi Markman

A tip that I'd give would be to have at least a broad plan of your book before you write even a word. Before I wrote my first book I'd tried to write a few others, but they just went off at tangents and eventually petered out. The difference to me was having a determined beginning and a determined end right from the start - that way all I was doing was joining up the two.

This doesn't necessarily work for everyone - Stephen King says he never knows the ending of a story when he starts writing it, for example - but it was essential for me.

Good luck!

01-27-2010, 05:03 AM	#5
Simon John Cox Humble fabulist Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Device: None	Hi Markman A tip that I'd give would be to have at least a broad plan of your book before you write even a word. Before I wrote my first book I'd tried to write a few others, but they just went off at tangents and eventually petered out. The difference to me was having a determined beginning and a determined end right from the start - that way all I was doing was joining up the two. This doesn't necessarily work for everyone - Stephen King says he never knows the ending of a story when he starts writing it, for example - but it was essential for me. Good luck!