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| CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix
Foreword xi
Introduction xiii
1 Before You Start 1
Choosing a topic | Fiction or nonfiction | What type
of fiction should you write?| Are you qualified to write
this book? | Is there a need for your book? | Who are
you writing for? | Why are you writing this book? |Are
you holding yourself back? | The title | Initial synopsis |
Read, read, read | Be the best author you can be | Where
and when will you write? | Do you need an agent?
2 Little Known Secrets 21
Modeling | Jack London | Erle Stanley Gardner | What
I learned from Jack London | What I learned from Erle
Stanley Gardner | The Master Mind Group
3 Learning to Write 35
Developing an engaging style | Organizing your
thoughts | Useful tools | Common errors | Benjamin
Franklin’s method | Love your subject | Write regularly
4 Choosing the Right Publisher 45
The first step | Submission guidelines | Give your
publishers what they want
5 How to Outline Your Book 51
How to create an outline | Mind-mapping and onions |
Book proposals | Magickal candles | Who will buy
this book? | My credentials | Market analysis | Chapters
6 Research 73
Books | The Internet | People | Clipping files |
Observation and experimentation | Other resources |
Helpful hints | Researching through life
7 Writing Your Book 89
Preparing to write | The first sentence | Finding time |
Writers write | Problems | Writer’s block | Boredom |
Fear | Interruptions | Starting a Session | Developing a
routine | Food | Finding the right words | You can do it