| you start writing a novel you may find doing so | | | | You now have the right mental attitude now let's |
| somewhat more difficult than you expected. You | | | | move on to what you are going to write about. |
| are not alone when you make this discovery, as | | | | Obviously, you already have an idea or thoughts |
| many novice writers and even published authors | | | | on what you want to write about. If you are a |
| find themselves in the very same predicament. | | | | first time novelist, it is important for you to |
| Perhaps one of the most difficult things may be | | | | consider writing on something which you are |
| trying to discover who, what, where, when, why | | | | passionate and have knowledge of. By doing so |
| and how you are going to develop the next | | | | you will reduce the chances of you becoming |
| "Pulitzer Prize Winning" fiction book. This article will | | | | bored and you can rest assured that if you |
| provide you with a number of thoughts and ideas | | | | become bored with the topic, it will increase the |
| which should make your task not quite so difficult | | | | difficulty of writing your book. |
| and much more enjoyable. | | | | One of the things that ties directly in with the |
| Your mental attitude, about why you are writing | | | | subject of your book, will be the style of writing |
| the book of your dreams, may well be the | | | | you elect to use. Let's presume you are a police |
| governing factor in the success or failure of your | | | | officer and have decided you are extremely |
| book. A good attitude would be looking at your | | | | knowledgeable and passionate about solving |
| book as something you have always wanted to | | | | murder mysteries. Take a trip to your library and |
| do, not necessarily as the one thing which will | | | | check out as many books, by different authors, |
| propel you from rags to riches. | | | | about murder mystery as you can. Read every |
| To help you get in the right frame of mind about | | | | book and while reading take notes about the style |
| this, perhaps you should check out some of the | | | | of the authors writing. You will soon begin to |
| statistics about having a book published in the | | | | recognize the style that fits you the best. |
| United States. You should know that | | | | As you are well aware there are many other |
| approximately 162,000 books are published a | | | | aspects to writing, which can make writing a book |
| year. Please don't let the statistics deter you from | | | | difficult, they are beyond the scope of this article |
| your writing. On the contrary, if 162,000 books will | | | | at this time. However, by having the right mental |
| be "born", yours can be too. In other words, you | | | | attitude, writing about something you know or |
| may well be the next "Best Selling Author" just | | | | very passionate about, taking the time to develop |
| be realistic about the reasons you are writing and | | | | your own style, you should be able to start |
| the expectations you have for your writing. Doing | | | | writing a novel which could become the next |
| anything because you love to do it will always | | | | "best seller" - especially with some solid guidance. |
| make it easier to complete. | | | | |