For the Love of Reading

  The Writing Process   1. The Book Idea  a. Develop a book idea that you are not only interested in, but that you are passionate about. You need to have a desire for the topic or subject matter you are writing about in order to be able to write a full-length book 2. Research, Research, and More Research  a. Research is a key part of developing a book idea and having the book concept reach its full potential.  b. Read alot;  Reading allows us to see how others, besides ourselves, use the basics of writing, which are grammar, language, and structure.  c. Questions you must ask yourself are:  i. Can I write extensively about this idea?  ii. Can this topic evolve into a full-length book?  iii. Who do I want to read this book?  iv. Who is my target audience  3. Create a detailed outline for the content of the book  a. A detailed outline allows you to lay out sequence of the book and see if the flow of e...

When I was in high school, everyone had different hobbies. Some people liked art and   drawing,  while others liked sports. I was different though because my nose was always buried in a book. From the moment I got home from school to that moment when I couldn’t possibly keep my eyes open any longer, I could be found reading. There were days where I could finish a 400-page book in a matter of hours. My mom would even come in some nights and tell me to put the book down and go to bed. I would just get lost in the story and the lives of the characters, that I would simply forget about the world around me. It’s always a great feeling when you can escape the reality of the world you live in to a place that comes alive on the pages in front of you. In my opinion, when a reader can relate to the characters and feel the emotions the author is trying to convey, that is what makes the author successful. A book is supposed to be a place where a person can go and just let their imaginatio...