Book writing was the least in my to do list while in college since I believed I had no intriguing story to tell. My teenage life had little fracas and my background is average so nothing much could hook the eye.
A friend invited me to a writers workshop. Even though I had no interest, I went to please her. After all she had offered to pay half of the workshop fee.
It was during the workshop that I was able to understand where my story could come from. I do not have to tell a story about my encounters but I could use other people's real life stories to develop one with a little twist.
Writing is all about creativity and ability to think outside the box. You can decide to come up with a title before crafting the story. For example, if your title is The Rat's Wedding, then you need to figure out how rats can plan a wedding. Maybe a rat is marrying a human being, so your story will be humorous with human appeal.
Book Writing is Simple as ABC
You don't have to pay for any workshop for you to write and complete your book, your day to day experience is what you need. You do not need to choose a complex topic to write a book, you only need what is within your finger tips.
Area of expertise is what you need to look into, are you a minister of the word? Write about your sermons and ministry. Are you a teacher? Write about a topic that interests you in your specialization. Are you a marriage counselor? Writer on how your conselling has impacted couples' life.
Ridicules and Critiques Proof your Progress
Has anyone reminded you that people will gossip you as long as you are alive? Your writing will be criticized as well so long as you are still writing for dead people cannot be gossiped.
Do not regret when you receive negative reviews for they are there to sharpen your writing and not to kill it. Other writers disapproved my views when we were at the workshop, but that never stopped me from going to the workshop.
Writing is not Limited to Native Speakers or Top Scorer's
People have phobia as far as authorship is concerned since they believe that only those who scored straight A's are entitled to write books. Others believe that native speakers who went to reknowned schools are the ones to write books of all times.
Even if you do not sell a copy of your first book, you should never be discouraged for successful writers never quit. In the world of music, an artist may receive fame after releasing the fifth album. You will never predict if your fifth or sixth book will be a best seller, but you have to keep writing for passion.
