{"id":550,"date":"2009-08-18T10:36:59","date_gmt":"2009-08-18T16:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=550"},"modified":"2009-08-18T10:38:45","modified_gmt":"2009-08-18T16:38:45","slug":"are-your-ready-to-write-a-book-start-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/18\/are-your-ready-to-write-a-book-start-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Your Ready to Write a Book? Start Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/H5ZkP\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-464\" title=\"The Writer's Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wagcover3dsm-150x150.png\" alt=\"The Writer's Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Do you want to transform the world with your story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #d82638;\">Are you ready to write your book now?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you answered\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-family: mceinline;\">YES <\/span><\/strong>to both these questions, then hang on for the ride of your life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beware: <\/strong>Writing a book takes a courageous soul, a steady hand, and an in-it-for-the-long-haul mentality.<\/p>\n<p>Leave now if you&#8217;re not willing to rewrite until you think your prose is golden, then be willing to slash your precious words by half.<\/p>\n<p>Because in the end, all that matters is a well-told story that your readers can disappear into.<\/p>\n<p>But how do you begin?\u00a0<em>Where<\/em> do you begin?<\/p>\n<p>Begin by taking stock of where you are and where you want to be. Start with <strong>Stage 1<\/strong> of the <strong>Writer&#8217;s Adventure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Many of you may have heard of Stage 1 of the Writer&#8217;s Adventure, or seen it in the free writing course I give to you when you first sign up for my\u00a0<a title=\"Newsletter, monthly, Beth Barany's Creativity Sparks\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/7IR9q\" target=\"_blank\">newsletter.<\/a>That&#8217;s okay. Review what you think you already know. You may learn something new about yourself.<\/p>\n<h2>Start From Where You Are: Take Stock<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Write it down<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As a writer, and for your current book, what would you like? This is your\u00a0<strong>Goal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>What motivates you to want\u00a0<em>it<\/em>? This is your\u00a0<strong>Motivation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What scares you about going after your goal? What seems to be between you and your goal? These are your challenges or\u00a0<strong>Conflicts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>What are your\u00a0<strong>Strengths<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; \"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Set your timer for 20 minutes <\/span>and reflect on these questions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; \">I trust that your answers will generate revealing facts and reflections about yourself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; \">Once you&#8217;ve taken stock,\u00a0<strong>write <\/strong>about the connections you see in your life with the challenges in your story, or the challenge of starting your book.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; \">Write in to\u00a0<strong>share <\/strong>what\u00a0<em>aha&#8217;s<\/em> you experienced, or new information you learned about yourself.<\/p>\n<h2>Happy Writing!<\/h2>\n<p>c. 2009 Beth Barany<\/p>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<p>You can find the rest of the stages in Beth&#8217;s new book,\u00a0<em><a title=\"The Writer's Adventure Guide by Beth Barany\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/6mrO8\" target=\"_blank\">The Writer&#8217;s Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This exercise was inspired by Deb Dixon&#8217;s book,\u00a0<em><a title=\"GMC: Goal, Motivation, and Conflict by Deb Dixon\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/fXWlr\" target=\"_blank\">GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks to Good Fiction<\/a><\/em>. 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