Five Essential Steps to Writing Successful Novels

The Hero's Journey in Fiction Writing System is the total package in helping you to accelerate your writing process. Nonetheless certain essential writing skills must be in place to allow yourself to become that bestseller author you've always dreamed of being.

Step 1 - Improve your Language

Language skills refer to your communication abilities through words. If you are to write a bestseller, you obviously must have sufficient abilities to communicate coherently. However, thankfully, you need not be a total English buff as you can see that many bestsellers such as the Harry Potter series were written in simple English. The point is, to keep things simple and clear.

Step 2 - Put Emotion

A novel without emotions and feelings will never even make it to the publishers! Be warned once again, nobody reads a book merely for an interesting plot. If that should be the case, everyone might as well read the book summary and save a hell lot of time. A book must be written like the way a chef cooks food: the plot is the staple, while the emotions, details and the action of the novel are the beef!

Step 3 - Appeal to the Senses

Humans have five senses. But you must realize that the book you write will only require the use of a single sense: sight. (you use your eyes to read a book...I'm assuming you're human) However the story you create in your book has the ability to invoke all the senses of the reader through his imagination. You must remember that you write to sell a fantasy, not some colorful written junk.

Step 4 - Pimp it up with Action

Action in a novel is not as important as appealing to the senses of the reader (step 3). Even so, it continues to be important in bringing freshness in the story. If Lord of The Rings was without the battle scene, it would most definitely be losing money. The key to writing great action is to put yourself into the shoes of the characters in the situation that you describe in your story. Consider what you might think and feel in the vantage point of the character. Remember that every hero (even in real life) has fears. No one is absolutely fearless or courageous. Take note that in order to allow your book to have deeper connections with your reader, you must write with hinges of reality.

Step 5 - Persist and Persevere

No author can finish writing a book without persistence. I believe a lot in positive assertion. Write a note to yourself, reminding yourself the goals for writing the book. Is it for personal satisfaction? Is it for financial freedom? Write the goals down and the steps you are intending to take. Recite them whenever you develop doubts and continue as planned.

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