A Wordy Woman's Guide for Writing a Book: A Wordy Woman's Guide

By Dawn Husted

"... If you have the inclination to write, then get this book and stop waiting for the perfect moment." - Perrin, Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A Wordy Woman's Guide for Writing a Book is an informative workbook that helps you plan your first draft. Through a series of introspective prompts, develop your idea into a carefully structured plot with colorful characters. Dawn's blueprint will revive your dream of writing a book.

Topics Covered
 

• THE BASICS OF WRITING
• GENERATING BOOK IDEAS
• DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GENRES
• STORY ELEMENTS
• TENSES AND PERSPECTIVES
• HOW CONFLICT BUILDS CHARACTER
• THREE ACT PLOT STRUCTURE
• INCITING INCIDENT
• CHAPTER OUTLINE
• DAILY WRITING GOALS

This game-changing workbook takes you from WHERE YOU ARE to WHERE YOU WANT TO BE. If you like woman-to-woman advice, easy to implement activities, and a COMPLETE GUIDE for writing your first book, then you'll love Dawn's valuable blueprint.

Buy A Wordy Woman's Guide and begin your first book today!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Yaupon Berry Press
• Release date: Mar 18, 2019
• ISBN: 9781732388130

Dawn Husted

Dawn Husted has a degree from Texas A&M University. In September 2018, she was nominated as a panelist for Teen BookFest by the Bay. When not writing, she’s either camping or dreaming about camping. She lives in central Texas with her husband, two kids, a feisty black cat, and an adorable golden retriever.  Her readers will find twists and turns around every corner! She loves to know what readers think of her books, so reach out at the connections below or write a review. How to connect with Dawn: www.dawnhusted.com www.AWordyWomansGuide.com Twitter: @TheDawnHusted Instagram: TheDawnHusted Facebook: DawnHusted

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What is this Book?

I wrote my first book in 2008. At that time, I didn’t know the difference between a short story, a novella, and a novel. And I didn’t know the first thing about writing. Fast forward eight years, I can write the first draft of a book in less than two months.

Who is this for?

My goal is for this book to inspire other women who want to write their first fiction book. As a woman, I want to empower fellow females who may not have a background in writing or don’t know where to begin. You may have an idea for a story, or you may not. You may have tried writing a book before, or you haven’t. Whether your goal is to write for middle-grade readers, teens, or adults, the sections ahead will cover everything you need to know and more—and help you start down the write path.

If you have written a book before, my workbook will still help you outline your plot and characters. There’s also a brief guide to publishing options in the back.

By the time you finish reading, you’ll know the difference between a PB, MG, YA, NA, and Adult book. And you’ll have a better understanding of the inciting incident, point-of-no-return, and stakes.

Workbook Style!

The workbook layout makes it easy to fill out answers to questions. For the busy woman, this is a helpful guide to step over the threshold of fear and begin your personal journey into the exciting world of Writers-ville! I’m excited for you!

This book is available in a printed form—complete with lines for taking notes. To keep all of your work in one place, purchase the paperback format.

Part One:

The Basics of Writing

1.1 The Process of Writing a Book

Writing a fiction book can be confusing and overwhelming, but here are the basic steps:

Have an idea

Form that idea into a plot

Create your characters

Outline your acts

Write draft one

The process of writing a book might vary for different writers, but these five steps are what I have found to be the most straightforward. I will help you accomplish these steps. The biggest hurdles are writing and finishing that first draft. Once you’ve finished that draft, you finally have a manuscript to work with.

What is a manuscript?

A manuscript is a story that’s not yet published. It could be the book on your hard drive, floating in the cloud, stuck in your head, or gathering dust on a shelf. But it’s yours.

1.2 Four Terms You Need to Know

Before I dive into the minute details of writing a fiction book, here are four topics you will explore throughout this book. These four elements must engage your readers and keep them reading. This book is important to your writing because it gives you a foundation to start with, and then it helps you build on that foundation. These first topics are essential for every writer who is contemplating beginning a new story.

Plot

Character

Conflict

Setting

By the end of this book, you will have a better understanding of plot, character, conflict, and setting and how they work together to form a novel readers can’t put down. If you have these four things figured out, then you have the workings of a story.

1.3 Categories of Books

What type of book do you wish to write? Will your story be a picture book (PB) middle-grade (MG), young adult (YA), new adult (NA), or Adult (A)? Books are categorized by their intended audience. I won’t focus on picture books much, because the structure of those is much different than the rest.

Each of these types of books is referred to as a category. And each category has different requirements. For example, an MG book is considerably shorter in length than an adult novel.

Categories

What is MG?

Middle-Grade books are books for early readers. The intended audience is between seven-years-old and twelve-years-old. This category is broken down into two specific types: chapter books and novel-length, middle-grade books.

Chapter Books

Chapter books contain simple plots, larger print, and more illustrations—think Captain Underpants, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, or Magic Tree House. These books are short in length and geared toward readers who are seven-to-ten years of age.

MG Books

MG books can have illustrations too. However, MG books usually contain fewer illustrations than chapter books because MG stories are more complex than chapter books. Rick Riordan and J.K. Rowling have written some of the most famous MG books in existence.

Plots in both chapter books and MG books are relatively simple for the younger or less experienced reader.

What is YA?

Young Adult books are meant for teens, but many adults love reading YA too (I’m one of them!). In YA, the protagonist shouldn’t be younger than twelve or thirteen. However, if you zoom in, you’ll find the YA