Your book starts here : create, craft, and sell your first novel, memoir, or nonfiction book

Help! I want to write a book—how do I begin?***From the creator of the "How to Plan, Write, and Develop a Book" workshop comes the ultimate guide on crafting a book in any genre. Mary Carroll Moore is the author of thirteen books in three genres and she has taken thousands of new book authors from idea to print! Your Book Starts Here offers sound, easy-to-follow advice on the ins and outs of book writing: everything from writing practice to pacing your prose. Dozens of specific book-writing exercises to generate ideas, flow chapters, and keep you writing, plus expert up-to-date advice on today’s publishing industry.***Find out ...● Why it’s essential to know your reader—before you write your book!● How a storyboard designs your book’s flow of chapters and ideas● Which book form is best for each genre● How to handle your book’s creative tension—and avoid writer’s block● Why you can throw away your outline—random writing leads to perfectly linked chapters● Secrets of inner and outer story to create strong conflict, characters, plot● What agents and publishers look for in a book manuscript today This simple, step-by-step plan--of flexible timelines, chapter grids, storyboarding, and time-tested tools--teaches you how to write a book : learn why it's essential to know your reader before you write your book ; how a storyboard designs your book's flow of chapters and ideas ; which book form is best for each genre ; how to handle your book's creative tension and avoid writer's block ; why you can throw away your outline--random writing leads to perfectly linked chapters ; secrets of inner and outer story to create strong conflict, characters, plot ; and what agents and publishers look for in a book manuscript