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- 3. Why we read: •It’s fun! (Entertainment) • Learning/Information • Shared experience • To function/Utility • Escapism and reduce stress • Improve focus, memory, and knowledge • Expand vocabulary • Expand experiences • Imagination! • Craft
- 9. What does anauthor do? • Generate ideas • Write • Edit • Promote and market • Educate • Learn and Research • Support other writers • Publish, design, and run a business
- 10. What is theprocess of writing a novel? • Come up with an idea • Research/Write notes • Write • Edit • Send to beta readers/Take a break • Design the book • Edit and proof • Marketing and publicity • Sales and other boring business stuff • Repeat!
- 11. How do youmake a book? • Type the book into the computer • Edit the book over and over • Add design and illustrations • Create paperback version and ebook versions • Send files to printer and distributors • Proof your book • Market your book/get people to buy it
- 12. Where do youget ideas? • Life! • Music • Surroundings • Other writers and stories • Dreams • Conversations • Experiences • Travel • News • Journaling • Writer prompts • Etc.
- 13. How do youget your ideas on to the page? • Set aside time • Create a good environment for writing • Brainstorm • Plan/Organize/Research • Write! • Take eye breaks every twenty minutes • Don’t surf the internet • Get back to life • Finish!
- 14. What are yourwriting rituals? Where do you write? When do you write? What tools do you use?
- 15. How do youend a story? How do you revise a story?
- 17. What advice doI give other writers? • Keep going! • Be disciplined and take yourself seriously • Be professional • Do it neat, complete, and your best • Keep learning and getting better at it • Make plans, good goals, and deadlines • Finish what you started