This document provides an overview of key elements to consider when writing a book, including storyline, characters, character building, plot twists, realism, perspective, environment, fluidity, language, creatures, audience, editing, proofreading, publishing, funding, and marketing. It emphasizes making the story engaging for readers through elements like plot twists and different character perspectives. It also stresses the importance of realism, fluid storytelling, character development, and having multiple people proofread and edit the work before publishing. The document is intended as a guide for an author who is currently writing their own book.

2. Brief Overview (I promise)
 Storyline
 Characters
 Character building
 Plot Twists
 Realism
 Different Angles
Environment
Fluidity
Language
Creatures
Audience
Editing
Proofreading
Publishing
Funding
Marketing

3. Storyline
 Who wants to read a boring book? Not me, that is
for sure. I want something that grabs my attention
and keeps me hooked through every left and right
turn thrown at me.
 Keeping on point, and not wondering around is key.
If it is a medieval book, keep it that way. Have a
catching beginning, a riveting middle, and a mind
blowing end to your book.

4. Characters
 Almost every book in existence has Characters. You
would be hard pressed to find one that does not.
 You want your audience to be able to relate to your
characters, to feel happy when the character feels
happy and sad when they are sad.
 Beside the main character, you want to have
secondary characters that the main character loves,
hates, despises, and can build relationships with,
whether good or bad.

5. Character Building.
 Describe your characters
 Tell life events
 What makes them happy/sad
 If your audience is not effected emotionally with your
characters, the book will not grab their attention.

6. Plot Twists
 HUGE for catching your audiences attention.
 Give them that “Woah… Did not see that coming”
reaction.
 Keeps the book “spicy” when they can no always
guess what is coming next.

7. Realism
 Sure the book might have imaginary beings in it, but
that doesn’t mean to go crazy with unrealistic
occurrences.
 Examples: having a horse travel an unfathomable
distance, not having arrows shoot two miles,
characters lifting realistic amounts (unless otherwise
explained)

8. Different Angles
 One of my favorites!
 When I say different angles, what I mean by this is
writing from different characters points of view.
 Example: The main character may be out going and
vibrant, so when writing through them, the chapter
would have the affect on the reader. Now, you write
a chapter through the eyes of his friend or comrade
who may be more withdrawn, so correctly portraying
that would be ideal.

9. Environment
 Where does your
story take place?
 What is the era?
 Weather? Location?
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10. Fluidity
 How well does your story flow?
 No bouncing around, leaving the reader saying,
“How in the world did we end up here?”
 What I do: Put myself into the characters shoes, look
through their eyes. Explain it how you feel it would
be occurring. If something does not sound right to
you, it is not going to sound right to your audience.

11. Language
 Does your book swear?
 Do they talk in a southern or British accent?
 Are your characters educated, or do they have a
difficult time with pronouncing words.
 This is important and ties in with character building. If
your character is from an uneducated background,
they most likely not be using “big words” (This ties in
with realism)

12. Creatures
 Now, not every
fantasy book has to
have creatures.
 IF your book does
though, are the
creatures:
 Your creation?
 Pulled from
somewhere else,
(Ex: Vampires)
 Effectively
portrayed so your
audience can easily
picture them in their
minds?
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13. Audience
 Who are you aiming this book towards? (Who do
you want to read this?
 Younger?
 Older?
 People interested in:
 Magic?
 Medieval?
 Aliens?

14. Editing
 Editing can be something that does not receive
enough of the authors attention.
 The worst thing you could possibly do is write out a
book in a “one-time-through” fashion and then try
and get it published.
 Read through each chapter MULTIPLE times and
polish up the piece (Ex: word choice, spelling errors,
grammatical errors, etc.)

15. Proofreading
 One of the most effective things you can do for your
book is have someone else read it through. Multiple
people would be preferred.
 Each of us has a different outlook on the world and
we perceive everything differently. Someone WILL
catch something that you missed, and another
person will catch something that you missed that the
first person missed as well. You can never have too
many people read it through before being published!

16. Publishing
 Where do you want your book found?
 Book shelves?
 Amazon?
 Barnes and Noble (online)?
There are many different places you can have your book
ready for your readers. Finding the best one that suits
your needs and the needs of your audience is ideal.

17. Funding
 How will you pay for your book to be out there in the
world?
 Do you want to use Amazon Publishing, where you do
not have to pay anything to have it published?
 Do you want to show different Publishers in hopes that
they will pay for X number of copies to be printed?
 Do you want to pay for X number of copies to be
published and then hope that it becomes popular and a
Publishing house contacts you?

18. Marketing
 So you wrote your book, and it is now published, in
whichever way you saw fit. Is your journey over? NOPE!
 Marketing your book so readers find it is half the battle!
 Do you use Advertisements? Kindle Direct Publishing
programs? Post about it on Facebook?
 There are many different options, each of them with their
pro’s and con’s! Knowing which ones to choose can
make or break your book!

19. Why did I choose this
topic?
 Well you have already figured it out I am sure, you
little detective you!
 I wanted to do this presentation on this topic
because I am currently in the process of writing my
book. It has a lot of work still to be done to it, and I
will be going through ALL of these topics that I just
covered.
 Won’t give anything away yet, but you will one day
see my name on the cover of a book. (I will
effectively Market it!)

20. Work Cited
Environment Picture:http://7-themes.com/data_images/out/7/6789831-
fantasy-world.jpg
Creature Picture:
http://www.hexapolis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10 Biggest_Fictional_Monsters-
700x437.jpg