It’s not a secret that almost everyone wants to write a book. According to a recent survey, around 79% of people want to write a book. 40% of them want to write fiction.
It’s also no secret that pretty much nobody actually gets there. While most want to write a book, the truth is that only around 2% (or even less) of people actually do sit down and attempt to work on their book.
The people who do that are already way ahead of most of the game. However, there is one crucial step that most people fail at.
Plot vs. Idea
Sure, people who want to write something usually have an idea. The problem is that just an idea on it’s own isn’t a book. That would be called the plot. The plot is when you actually bring all of those ideas together into a series of events that make up a book.
A plot is probably the hardest part about writing a book; if you have a good plot but bad writing, editors often will accept you anyways. The reason for this is that good writing doesn’t sell books; the actual events in the story do. You can be the best writer in the world; the next Shakespeare, King, Grisham, etc. all boiled into one.
But if what you’re writing about isn’t interesting, people won’t care.
I have seen several authors who are awful at writing published because they have great ideas. Even I still buy their books, because they’re fun to read. In the important step of the plot, everything is decided.
My Plots
Over the past few years, I’ve worked on developing well over thirty plots for different ideas. Some, I’ve discarded. Others, I’m working on currently. For every plot, I’ve developed it and gotten the idea in a different way.
So I want to share what I’ve done you. Later today, expect my first piece of advice in just an hour or two.
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