Picking The Genre

Now, this post is about the genre of your book. 
In the next post you won't need to make a decision about what kind of book you want to write, but I recommend picking one before my next post.

Okay, first order of business.   

To find the genre of the book, you need to find which genre(s) best fits your idea of your book.

To find and pick you genre I recommend for you to go to this site: http://www.theguardian.com/books/list/booksgenres and pick the ones that fit your book the best. Then look up on google "Define -----" you fill in the blank so then you know what your genre(s) mean and what you would have to for fill in your book so you can put it under that(those) genre(s). 

Now, I know this wasn't long, but it should take you some time to figure it out. 

I'll write back soon!

~Bethany

The Second Step To Writing A Book: Part 4 Novel

1. What Defines A Novel?

   A) Usually over 40,000 words.

   B) Has many sub-plots.

   C) Has many characters in the book.     

2. Why Would I Like To Write This?

   A) I personally enjoy writing Novels, they give you time to breath, time to bring the story into different views along the way. 

   B) You usually have a good amount of time to build your story with as many sub-plots to make it both mysterious and grabbing. 

   C) Novels are just a good way to express any story and it gives you time to "paint a picture with words". (I will talk about this phrase later on.)

3. Why Would I Not Like To Write This?

   A) To write a Novel you need to be prepared to put in a lot of time, effort, and energy into it, since it is an extended kind of book.

   B) You will have to be prepared to delete four chapters more or less if you have too. (I had to because the book I had finish writing had no meaning to the purpose, I made a bad choice by not starting fresh, there for I have to go back and edit the book thoroughly.)

   C) By writing a Novel you need a lot of outside views and editors. You need editing anyways along with outside views on any book but on a Novel you need more then a few. 

It all depends on what your comfortable writing and how you are comfortable writing it. 

Well, I'll write back soon!

~Bethany 

The Second Step To Writing A Book: Part 3 Novella

What Defines A Novella?

    A)  Mostly fiction as it's genre.     B) Usually above 7,500 words and under 40,000.    C) Longer than a Short Story but shorter than a Novel.

Why Would I Like To Write This?

    A) It is a good mixture between long and short. (I honestly think this is a good start for beginners who want to end up writing long Novels.)

         B) You have (what I would say) just enough space (in words) to build the plot and execute it, without and confusion. (As long as you plan it right.)

    C) You have more main characters then you would have in a Short Story, but you can only afford a few.

Why Would I Not Like To Write This?

    A) I have been told that you don't usually divide a Novella up into chapters. (I, -for one- like dividing my books into chapters.)

    B) You can have more subplots but only a few, there for it will take up the words set aside for the climax.

    C) Most likely a Novella won't have plot twisters, since it already takes up so many words to write the plot itself.

It all depends on what your comfortable writing and how you are comfortable writing it. 

Well, I'll write back soon!

~Bethany

The Second Step To Writing A Book: Part 2 Short Story

1. What Defines A Short Story?

It Is A Book Of:

  A) Any genre.

  B) Usually above 1,000 words and under 20,000.

  C) Only a segment of what a Novel would be.

  D) And only about the main character.

2. Why Would I Like To Write This?

  A) Again it is something you could do in a shorter amount of time, at least comparing it to a Novel or a Novella.

  B) Unlike Flash Fiction it doesn't number down your story to a certain genre, this option leaves you to decide what genre you want. (There are shorter stories beside Flash Fiction but I am only going to speak about the most used options.)

  C) And as a reader, a Short Story is a good read, considering it only takes up some of the reader's time. If you're comparing it to a Novel or Novella it is worth taking the time to read. 

On the grounds of the reader only gets the information he/she need to read the book, instead of having to go through all the extra writing just to get to the point.

3. Why Would I Not Like To Write This?

  A) A Short Story only focuses on the main character, on account of

it does not have enough words to describe the "problems" in the personal life of the other characters you might add into your Short Story.

  B) When writing a Short Story you do not have much time to develop the build to your climax. 

  C) Also you have to be very careful with every word you place in the story, making sure it has both a purpose and a need to be there. 

It all depends on what you're comfortable writing and how you are comfortable writing it.

Well, I'll write back soon!

~Bethany

The Second Step To Writing A Book: Part 1 Flash Fiction

1. What Defines A Flash Fiction?

It Is:

   A) A fictional.

   B) Usually under 1,000 words.

   C) Only a few characters.

   D) And only includes the information you need to read/write the story.

2. Why Would I Like To Write This?

   A) It does not take up a lot of your time, unlike other formats of writing.

   B) It is fun and easy to write.

   C) It only requires you to put in the information needed to make the story understandable. 

3. Why Would I Not Like To Write This?

   A) You would have to take more than a few moments before you write a paragraph to make sure you are only using the words you need to get your point across.

   B) It also implies that you can't bring more than a few people into your story, because it takes up writing space that you will need for the build up and the execution of the plot. 

   C) You also can't add in the little details of the plot, that some people (Me included) enjoy writing.

   D) You don't have much writing space to build. 

It all depends on what you're comfortable writing and how you are comfortable writing it.

Well, I'll write more soon! 

                                                        ~Bethany

The First Step To Writing A Book: 1. Find Out Your Book's Genre

1. What category do you want your book to be placed under?

A) There are many categories/genres to pick from. Like: Fantasy, Mystery, Historical, Biblical, Fiction, NonFiction, Novel, Short Story, Ect, Ect, Ect... But try to find the ones that best suit your book. (Look up on google "Book Genres" and that should give you more options)

2. Whatever genre you pick, you need to stay to through the whole book.

A)In a book you will have to build a plot, and to build that plot you need outlines, and to build the outlines you need (a) genre(s). Something you can place your book under so the readers can know what kind of book they are reading. You have to follow through in the story what you promised in the beginning. So I would recommend finding the genre before writing the book, then bring it back in the end and see if the genre(s) still works for you.

3. You can always pick more than one genre to define your book.

A) Although you have to stick to your genre, you can also pick more than one. That itself can give you more story options and more free writing space. (I will refer back to this phase "free writing space" later in my blog, and I will explain it more.)

This first step should help you discover what kind of book you want to write. 

I will write back soon!

~Bethany