#WriteaBook

So many people want to write a book. So many people can't write.

It is just not enough to "write" a book. An author needs to be a good writer.

If a writer's intention is to sell  a book, it is important to make that book the best that it can be. Do people want to spend money on a book that is poorly written? No, of course not.

Poor writing is so misleading. The reader is constantly wondering just what the author meant to say. Poor grammar, poor spelling, poor sentence structure and poor thought organization lead to nonexistent or at best very poor sales. Good writing is crucial to success. Anything less leads to lack of credibility - even if the author has great credentials.

It is amazing how even university graduates, sadly even teachers, have miserable writing skills. I am not a professional editor but I definitely appreciate good writing. So often people send me transcripts of their news releases or their media kits for critique but rather than helping them with creative marketing I spend my time correcting their grammar. I do wonder how they managed to graduate. Are there no requirements for language skills any more? Some of what I read is truly appalling.

Every aspiring author needs to take some basic language arts classes so that he/she can recognize run-on sentences, parallelism, repetitive sentence structure, terrible spelling, poor thought organization and a plethora of other writing basics.

Not every author is a fabulous writer but the basics must be in place. Even the hiring of an editor cannot fix a mess. No contractor can fix a house that has been built of the worse materials; no editor can make a great book out of a jumble of words.

Before you are satisfied with what you have written, learn the basics of language and follow the rules of good grammar. After you have done that, write your book, then rerwrite your book, and then rewrite your book. Have people who have decent writing skills read your manuscript. Make corrections. Now send it to an editor.

You will be amazed at and thrilled with the transformation of your original version.

Denise

www.inktreemarketing.com
www.publishacookbook.com