![]() ![]() It’s not enough to just write and self-publish a book by throwing it up on Amazon or any other publishing site. Without essential pieces, your book will appear unprofessional and worse: you’ll lose the credibility and authority writing a book is so useful for. In order to write a book in full, you need to have all the moving parts to make it not only good but also effective. What are the parts of a book? TEMPLATEĭesign and content make up the entirety of the book, including the title, introduction, body, conclusion, and back cover. These are the parts of a book you need & what we’ll cover in detail for you:Ĭlick to jump to that section. Knowing which parts of a book to include in yours and which don’t make any sense starts with knowing what they are to begin with. Getting this wrong can make you look like a real amateur instead of a credible professional-which is what you actually want. What you don’t know is which parts of a book are actually necessary in your book. If you lack the right parts of a book, yours will look low quality, and it won’t sell (or get good reviews). If you like to plan your stories visually, I hope you'll check it out.Putting together a book willy nilly won’t get you the book sales you’re looking for. One nice thing is that there’s a Facebook page for users to ask questions (or just lurk like I do). As I said, I’ve only scratched the surface. Another feature in the works now at Plottr…you’ll eventually be able to sync with Scrivener. And for those who do use Scrivener, you can export to Scrivener. I’m pleased that I can get a visual grip on my whole story. I can do a lot more with my plot (scene/beat) cards. But I find Plottr works much better for me. I’ve used the Scrivener corkboard for planning my stories (it’s the only feature I use in Scrivener). So he got to work on one using his software background! A friend in his writing group suggested a visual tool for planning stories. Cameron was a software engineer by trade who was writing novels but having trouble figuring out how to plan them and be able to keep track of notes, and manage story elements that changed all the time. I just wanted to include a link to make it easier for you.) You can download a free trial to see what you think of it. They also have demos you can check out. Here's a link to Plottr so you can check it out. Here’s an example so you can envision how the timeline works. You can pull up your story in outline mode or timeline mode. You can have multiple views (vertical or horizontal). What’s great is that you can fill in each beat as is, or you can move things around to suit your story. I played around with two or three and finally settled on using Romancing the Beat. Just a few examples are The Hero’s Journey (Joseph Campbell), Romancing the Beat (Gwen Hayes), 12 Chapter Mystery, The W Plot, and Story Circle (Dan Harmon). They offer many templates, some of which you’ve already heard of or used. I have a hard time seeing the big picture in a story, so this really helps me keep on target. ![]() One of my favorite things is being able to use a template. I’ll just share a few of the features I’ve been using and really like. ![]() Plus, as they get feedback from authors, they’re releasing new features constantly. I bought the program back in May and feel as if I’ve barely put a dent in all I’ll be able to do with it. ![]() It helps you create visual timelines that can assist you in generating your outline/synopsis. ![]()
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