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“Writing a book is so easy.”

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thescalexwrites:

Yes. Writing a book is the easiest thing in the whole world. In fact, let me show you just how easy it is!

Goal: change all this paper into a book.

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Eh, not that hard. I mean, you just have to read, right?

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Maybe scratch a few notes in the margins as reminders.

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Yeah, writing and editing isn’t time consuming or painstaking at all.

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In fact, I find it quite relaxing. Good meditation. No stress whatsoever!

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I mean, it’s not like writing a book involves any train of thought or decision making, like when to cut scenes, because whatever you write is perfect and there to stay!

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I mean, come on, it’s not like I’m going to rewrite the first chapter 51 TIMES to make sure it’s how I want it, right? That’d be crazy.

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And no, it’s not like I spent over 3,000 HOURS READING AND REVISING 14 DRAFTS OF THE BOOK to make this book readable.

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No sweat, no tears, no blood, and DEFINITELY no coffee stains.

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Nope, writing is the easiest job in the world. I don’t see why anyone thinks otherwise. I mean, all we do is scribble words and take a few out, right?

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We feel no satisfaction AT ALL when we receive a shipment of the final product for a book signing. *yawn* BOR–ING.

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Nope, we don’t get excited at all. It’s just another day in the life.

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And the sequels? Bitch, please. That’s child’s play.

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You’re right. Writing a book is so easy. It’s not stressful, not exciting, and it’s definitely not worth the reward of holding something that USED TO BE EXCLUSIVELY IN YOUR HEAD AND NOW YOU GET TO SHARE IT WITH THE WHOLE WORLD.

Im not sure this scares me or inspires me…

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amandaonwriting:
“ [This excerpt is from our Secrets of a Memoirist course.]
Even Memoirs Need Suspense
Suspense is not conflict. Suspense means keeping readers on the edge of the page, guessing and wondering what will happen next.
Even if the...

amandaonwriting:

[This excerpt is from our Secrets of a Memoirist course.]

Even Memoirs Need Suspense

Suspense is not conflict. Suspense means keeping readers on the edge of the page, guessing and wondering what will happen next. 

Even if the readers of your memoir know your story, and they obviously know you have survived, you can keep some things back. This will keep them interested enough to go all the way to the end to find out how you coped.

Seven Ways To Create Suspense in Memoirs