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Many people have things to say and some of them dream of writing a book one day. If you are one of them, maybe “one day” is today. The only thing you need to make your dream comes true is a method. Today, you are about to discover it.

When you think about writing a book, it is because you have an idea in mind or you have enough knowledge of certain issue. Ideas are multiples, but becoming an idea into something readable is what we know as talent and techniques. However, it is not the end of the world. You can develop those skills. Let’s see which steps to follow.

First of all, you need to understand that any project needs to be done step by step. So you should start making an outline. This is just a map that will help you to organize your work. So, you need to think about what you would like to say and to make notes. Organize them in a logical sequence and write a short paragraph for each note. This will help you to determine the aims of every part of your outline and how they contribute to build a central idea. Finally make a comment about each book’s chapter to have your outline completed.

Now, you just need to start writing your book. You shouldn’t worry about the quality of your writing. The essential step here is putting your thoughts down on paper. The quality can wait now because anything you write needs to be rewritten. Each paragraph needs to be checked, and you will certainly rewrite it many times. Actually, most of times you will need to use a dictionary to check the real meaning of certain words. Remember, writing is an art. Sometimes we have wrong concepts of the words we use, or sometimes there are words that work better giving certain ideas and causing certain feelings.

Even though you consider you have improved and polished your writing enough you still have so much work to do. Now, you should look for somebody you trust to read the book, a reliable person who can give you a sincere and valuable opinion. The next move is sending your book to a professional editor. This is an important step. Even professional writers need to give their work to other professionals to be checked.

If you are thinking your work is done, you are wrong. Now it is time for you to take a rest from your book. Put it away for a couple of months or maybe more. After that, read it again. I can bet you will find many details to be changed. That is so common that many times you need to do it over and over again. However, the work will be worth it. So, don’t give up before starting. Going for a dream is the best reward. If you have something to say, just do it.

Rich F. Urban is a very well known poet and a novel writer in the Arabic language. His works have had very good reviews and they have been translated to different languages with the use of an english to arabic dictionary. If you want to learn more, go to Aljazem.