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Journey: The Path From Beginner To Author

What Do You Want To Write?
Who Would Be Interested In Your Book?
The Genre of Your Book
The Beginning, Middle, and End
What Is Your Story About?
Your Working Title
Your Book's Deeper Meaning
Your Book's Beginning Three Parts
Your Book's Middle Three Parts
Your Book's Ending Three Parts
Expanding The Nine Parts
Making Your Chapters
The Beginning, Middle, and Ending of Your Chapters
Your Satisfaction With the Rough Draft of Your Plot
Who Are Your Characters?
The Roles of Your Characters
Build Your Characters
What Are Your Settings?
Why Your Settings Are In Your Book?
Build Your Settings
Your Satisfaction With Your Characters and Settings
Goals, Obstacles, and Stakes
Conflicts, Tension, and Endpoints
A and B Plots
Putting Your Plot Together
Who Is Involved in Each Chapter?
What Happens in Each Chapter?
The End of Stage One

How Are You Using Your Writing Time?
Prioritizing What You Do
Making Your Writing Calendar
Making Space For Writing
Creating Your Writing Plan
Finding Your Writing Place
Ready To Write?
Understanding The Beginning of Your Chapter
Writing The Beginning of Your Chapter
Understanding The Middle of Your Chapter
Writing The Middle of Your Chapter
Understanding and Writing The Mini-Climax of Your Chapter
Understanding The Ending of Your Chapter
Writing The Ending of Your Chapter
Rereading Your Chapter
Correcting Chapter Errors
Rereading Your Chapter Again
Correcting Character Errors
Rereading Your Chapter For The Last Time
Polishing Your Chapter
Are You Satisfied With Your Chapter?
Preparing For The Next Chapter
Checking Your Writing Time
Resetting Your Writing Goals
Thinking of The Beginning, Middle, Mini-Climax, and Ending for The Next Chapter
Your Writing Progress
A Review of What To Do For Your Chapters
The End of Stage Two

Getting Beta Readers
Questions to Ask Beta Readers
Beta Reader Feedback
Constructive Criticism Vs. Destructive Criticism
Making The Necessary Changes
Getting Feedback Again
One Last Cleanup
Getting a Professional Editor
Working With a Professional Editor
Developmental Editing
Line Editing
Copyediting
Proofreading
What To Do When You're Finished Working With an Editor
Formatting
Thinking of a Book Title
Selecting Your Book Title
Thinking of Your Book Cover
Getting a Book Cover Designer
Selecting Your Book Cover
Front Matter
Back Matter
Your ISBN
Copyright and Copyright Registration
Putting Everything Together
Your Author Platform
Traditional Publishing or Self-Publishing
The End of Stage 3 and The BeginnerToAuthor Journey

Goals, Obstacles, and Stakes

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