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[quote=Anonymous][quote=MayBug]@Zynoba: I can imagine, too, that this is the reason for so many replies from anonymous users. However, I think that some people enjoy posting on this forum because they don't need to register. Anyway, I will share your tips with my dad. The idea of rereading the books sounds worthwhile. Then, he can take notes. On one hand, it's a pity that your mother doesn’t have enough time to concentrate on writing. But on the other hand, I applaud her for her efforts to help other people.

To the other anonymous user: I understand the idea of just sitting down and writing. But is it reliably possible to get a good manuscript on the second, third, or fourth attempt? And how does he then know that a version is adequate? Can he reliably judge this himself?[/quote]

Reliably possible? No - most people are not good writers. Most people are not disciplined enough to write a first draft, let alone go through multiple rounds of revisions.

But for the people who do write good books - yes, that is how they do it. They have an idea for a book. They sit down and write it. Then they go back and revise.

How can he know if it's good or what needs changing? Well, a couple of ways. One is that most writers have an internal sense of what is working and what isn't. But some people have awfully grandiose ideas of the quality of their work, and everyone misses some things, so that's not always the best gauge.

If you have trusted readers, you can ask them to read and give their opinion. But it's really asking a lot for someone to read and comment on your unpublished manuscript. Even asking them to read a published book isn't nothing. But that's one route.

You can also join a critique group - or pay a developmental editor or writing coach - to get feedback.

But really, you are getting ahead of yourself. You have to sit down and write the first draft. You can worry about the next steps after that. I can't tell you how many people want to talk about book publishing - and they get very interested in how you get an agent and how you get your advance and all that. But they never get around to writing the book!

Write the book. That's the trick to writing a book.[/quote]

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