Bonney Jo Rousseau

Writing can be challenging.

In the enthusiasm of writing your first story, you become involved in getting the words on paper. There. You're done! But then you read it and things don't sound quite right. The facts don't add up, the plot is lacking, and your story is dull. You spend more time revising it.

You ask a friend to read your work of art and you realize--when they can't quite picture the characters who were so vivid in your mind--that your writing isn't finished. You revise again!

Then you read someone else's book. They've got a great story. They've got interesting plot twists. They've got vivid, realistic characters. In addition, they've got a way with words that make one sentence flow into another, one thought that transitions to another that keeps the reader hooked on that story and any future stories the author may write.

So you're back at the computer revising: changing to stronger verbs, eliminating words that don't contribute or are confusing. In addition, your'e changing your character names to fit the timeframe and giving them feelings, more traits and a personality. Finally, you're finished! You ask another friend to read your masterpiece.

With the response from your friend comes the dawning that you still need to learn about the character point of view, adding dialog, and learning how to punctuate! Back to the computer. Now it's perfect!

Now you realize the struggle is only half over. Getting your manuscript published becomes your next goal, a new learning curve...advances, royalties, and subsidiary rights such as foreign rights, book clubs, large print, audio, movies, and E-books.

I hope you'll check out my books, and use some of the resource links that I have accumulated that contain valuable information for the new writer.