Reviewing a Book can be a Daunting Task
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Starting off writing a book is easy and finishing is both a relief and a triumph, but there's a long stretch in the middle where you can't see either shore and you're not even sure you're heading the right way.
Begin by brainstorming title ideas. Come up with at least five and preferably twenty or more potential titles that encapsulate your subject. Begin with the rising action, the part of the story where events build. Then describe the climax, where the story reaches its most dramatic or interesting point.
Choose just the most important things that happen to the main character. Choose a realistic time frame that you can stick to. Provide enough detail to arouse your reader's interest, but do not retell the whole story. There will be no point in your reader buying the book if they already know how it ends, or which character commits the crime, and so on.
Be prepared to have a "home team" of family and friends to give you critical feedback on your assignments before posting so you don't reduce your colleagues' brilliant analyses to spell and grammar checking.
Comment on the evidence that supports the research. Comments are closed, but you can leave a trackback. Comment on parts of particular interest, and point out anything that seems to give the book literary merit. Relate the book to larger issues.
Is a bibliography provided? Finally the sample chapters demonstrate your ability to write, and they give an editor a sample of your style. If you are writing a review, be careful not to give away important plot details or the ending.
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