A Good Place to Start

A GOOD PLACE TO START

For those thinking about becoming writers, the book Maybe You Should Write a Book by Ralph Daigh is a good place to start. Daigh, a well known publisher, relates stories about and advice from outstanding authors including James A. Michener, Isaac Asimov, Saul Bellow, John D. MacDonald, and others.

From Louis L’Amour, Daigh quotes the wisdom: “If you are going to be a writer the first essential is just to write; write whenever, wherever, however, but write.”

Daigh’s own advice to those who want to write a book is: “Say it and do it! Tell yourself privately and confidently, ‘I’m going to write a book, NOW!’”

Daigh also gives the answer to the question of how to start a novel: “…start writing…”

This book was published in 1977 and may be difficult to find, but well worth the effort.

Jim 6-5-2009