I couldn't tell you how to go about with publishing and writing a good plot but what I can do is tell you the type of books I have always enjoyed reading. When i was much younger i always enjoyed the classic goosebumps collection until i got into the higher reading levels.

1916 Spanish Mauser Serial Numbers. One thing I love about books is how the author can relate them to reality, real world facts. That of course would always require a great deal of research. Like a couple of my favorite authors are Steven King and Michael Critin. Long novels are of course great if you want to take up time but even some short stories can really have amazing potential, for example the new movie 1408 was just a short story by Steven King but the movie was incredible.

I don't mind reading the fantasy type books once in a while either, like my favorite book series of all time would be the Harry Potter books. One other thing that i think many people would disagree with me on is giving far too much detail, like i could never read the Lord of the Rings books they were just to boring to ever get through to the good parts, which is ironic because i loved the movies. Having comedy is of course a great thing to have, even if the book isn't really supposed to be a comedy its always nice to have a laugh once in awhile. The most important thing in my mind after thinking about it would be the inspiration to write a great novel.

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Without that unless your some sort of prodigy it would be difficult to write a great book. Hard life experience and knowledge are key factors to being able to write these sort of stories and suck the reader into the book for hours. If its done right the reader should have a movie of the story in the book playing in their mind the whole time, so each reader could have a different experience with your story. Also don't be discouraged if the media doesn't support you otherwise you will never make it good luck! Dover De Ymca Drivers Ed. For the best answers, search on this site Jen, You have some pretty good answers here. Yes, vampires and werewolves have been overplayed in their time, but only in the settings.

I like these characters to be set in the 17th and 18th century. The writers of these novels have their own ideas on how vampires and werewolves act and live. Some of them are so wrong it's hard to believe anyone could be interested in what they have to say. It's a good setting and a good 'catch phrase' that catches the editor's, literary agent's or readers eye. This is a must if you're going to go for publication.

I believe there are a lot of people who love horror as well as mystery. And what's wrong with a little of horror, mystery and romance all mixed in together? Isn't that what was done so beautifully in the Underworld movies?

Here is something I give everyone who wants to try their hand at writing. Persiphone has some good advice also. Read on: Writing a book takes more than just sitting down and putting your idea into words. There are a lot of things that you have to consider. Keep an eye out for spelling and grammar errors.

When typing fast with fresh ideas in our heads, we tend to forget ourselves. Check and recheck your work. Editors are very expensive these days. You’ll need to know how to write an effective ‘query letter’ to a literary agent.

The letter will also include a synopsis that will hold the interest of the agent, and want to make him or her ask for the first three chapters of your work. Never send a manuscript to a publisher or literary agent without querying first. You’ll need to know how to format your manuscript. This includes the fonts (size and type) that most agents, editors, and publishers want. These are usually Courier New and Times New Roman (12 pt). Short stories and novels are formatted differently.