The Secret Behind Writing a Book

I have yet to meet someone who doesn't want to write a book! The problem is doing it! As I advise budding writers, War and Peace started with the first word, then the sentence followed. Everyday, write one sentence. That's it. If you want to write more, wonderful. It doesn't sound like much, but like single dollars, those sentences add up. Think of it this way, wanting to write will give you a goose egg; however, the act of writing, even one sentence will give you something concrete. Begin now! Who could say there’s no time to write one sentence?


Award-winning journalist, Stacy Lytwyn Maxwell is the author of Consummate Connecticut: Day Trips with Panache (Cat Tales Press, 2006). Her web site is http://www.cattalespress.com/. Sign up for a FREE newsletter, which offers additional nifty types of advise!