Write about what you know!!

That is easy it would be a book of advice to other mothers about children and your relationship to your kids and there personalities and disabilities if they have any.

If I was to write a book on what i know best it would probably be depression and bi-polar discorder. And what it is like living with people with these disorders. Alot has been learned over the last decade about these two psychological disorders. There wasn't alot known back in the 70's and 80's when i was raising my daughter and she was misdiagnosed.

Hey, everyone could use a good cook book. I know I need cook books. I'm not a very good cook without them.

Yes Anne, one of the first things I learned back in writing workshop many years ago. So I did write what I knew. To begin with I created a short novel based around my life as an adolescent who went into the music business. I used incidents that originally happened to me. There were some very exciting and passionate moments of the "Mrs. Robinson" type (The old Dustin Hoffman movie?). And then the female audiences more my own age... Wow! I couldn't really understand why they would want to idolise little old me though, as I could only play the keyboards and sing some harmonies . Anyway, in my writing, I fictionalized my experiences, exaggerating in places.. I took a chapter each week to my writing class and enjoyed every minute of the task. I also know about life in the Welsh Valleys where I used to work in various venues, so my next effort was about a fictional Welsh couple who got into all sorts of difficulties. For inspiration, I used old local newspaper stories, particualarly the humourous ones. It was great fun to share and to listen to other writers who were all embellishing their own life experiences. _Derek

Mine would be sort of autobiographical in that it would show what a person of my age three years ago felt when her son lost his job, we got behind on our rent and thus of course evicted. From being born on a farm in S outh /Dakota and a happy childhood, to being reitired and feeling happy , to finding myself where I would never ever have wanted to be,here in Gold Crest a retirement center. Here because we did not see any alternative three years aqo. both homeless, me with a s mall soc ial security check and my son out of work and money , and no family but ourselves. Quite a rude jolt from a happy life as a middle class citizen to a homeless person in a rather depressing tiresome retirement center. here not because I wanted to be alone with one hundred strangers but because we were out ofr money and here in the USA nobody without money is looked on as being wonderfu l or great but as trash.Perhaps writing this would bring back some happiness not that I cannot make myself happy whereever I am. but I am not here because I ever wanted to be here. Again I might never write it,still pretty painful as I miss the middle class apt. live I was torn o ut of.

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I would love to be able to write about Christian nonfiction. Or a devotional. Or a collection of short stories. Or something similar to Chicken Soup for the Soul. :) I'd love to write mock diaries. Or something that's about life. I'm not really sure; I know I want to write a book, but there's nothing forming in my heart yet; though, these are the things that I would love to write on. :)

Yes mine would be about cooking...specially on how to cook easy, non expensive, gourmet meals for one!...I started a blog on that subject but haven't write in it lately so I really need to catch up on it and then I will post it in my profile.

I'd buy yours! I'm terrible at quick, cheap recipes but they're the kind I need. Mine's about part-time freelance writing. Should be published in a couple of weeks (if the proof copy ever arrives). I'd really like to publish a novel, though. Much cooler than non-fiction but SOOOOOOO much harder to write!

Mine would either be on embroidering quilts or quick and easy recipes.

I would write a book about diseases and conditions. I have written over 1200 articles of sifferent conditions. My book would be a culmination of all my work.

Procrastination Anne I listened to this woman talk about her book. She wrote one on organization. It is out there, I think it is called, Organization from the inside out. What was interesting to me was that she was not an authority in the beginning but a discoverer which motivated her to write the book. She said she had a very important event (a friends wedding) to go to and was late because she lost her keys in her apartment. She talked about walking around parking lots all the time looking for her car because she lost it (one without the key beeper). She was disorganized in her mind too which is not a good way to be if you want to write a book. But she did it.

A lot of people say, they are going to write a book but they go through their entire life and don't do it. It has never been easier to get your work published with all the marvelous internet technology available now. The hardest part is making a start but you have to do it, or you will never get there. It took me a year to write my book and it was a terrible awful chore but I got through it by writing a small amount for two hours every day and doing it little by little, so I did not have to do a whole book at once..it is the small successful activities each day that lead to completing the big goal of finishing the book. I would urge everybody to have a go at writing their book, it won't cost you anything to publish it and who knows, you might sell a lot of copies.....

I've just published my book on Lulu.com, It's about the little patterns I found in the UK lotto data and the low cost betting strategies I use to bet on the hot picks games (putting lotto bets on is something I know a little about).I won £45 a few weeks back when I used a bet that cost £7. My book is not called 'how to win the lotto', it is called 'UK Lotto patterns and how to bet on them', so it does not guarantee that you will win shed loads of money and be able to go and live on an island, but rather is aimed at people who like to bet on the pick one, pick two and pick three number hot picks games (win £5, £40 or £450) and are bored using house and birthday numbers. I have used a pen name, as in the olden days, you could get thrown in jail for writing a book if somebody didn't like it.

Mine would be about I don't know lol. I am dealing with a very vocal, sensitive, pre-teen who has been very rebellious lately. My book would talk about her temper tantrums and mood swings and the strategies I use to discipline her. Right now I am clueless on what to do but hopefully while writing the book I can figure it out. It would be about my journey in dealing with this situation. Actually, I think I will attempt this! Thanks for the great idea!!

I have several in mind actually. I would like to write one about the journey I'm on with my son. But I have to get past the emotions first. I have thought of various other topics to write on too.. started a few but never finished them.. we'll see what time has to offer!

I think if you are writing a non-fiction book you really need to know your subject. I'm sure we've all checked out books and realised the author has jumped some bandwagon (frugal books are often victims of this) and just cobbled stuff together and doesn't really know their subject. When it comes to fiction, you might have to research some details but you don't have to know the subject and in some cases you can't - some fantasy, sci-fi and horror books. That said, I'm really picky about historical fiction and find it hard to enjoy books that focus on periods of history I know a lot about because if they get some basic, important details wrong I know they really don't know the period. I've also found it is not the better writers who do this. When they have ignored the real history they are often writing romance or bad detective fiction in an "historic setting" rather than really writing an historical novel.

Hi Anne. I think my book would be sad, because almost all my life there is something that I have to struggle with: first hunger and poverty, later leaving my own country for better life, loneliness, my disability, my mother illness and now my dog is very very sick. Well I have no idea who would like to read book about being sad. What you think?

Well, I would write a book on fitness. Though we all know "health is wealth", but few of us actually realize it until we are on the verge of losing it. I would write how we must make children aware of their health since their childhood, and how exercise should be a part of their daily routine. I would mention some fun and refreshing exercises too.

I am sure it would be some medical topic as I read a lot of medical journals and my blogs and articles are mostly on medical topics , my most favorite subject of interest .