Are you thinking of making the switch from writing articles to writing books? Your writing skills are established, so changing the form in which you write is easy. Discover how in this article.

Writing books (traditional books and ebooks) is easier than writing articles. This is simply because you need fewer ideas. A book is constructed around one central idea; with articles, you need to come up with a fresh idea and slant for each article.

So let’s look at how you can make the switch from writing articles to writing books.

1. Writing Made Easy With a Word and Chapter Count

Start by deciding on a word count for the completed book. If you’re a new novelist, for example, aim for a word count of around 80,000 words. Many publishers give you a word count to aim for in their guidelines. Be aware that this publisher’s word count is not a suggestion: it’s a rule, so stick to it.

If you’re writing an ebook, a good word count to aim for is around 30,000 words. In article terms, this equals around 60 500-word articles.

Thinking in terms of article word counts when you’re developing a book project makes the project seem less intimidating.

2. What’s the Destination? Write a Blurb

Next, write a blurb for your book. This is your book’s description. Keep it under 50 words. It’s vital that you create a blurb. Books tend to morph as you write them. A blurb gives you a destination; without it, you’ll get lost.

Visit a bookstore and read the blurbs on the back covers of books to see how a blurb is written, then write your own.

3. Planning With Index Cards: Create Article Titles

I plan most of my books with index cards. The cards are portable; I can toss a bundle of cards into my bag and take them with me. Then, when I get an idea for the book, I just fill out the cards.

Use your cards initially to create article titles. These “articles” will actually be your chapters.

4. Start Writing to Prime the Pump

Just like eating an elephant, you write a book a bite at a time. I always leave the file of my current book project open; I write 50 or 100 words here or there, and manage to complete the book while working with my writing students or copywriting clients.

You can do this too. Just fit writing your book into your day as best you can. Your index cards will come in useful here. I know one writer who wrote an entire book on index cards on the train to and from work; he transcribed his cards in the evenings at home.

So there you have four ideas to help you to make the switch from writing articles to writing books.

Writing a resume can be intimidating and frustrating for an individual who has been out of the workforce for any amount of time, for someone that has been working for a company for many years and now has been laid off or anyone looking to move up the ladder or into a new career.

A teenager that has not entered the job market yet, but may have just graduated from college is the ideal person to purchase a resume writing book.

Resume writing books would help people who don’t know the details about writing a winning resume. A book will provide step by step process involved in writing a cover letter; follow up letter and the actual resume itself.

Most resume writing books are written by people who have either been in a human resource position or know a lot about the resume writing process are the ones that have a good perspective of what it takes to land that perfect job.

It is not easy to write a summary of your professional life, which is what a resume certainly is and to have a written explanation on how to do this is good for the ideal candidate looking for a job.

You will be able to learn the different resume formats, when to use software, what is involved in the interview process, why you should send a follow up or thank you letter and how to write a killer cover letter that gets attention.

Resume samples are also provided in the book that matches different job descriptions and titles. You can use these samples as reference to write your resume according to the job title that you are seeking.

Someone who has never written a resume before would find out how to write an effective resume that stands out from their competitors.

They would be able to gain formation on what type of paper to use; the kind of font to use, how to construct your objective, and how to highlight skills, experience, and education.

If you have time to sit down and go through a resume writing book and be able to follow the instructions that you learn, then this would be the way to go about writing your resume.

The person who prefers detail and a little help compared to trying something new such as resume creation software is more apt to purchase a resume writing book.

If you’d like to see how a professionally written resume can set you apart from the rest, below are links to some of the benefits.

Children love to access new and different worlds through the power of reading. Reading is one of those childhood pastimes that should never die, no matter how popular video games or outdoor pursuits become. Reading is an essential skill to learn as well as being an easy and cheap way for young ones to access excitement, fantasy, real life emotions, empathy for others, and understanding of the world they live in, and an understanding of the worlds that many other children live in. In addition, reading can help children develop their own writing skills, their creative thinking, and their ability to forge arguments and create their own valued opinions. Books for children are thus crucial to their personal and academic development.

However, writing books that appear to children can be tricky. It has long been a myth that children will accept uncomplicated storylines, less developed characters and cliché endings. Nothing could be further from the truth. A well written children’s book needs just as much time and energy put into its plotline and characterisation as a full on adult novel. This is particularly true for kids who are aged between 9 and 12, where their reading ability is strong, but emotionally they may not be quite ready to move onto teenage fiction or non-fiction pieces.

So, if you fancy writing a children’s book for an audience aged between 9 and 12 years of age, how should you go about the planning and writing skills process? There are a number of crucial things to consider:

- Firstly be sure that you are happy to write for this age group. Publishers are very picky about what material can and can’t be considered as ‘appropriate’ for different age groups, and this classification of literature is usually dependent upon the level and type of language used within a book, and the subject matters covered within a book. The best way to ensure that you are happy to write a book that will be suitable for those aged 9-12 years of age is to spend some time reading other successful books that are aimed at this audience. That way you will not only get a feel for what works and what doesn’t work in fiction for this age range, but you’ll also be able to decide if your writing skills and writing ideas match with the requirements of 9-12 year old fiction.

- Secondly the lead or leading characters within your novel should be around the same age as the intended audience. Be sure that your proposed storyline makes room for this, and be sure that you are confident that you can write action, thought and dialect in the ‘voice’ of a child aged between 9 and 12.

- Your lead character should ultimately be admired by the reader. This therefore means that to be both socially acceptable and appealing to the young readership, your book should ensure that your lead character is morally grounded.

- And finally, don’t forget that children of this age are capable of reading complex fiction. So ensure that you have sufficient secondary plotlines, twists and secondary characters included in the novel to keep the reader entertained throughout the entire book.