So first up, we're going to talk about sifting through the ideas. So we're going to talk about three things - sifting through all of your ideas, which I know is overwhelming, and then finding a plot in your premise, and then finally, I want to give you guys some practical tips for actually starting to write. And that's really what I want to share with you guys today. When I think back to 2007, when I was writing my first book, it took me years to figure out on my own the tools and the strategies that I now use to help my clients turn their ideas into books way faster. So what I've learned doing this is that we all start out with so many of the same issues when we have an idea for a book.
If I'm the ghostwriter, I write the book and if I'm the coach, they write the book and I just give them feedback along the way. And then this is where the two jobs diverge. And then in both cases, we outline it together and I kind of guide them through the process of finding the structure. I mean, the character’s arc and the journey they go on and the conflict and the stakes. I read all that and I take notes and then we talk, we do consultations and I help them find the story in that idea. And I've read scripts and screenplays that some clients want to turn into a novel. So they will send me documents which are just brainstorming and everything's kind of a mess and out of order they'll send me character sheets they'll send me maps that they've drawn I've had them send me illustrations, which are usually pretty amazing. I start by talking to my client about their idea and read literally anything and everything they have written about this. Honestly, these two jobs, ghostwriting and book coaching, have a really similar process, more so than you would think when it comes to actually getting started writing a book in both cases. What I do in both is to help other writers avoid spending seven years from getting their idea for a book and actually finishing it and publishing it, because that was the spread for me. And in the last three years, as I've really built this ghostwriting and book coaching career, while I've continued to publish my own novels, ghostwriting and book coaching really are what make the bulk of my income. And now in 2021, I have 16 published novels and I've done a lot more as a ghostwriter and I also do some book coaching. And then, in 2014, my first novel was published by Penguin. I didn't get an agent until 2010, and that book didn't sell, but I did get an agent. So I started writing my very first novel in 2007 - I never finished the draft, but I started. I'm going to start by explaining exactly why this is my favorite topic to talk about.
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I am so excited to be here today to talk to you about maybe my favorite topic ever, which is how to start writing a book. Visit Michelle's ghostwriting profile on Reedsy Her books have received starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, and Publisher's Weekly, as well as honors including multiple Junior Library Guild selections, the CBCC Best of 2019 List, and ALA's Rainbow List and Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers List.
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Michelle Schusterman is the author of over a dozen novels for young readers, including SPELL & SPINDLE, OLIVE AND THE BACKSTAGE GHOST, THE PROS OF CONS, and the series I HEART BAND, THE KAT SINCLAIR FILES, and SECRETS OF TOPSEA.
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