Any journalist who says she doesn’t want to write a book is a liar—or no journalist. While most journos think they have a book in them, few actually manage to put it between the covers.
Canadian journalist Rod McQueen, who has written 12 non-fiction books in the last 25 years, has a surefire recipe for the procrastinators.
“Write 500 words a day and by the end of a year you’ll have enough for a book. It’s that simple. And that difficult.”
McQueen has more advice: choose your topic carefully; start writing immediately; check out secondary sources, do database searches, prowl libraries; and make contact with at least one person who can help.
Read the full prescription: Beat reporter to author
20 June 2009 at 6:13 pm
These days every journalist wants to make money from blogging =D After all, print is dying no
21 June 2009 at 1:09 pm
Most of try but very few taste success.i think style makes the difference
22 June 2009 at 10:14 am
Advise is good and very practical..
31 October 2010 at 3:54 pm
me a journalist…I am carrying a novel within me since i was class viii…but cant able to pen it till now…i wish in next year..