A wrong way to write?

Is there a right or wrong way to write a book?

That’s like asking if there is a right or wrong way to take a vacation.

You can write fast, slow or at a pace somewhere in between.

You can plan and outline a book to death or just start writing it with no plan at all.

There are many ways to write a book. There exists no one-size-fits-all program for authors.

Anyone familiar with my books and blogs on writing knows I am the champion of fast writing, of getting words down quickly.

I strongly believe this stream of consciousness approach puts a writer in his or her natural voice.

It works for me. It works for many writers.

But I realize no matter how much I push this method it will not convince everyone that it’s the best way to write a book.

And that’s okay.

Being a writer and finding success as an author means blazing one’s one path.

Have you found your path on this long journey of the writing life?

Mike Reuther is n novelist, journalist and blogger whose popular books on writing include Write the Darn Book and How to Write a Book Without Going Crazy.