"Everyone has a book in them."

[dloman]

After reading a couple of very poor novels in quick succession my wife and i were having a discussion about this, when she came out with the old line that supposedly "everyone has a book in them."

Personally i think it is a load of rubbish as i don't believe that the billions of people out in the big wide world could all string enough words together to contruct a book. Besides think of the damage to the rainforests with all that paper being used.

My evidence for this is...


The above. I am about as good at constructing a sentence as an elephant is at playing hide and seek.

 

[Hector of the House]

It's a case of finding something you are passionate about and turning it into something that will interest others. So I think if you apply yourself then yes, anyone could write a book.

'Come on Nelly, your turn to hide'

 

[Mad Cyril]

I am thinking of writing a book about nature walks along the South Essex coastline.

 

[BaileytheQuitter]

After reading a couple of very poor novels in quick succession my wife and i were having a discussion about this, when she came out with the old line that supposedly "everyone has a book in them."

Personally i think it is a load of rubbish as i don't believe that the billions of people out in the big wide world could all string enough words together to contruct a book. Besides think of the damage to the rainforests with all that paper being used.

My evidence for this is...


The above. I am about as good at constructing a sentence as an elephant is at playing hide and seek.

Who has to say it'll be a good book. ;)

 

[MK Shrimper]

A silly number of books are recieved by publishers every year, I think it's roughly 5% that actually make it into print! One day I'll write a best selling opus on the lives and loves of an eclectic bunch of football fans who post on a website, and how at the end of season party, every one dances along to S Club 7 and has a big old hug.

 

[leeblue]

I think its true, I feel at 31 I have already had a full and often crazy(and I mean crazy) life, than there is the lifetime of following a small football team all over the country getting up to all sorts

 

[Pubey]

sad that i think it's more likely that i'll have a textbook than a novel out in my lifetime

 

[Cricko]

I have written two books.although never had them published ..but that is because I was to shy to seek failure....

One was a Kids book many many years ago about an Ant and how he got lost in his little world.....

The second.....was a kinda life thing......

I still have them both in manuscript form to pass on to all you Philistines later in life ...:p

 

[MK Shrimper]

I have written two books.although never had them published ..but that is because I was to shy to seek failure....

One was a Kids book many many years ago about an Ant and how he got lost in his little world.....

The second.....was a kinda life thing......

I still have them both in manuscript form to pass on to all you Philistines later in life ...:p

Send them to a publisher mate, what have you got to lose?

 

[Desert Shrimper]

I have written two books.although never had them published ..but that is because I was to shy to seek failure....

One was a Kids book many many years ago about an Ant and how he got lost in his little world.....

The second.....was a kinda life thing......

I still have them both in manuscript form to pass on to all you Philistines later in life ...:p

You should go for it mate and get it done. You only get one life and it sounds like yours has been an interesting one.