Part of the How They Do It Series (Monthly contributor)
How do you write a book?
Every author has been asked that question almost every time they do an author event. Most of the time people aren't asking about the minutiae of writing a book. They know how to type. They are fluent in a language of some form. They know how to string words into sentences and sentences into paragraphs and when you do enough of that you have a book.
Most of the time they aren't even asking about storytelling. They have their story in their head, probably not complete, but they know it's in there. I mean, if you see 1/3rd of an elephant the safest bet is the whole elephant is there as well. (Unless you're writing the kind of story that involves a butchered elephant. (Hey, don't judge. I see your judging face))
