Ethos In The Great Gatsby

Most people have felt the desire to write a book or had the idea for one, but have never actually gotten around to doing it because they feel they can’t begin such a huge project. They don’t have any clue where to start. Writing a book is by no means an easy task, but anyone can do it. A book is, at its very core, a simple idea that eventually blossoms into a story. They don’t have to be dozens of chapters long and have intricate twists lurking around every corner, but they should have a beginning, a buildup, a climax, and a resolution. There are a few basic steps to writing a book. First, begin with an idea that usually has some type of setting attached to it. This is arguably the most important step This idea can be anything. There’s no need for it to be absurdly complicated yet, since this is just the very first stage. However, the idea should be pretty solid, because we are using this idea as the foundation for all of our stories. Most books can be trimmed down to a single sentence. For example, The Great Gatsby, a critically acclaimed novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, could be shaved down to the sentence: “A materialistic man living in America during the Roaring Twenties cannot let go of his first love.” This idea is so simple, yet an entire novel was built off of it. …show more content…
Chapter outlines are simply guidelines that help you, the writer, get a better sense of your story’s timeline. You can have as many chapters in your book as you want. To find out where to begin and end chapters, you should write out your entire timeline and seperate your story into chunks. For example, I like to write out the entire plot summary of my story and begin a new chapter right after something big or exciting happens. Chapters themselves can be any lengths you want; however, you shouldn’t make them too long or the reader may get bored and decide to abandon the book. Once you have chapter outlines, you’re basically done with your