What makes a book bad? That's a good question. Take a moment and think about it. I am sure you have read many books yourself, and can recall certain ones you've read that you just didn't like. Ones that you would not read again, or should I say, an author your would not want to read again. What turned you off? Here are some possible reasons that people have given me when I asked this question from my friends. The plot was weak, not a well thought out story line. No real action. Nothing exciting was going on, it was slow paced, and boring. Where was the romance, and adventure? All readers want romance, and adventure, or to be inspired in some way to act, or make a change They want to be swept away to a place they've never been before, and live in the life of the character's. They want to feel the characters emotions as they deal with struggles they can relate to in real life. It lacked description. They couldn't visualize where this was all taking place. Didn't describe the background and setting. Dialogue was fake. No one talks like that in real life. The language was vulgar, to much profanity. It depicted racism, or views on other religions. But the major thing they all agreed on was grammar. Misspelled words, punctuation. It stopped them dead in their tracks. They had to figure out what the real word should of been in the story, then go on reading. It breaks the flow of the story A writer should address these things when writing. If not, your readers will never turn the next page of your book. Study grammar, spelling, and how to use the right words, verbs, punctuation. Know your English. Study dialogue, setting, and how to write emotion into your story. I expect your thinking "I never thought writing would be this hard." Well now you do! Anything you want bad enough, takes hard work. As I said before, "Writing is a journey, not a destination" A writer is always learning, even the best writers out there are still striving to be better. You should too!
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