3 modular book writing

Modular Book Writing
Dr. K. Shiva Rama Prasad, at http://www.technoayurveda.com/
MODULAR BOOK WRITING

We are on Road swimming to Write

Authorship
• The act of creating
written works
• The act of initiating a
new idea or theory or
writing
• Author is - Someone
who originates or
causes or initiates
something
Attitude
Understanding
Tattle /Thought provocative
Honesty
Optimistic / Original
Responsibility

Author may take on many roles -
• Reader
• Observer
• Critical thinker
• Participant in the formation of ideas
• Reactions to ideas
• Analyzer of the many kinds of texts

Critical thinking
• Critical is - Marked
by a tendency to
find and
call attention to
errors and flaws
• Thinking is the
process of using
your mind to
consider something

Be a Critical Reader to be a writer
• Do close readings:
Read - Examine immersing yourself
• Look for common ground:
Note where you nod in approval at points
• Question and challenge:
Take on the role of a debater in your head
• Write as you read:
Write comments and questions in the margins of a page
• Remember that readers will read critically what you write:
It is not enough just to read critically
Be aware that your own writing has to stand up to readers’ careful
scrutiny and challenge, too.
Note the Purpose, audience, voice, and media

Your purpose
■ to explain an idea or theory or explore a question
(expository writing)
■ to report on a process, an experiment, or lab results
(technical or scientific writing)
■ to provide a status update on a project at work
(business writing)
■ to persuade readers to understand your point of view,
change their minds, or take action
(persuasive or argumentative writing)
■ to record and reflect on your own experiences and
feelings (expressive writing)

Your audience
• A good writer keeps readers in mind at all times,
– as if in face-to-face communication
– Achieving connection,
– note all readers do not have the same characteristics
– Readers are from different parts of the –
• world, regions,
• communities, ethnic groups,
• organizations, and academic disciplines

Ways to generate a topic and ideas
• Free writing - When you free write, you let one idea lead to
another in free association without concern for correctness.
• Brainstorming – Brainstorming is enhanced if you do it
collaboratively in a group, discussing and then listing your
ideas
• Mapping - Mapping, also called clustering, is a visual way of
generating and connecting ideas.
• Using journalists’ questions - Who did it? What happened?
When did it happen? Where did it occur? Why did it happen?
How did it turn out?
• Using prompts - Sometimes, you might find it helpful to use
a formal set of directions (known as prompts) to suggest new
avenues of inquiry.

Mind Mapping

Good Working Book / Thesis
■ Narrow your topic
– to a single main idea that you want to communicate
■ Make your point
– clearly and firmly in one sentence or two
■ State not simply a fact but rather an opinion or a summary
/ conclusion from your observation
■ Make a generalization that can be supported
– by details, facts, and examples within the assigned limitations of time
and space
■ Stimulate curiosity and interest in readers
– prompt them to wonder, “Why do you think that?” and reader reads on

Drafting and revising a title
• A good title captures the reader’s attention,
• makes the reader want to read on,
• and lets the reader know what to expect in a piece of writing.
• You might have a useful working title as you write,
– but after you finish writing, brainstorm several titles and pick the one you
like best.
• WORKING TITLE
– The Benefits of Vamana
• REVISED TITLE
– From Swasa to Kusta: A Real Panchakarma
• WORKING TITLE
– The evaluation of the effect of bad weather in Tamaka Swasa
• REVISED TITLE
– How Bad Weather Affects Tamaka Swasa

Do & Don’ts In Book writing
• Avoid loaded terms
• Avoid modifying or changing your claims
• Establish Concrete evidence
• Examine your assumptions repetedly
• Ask who your readers are
• Appeal to readers –
– Rational appeal (Logos),
– Ethical appeal (Ethos),
– Emotional appeal (Pathos)

Establish common ground
1. Avoid extreme views or language.
Do not label someone’s views as ridiculous, ignorant, immoral,
fascist, or crooked, for example.
2. Write to convince, not to confront
Recognize shared concerns, and consider the inclusive use of we.
3. Steer clear of sarcastic remarks
4. Use clear, everyday words
that sound as if you are speaking directly to your readers.
5. Acknowledge valid arguments from your opponents
and work to show why the arguments on your side carry more
weight.
6. If possible, propose a solution
with long-term benefits for everyone.

Reasoning logically
• Deductive reasoning, The classical Aristotelian
method of constructing an argument is based on a
reasoning process (a syllogism) that moves from
true premises to a certain and valid conclusion.
• Inductive reasoning, - An inductive argument
begins with details that lead to a probable
conclusion.
• Sweeping generalization - Generalizations can
sometimes be so broad that they fall into
stereotyping. Avoid them.

Tips for writing, revising, and
editing a research paper
• WHAT NOT TO DO
■ Do not expect to complete a polished draft in one sitting.
■ Do not write the title and the first sentence and then panic
because you feel you have nothing left to say.
■ Do not constantly imagine your instructor’s response to what you
write.
■ Do not worry about coherence—a draft by its nature is something
that you work on repeatedly and revise for readers’ eyes.
■ Do not necessarily begin at the beginning, and especially do not
think you must first write a dynamite

Sources
• Print sources:
– Books and articles
– Subject searches
– Finding books
– Online library catalogs
– Books in Print and
alternatives
– Finding print articles
• Visual sources
Web sources:
• Online magazines and
online scholarly journals
• Online literary texts
• E-books
• Online news sites
• Nonprofit research sites
• Web home pages and
hypertext links
• E-mail discussion groups

Why you need to cite sources
■ Citing sources shows your audience that you have done your
homework
■ you will get respect for the depth and breadth of your research
■ Citing responsible and recent sources lets your audience know
that your arguments are both weighty and current.
■ Citing sources draws your readers into the conversation about
the issue and educates them.
■ It also allows them to see you as engaged in the ongoing
intellectual conversation around the issue you are writing
about. With full and accurate citations, they can follow up on
the same sources you used and so can learn more.

Careful use of Citation . . .
■ can be used to strengthen your argument,
■ protect against counterclaims,
■ align your thinking with a particular scholar
■ align your thinking with a institutional perspective
■ Makes your writing stronger
■ Makes your research stronger and more
persuasive.
■ is essential if you are to avoid even the suspicion
of plagiarizing.

What to Cite
■ exact words, even facts, from a source, enclosed in
quotation marks
■ somebody else’s ideas and opinions, even if you restate
them in your own words in a summary or paraphrase
■ each sentence in a long paraphrase if it is not clear that
all the sentences paraphrase the same source
■ facts, theories, and statistics

Care to be taken in your writing
Headings and columns
• Headings divide text
into helpful chunks
and give readers a
sense of your
document’s structure.
Lists
• Lists are particularly
useful in business
reports, proposals,
and memos.
Inserting visuals, charts, and graphs
Inserting a table
Formatting your document
Font – Times New Roman, 11/12 size
Paragraph – 1.5
Bullets and Numbering
Change Case – in Headings
Graphs and charts
Images and copyright issues
Honesty in visuals

Five C’s of sentence
1. Cut
2. Check for Action
3. Connect
4. Commit
5. Choose the Best Words
The most important is TIME management

Time Management

Cut
• Cut repetition and wordiness Say something
only once and in the best place.
• Cut formulaic phrases Replace wordy phrases
with shorter and more direct expressions. Eg-
• at the present time – now
• because of the fact that – because
• concerning the matter of – about
• Cut references to your intentions
• Cut redundant words and phrases

Check for Action
• Show “Who’s doing what” as subject
and verb Vigorous sentences show
clearly who or what is doing the action.
• Scrutinize sentences beginning with
there or it
• Avoid unnecessary passive voice
constructions

Connect
• Connect with consistent subjects and
topic chains
• Use logical connections with
coordination, subordination, and
transitions
• Perhaps begin a sentence with and or
but
• Connect paragraphs

Commit
• to a personal presence
• to an appropriate and consistent tone
• to a confident stance
• to sentence variety

Choose the Best Words
• Word choice checklist
• Use a dictionary and a thesaurus
• Use exact words and connotations (An idea that is
implied or suggested)
• Monitor the language of speech, region, and
workplace
• Use figurative language for effect, but don’t overuse
it
• Avoid sexist, biased, and exclusionary language
• Avoid tired expressions (clichés) and pretentious
language

4 steps to thesis/ Book

Modules of writing
• Topic generating module
• Book plotting module
• Chapter indexing module
• Translation module
• Example module
• Electronic book module

Topic generating module
• We may come across various thoughts
• Select one out of –
– Public demand
– Publishers interest
– You know better
– Material is available
– Non contradictory

Top 10 Tips for Plotting and
Finishing a Book
1. Write the conclusion first
2. Choose your antagonist before you choose your protagonist
3. Give your Subject physical (parametric) goals
4. Decide on a genre (topic) and stick to it
5. Write a synopsis (route map)
6. Be disciplined with settings
7. Stick to minimum two supporting ideas
8. Break your story (topic) into scenes (headings)
9. Wrap it up and write ‘The End’ conclusion
10. You wins the task but… let the reader judge your content

Chapter indexing
module

Translation module

Example module
• Please write a example as described “the
shadow and the bird” in the context

Electronic book module
• Common is
MS office
word
• The best is
one note

Conclusion
• The book writing is a passion but not
fashion
• Brain alone may calculate the profit and
loss
• If the Heart is joined to the Brain, the
result is appriciable
• Many methods to adopt in Book Writing,
the best is -
• Write – Remodel – Restructure - Submit

Thank You

3 modular book writing

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