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So. Everyone knows that a book cant be good unless your readers are good at reading.
And i dont mean that people might not be able to read! I mean that, if you are reading a book, you are most likely reading it for two reasons, its an educative book, or its your escape to another reality. I will explain this in a further 'chapter'

If one doesn't find stories in this way, then they will never read your book to begin with.
But those who do read it! you need a good layout to make the book seam more interesting and more characteristic.

I'll give you an example text from one of my other books.
This is an incorrect/dull version of a layout:

After a short walk to the room with the electric chair, I was restrained and secured.
I started fantasizing of how I was finally going to rest, to finally escape this hell-hole.
The warden rolled in with his wheelchair, followed by my lawyer and a bunch of 'witnesses'
Who where going to watch my glorious death. Oh fun.
Mr. Jackson, the big guard Tyson,
Was there too, but now he was wearing a black hooded-mask and standing by the power switch.
Cool job, playing as death-god.
The warden began the 'ritual' with my charges."Nora blood! You are here sitting on that chair for killing twenty-""Yeah, yeah, yeah, tell me, is this the conviction or the sentencing? "The warden looked around at the witnesses, which, by the way, was a surprisingly larger one then what I expected, there were those who I expected to be there, such as Jack (which was kind of like my 'finale wish' thing) he was still in the orange jumpsuit, he had grey-ish dark blue eyes and shaggy, jet-black hair, and with the olive skin he looked like a vampire with steroids.
He had some serious muscles from doing sit-ups and other exercises in the cell. I swear, It's like the guy has something to prove before his unnoticed exit from this side of the line to the undiscovered 'other side'
(sometimes I could smell the sweat from my cell)
Sitting there I saw he was looking at me, he looked teary-eyed, I was his only friend who didn't judge him for what he did.
Too harshly..

And here is the correct/less dull version of the text:

After a short walk to the room with the electric chair, I was restrained and secured.
I started fantasizing of how I was finally going to rest, to finally escape this hell-hole.

The warden rolled in with his wheelchair, followed by my lawyer and a bunch of 'witnesses'
Who where going to watch my glorious death. Oh fun.

Mr. Jackson, the big guard Tyson,
Was there too, but now he was wearing a black hooded-mask and standing by the power switch.
Cool job, playing as death-god.
The warden began the 'ritual' with my charges."Nora blood! You are here sitting on that chair for killing twenty-""Yeah, yeah, yeah, tell me, is this the conviction or the sentencing? "The warden looked around at the witnesses, which, by the way, was a surprisingly larger one then what I expected, there were those who I expected to be there, such as Jack (which was kind of like my 'finale wish' thing).

He was still in the orange jumpsuit, he had grey-ish dark blue eyes and shaggy, jet-black hair, and with the olive skin he looked like a vampire with steroids.

He had some serious muscles from doing sit-ups and other exercises in the cell.
I swear, It's like the guy has something to prove before his unnoticed exit from this side of the line to the undiscovered 'other side'

(sometimes I could smell the sweat from my cell)

Sitting there I saw he was looking at me, he looked teary-eyed, I was his only friend who didn't judge him for what he did.
Too harshly..


Did you notice a difference?

When putting a space before new sentences that belong in a new paragraph, i show the readers that a new section has started.
  This also makes a reader unconsciously pause for a second before starting the next sentence.

I don't just do [Enter] to show that i have started a new paragraph to let the readers (in this case you) know that he/she should do a 'pause' in their head, instead of rushing on and make it seem dull.

For example. Imagine reading a book. this book is uninteresting and cant seem to catch your attention. This would be somewhat how you would read it if its written with a 'dull' layout:
Thefitnessgrandpacertestisamultistageaerobiccapacitytestthatprogresivelygetsmoredifficultthemoreyoupogress. the20meterpacertestwillbeginin30seconds...

Not much fun huh? you dont bother taking in the words but rather skid over them.

Now, imagine reading a book that you cant seem to put away! One with incredible layout and plot:

The fitness grand-pacer test, is a multistage aerobic capacity test. This test progresses in difficulty for each and every time this sound is heard [beep].

The 20 meter pacer test will begin in 30 seconds.

It doesn't make much difference, but it makes the reader take time by him or herself to stretch out the words and sentences to make it sound more 'professional' or more interesting.
  Not only does this make the chapters of your book seem a bit longer, it makes it more intriguing.

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