1. What do authors do
Designed By Caroline Liu

2. What is the first thing an author
needs to get started?
A good idea.

3. While preparing to write, what do
authors do?
• 1. They make lists or outlines.
• 2. They sketch.

4. What do authors do when they
receive a rejection letter from the
publisher?
• The rewrite their manuscripts and.
• They send out to other publishers.

5. What is the final step in the
writing process?
• Get the manuscript published.

6. What do authors do when they
interview people?
• They take notes.

7. How do authors get more
information for their books?
• 1. They go to libraries, historical societies,
museums..
• 2. They read books, old newspapers, magazines,
letters and diaries written long ago. They take
notes.
• 3. They interview people and take more notes.
• 4. They listen and watch.

8. Why do authors show their work
to other people?
• To get suggestions. See if people like their
work.

9. How do authors get more
information for their books?
• 1. They go to libraries, historical societies,
museums..
• 2. They read books, old newspapers, magazines,
letters and diaries written long ago. They take
notes.
• 3. They interview people and take more notes.
• 4. They listen and watch.

10. How do authors get more
information for their books?
• 1. They go to libraries, historical societies,
museums..
• 2. They read books, old newspapers, magazines,
letters and diaries written long ago. They take
notes.
• 3. They interview people and take more notes.
• 4. They listen and watch.