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“My Reflections on Writing a Book”

Murray HunterUniversity Malaysia Perlis

The beginning is easy; what happens next is much harder.- Anonymous

Novel

Fantasy Auto-Biography

Novel

Semi-AutobiographyHistorical Realistic

Narrative

Novel

Political Thriller

Biography

Authorized Unauthorized

Monograph

Specialist Subject Narrative Technical

Monograph

Pictorial Reference Guide

Monograph

Edited Collection Practical Guide

Monograph

MixedHypothesis

Textbook

Secondary School University

The process of writing a book is infinitely more important than the book that is completed as a result of the writing, let alone the success or failure that book may have after it is written . . . the book is merely a symbol of the writing. In writing the book, I am living. I am growing. I am tapping myself. I am changing. The process is the product.- Theodore Isaac Rubin

Fantasy Novels Biography

Textbook

Monograph

"From Perception to Metaphor."

Perfumer Excellence

Knowledge (vocabulary) of

odorous substances

Knowledge of potential strengths,

weaknesses and applications of

odorous materials

Knowledge of outstanding

fragrance creations within the domain

Practical knowledge & experience

Olfactory sensitivity

Time, patience, perseverance

Interest and passion

Imagination

Knowledge Base Emotion

Cognitive Skill Creativity Tool

Process & Product

Curiosity, enquiry and

experimentation

Hunter, M. (2011) Opportunity, Strategy & Entrepreneurship, New York, Nova

Composition of Prior Knowledge

Knowledge

Truth Beliefs

Memory

Hunter, M. (2011) Opportunity, Strategy & Entrepreneurship, New York, Nova

Short Term Memory (STM)

Stimulation from the environment through our

sensory systems

Prior Knowledge Coded Domain Imagery,

Semantics & Syntax

Long Term Memory

Sub-Consciousness

Self Organizing

System

Sub-conscious operation creating free associations from bits

of random information

Still following patterns from learning

Domains become more fluid and flexible allowing

for analogies

Insight

Imagination

Hunter, M. (2011) Opportunity, Strategy & Entrepreneurship, New York, Nova

The reason a writer writes a book is to forget a book and the reason a reader reads one is to remember it.- Thomas Wolfe

The first thing to do ……………………………

See the big picture of what you want to do

As for my next book, I am going to hold myself from writing it till I have it impending in me: grown heavy in my mind like a ripe pear, pendant, gravid, asking to be cut or it will fall.- Virginia Woolf

Make your contribution to the

world

Totally Dedicated and Passionate

No tears and the writer, no tears and the reader. Robert Frost

Planning

How can I know what I think till I see what I say?- E. M. Forster

I work every day - or at least I force myself into office or room. I may get nothing done, but you don't earn bonuses without putting in time. Nothing may come for three months, but you don't earn the fourth without it.- Mordecai Richler

Chapter 1Introduction

Chapter 2The Industry Chapter 3

Essential oil Production

Chapter 4 Phytochemistry

Chapter 5 ExtractionChapters 6-8Planning

Chapter 9Agriculture

Organic

Chapter 11 ApplicationBook

Overview

Chapter 3Production in S.E.

Asian Region

Australia

New Zealand

Indonesia

Philippines

Malaysia

Thailand

Cambodia

Laos

Vietnam

Pacific

Australia

Introduction Summary

Eucalyptus Oil

Tea tree Oil

Citrus Oils

Lavender Oil

Lemon Myrtle Oil

Lemon Tea tree

The Tasmanian Oils

Research

Section

Paragraph No:

Heading:

Sentence No:

No

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Engagement

Preparation Period

Frustration Period

Incubation Period

The Creative

Insight

Verification Period

Elaboration Period

Solution, concept, idea and eventual

opportunity

Puzzling situation, curiosity, questioning of something given or problem in the

environment.

Some parts of the elaboration process require further creativity like strategy

development.

If flaws found with the insight, there may be a return to frustration,

preparation or incubation again. In some cases there may be a questioning of engagement.

Opportunity Insight

If no flaws in insight found there will be an advance to the elaboration

period where the insight is developed into a concept, idea and eventually

into a potential opportunity

This may be a process of creating a number of innovations so the idea

will be able to be exploited as an

opportunity.

Hunter, M. (2011) Opportunity, Strategy & Entrepreneurship, New York, Nova

Knowledge

Creative Thinking Skills Creativity

Mental Maps

Prior Knowledge Expertise

Technical Knowledge Practical Knowledge

Intellectual Knowledge Tacit Knowledge

Experience Assumptions, Beliefs, Values

Heuristics

Motivation

Ego

Perception

Attention

Unconscious Cognitive

Processing

Curiosity

Energy

The Environment

Motivational Trigger

Sensitivity

Attenuation

Emotion

Hunter, M. (2011) Opportunity, Strategy & Entrepreneurship, New York, Nova

Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him.- Mel Brooks

Plagiarism is defined as: he use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of

them as one’s own original work.

Anything new in this world is a

contribution of known elements

Our thinking is dominated by our prior knowledge

PlagiarismI quote others in order to better express my own self.- Michel de Montaigne

“Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind so much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking”

Albert Einstein

“The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources”   Albert Einstein

The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task.- Robertson Davies

Your manuscript is both good and original; but the parts that are good are not original, and the parts that are original are not good.- Samuel Johnson

We are as much informed of a writer's genius by what he selects as by what he originates.- Ralph Waldo Emerson

The First Draft

Just get it down on paper, and then we'll see what to do with it.- Maxwell Perkins

DraftsWrite the first draft with your

heart and subsequent

drafts with your head

If a man means his writing seriously, he must mean to write well. But how can he write well until he learns to see what he has written badly. His progress toward good writing and his recognition of bad writing are bound to unfold at something like the same rate.- John Ciardi

Writing is one of the easiest things: erasing is one of the hardest.- Rabbi Israel Salanter

The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shockproof shit detector. This is the writer's radar and all great writers have had it.- Ernest Hemingway

Writing: I certainly do rewrite my central myth in every book, and would never read or trust any writer who did not also do so.- Northrop Frye

Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell.- William Strunk

Type of Writing No. Drafts

A letter at work 1-3

An essay at University 2-4

A Journal Article 4-6

A Technical Book 6-12

A Novel 8-16

James Michener “Hawaii” 25

* A Book especially technical book may require 1 or 2 revisions

Peer Review and Editing

“This morning I took out a comma and this afternoon I put it back again.”- Oscar Wilde

1. ReviewNot someone who wants to please you

Someone who knows the area2. Editing

Someone who knows the languageSomeone who is willing to give the time and extensive

feedback

What I like in a good author is not what he says, but what he whispers.- Logan Pearsall Smith

Publishers

Don’t feel personal about it.Henry Mintzberg thought he could never get his first

book published

‘Murray Hunter has penned a business strategy book for our times. By placing the idea of ‘opportunity’ at the centre of entrepreneurship and society, he has highlighted the importance of being alert to the possible and of being able to exploit that opportunity in turn. As the pace of global change accelerates, he has underscored the need for developing new mental models if we are to build solid structures on ever-shifting sands.’ Professor Ciarán Ó Catháin, President of Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT), Ireland.

Making the book Sell: Getting Reviews

Book Review: Essential Oils: Art, Agriculture, Science, Industry and Entrepreneurship: Focus on the Asia-pacific Region by Murray Hunter by Anya McCoy Published on 15th July 2010 09:55 AM

Life cannot defeat a writer who is in love with writing - for life itself is a writer's love until death.- Edna Ferber

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.- Samuel Johnson

Personal Mastery

Curiosity

Exploration

Discovery

Excitement

Dedication

Mastery

New Skills

Confidence/ Self Esteem

Security & Purpose

Insight

Passion for the domain

Openness to Learning

Obsessive Persistence

Wisdom

Hunter, M. (2011) Opportunity, Strategy & Entrepreneurship, New York, Nova

Ego Concept

Sense and view of the world & reality

Inner drive - aggressive/destructive - sensitive/appreciative

Obtainment strategies Libidinal love for outside

world/internal world Self confidence Responsibility Accountability Drive/Courage

Influences Attention

Personality Situation/Life Experience

Capacity to Synthesize

Motivation

Thoughts

Feelings & Emotions

Desires

Discipline

External Stimuli

Filter Mechanism

Defense Mechanisms

Hunter, M. (2011) Opportunity, Strategy & Entrepreneurship, New York, Nova

Assumption of “worthlessness” Person’s “Vision” Where we are now

Increase of energy Positive Energy

Excitement Sense of Challenge

Passion

Negative Energy

Low self Esteem Anxiety

Feeling of Powerlessness

Moving forward towards success

“Belief in Success Gravity”

Things not going well

“Worthlessness Gravity”

“Tension”

Hunter, M. (2011) Opportunity, Strategy & Entrepreneurship, New York, Nova

Thank You

The life of a writer is tragic: the more we advance, the farther there is to go and the more there is to say, the less time there is to say it.- Gabrielle Roy