Tag: writers
Inspire Yourself
“You can, of course, write to inspire others… but most importantly, you must write to inspire yourself.”
― Jessica Swan
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See Your Scene
[found on thewritepractice.com; by JB Lacaden]
“Visualize Your Scenes.
If you, the writer, cannot visualize the fight, expect the readers to have trouble as well. Visualize how each moment of the scenes will take place.
Try writing multiple ways of how the scene plays out. Ask other people to read them out. Did they like what they read? Were they able to picture out a clear image of the fight?
Remember: Action scenes don’t always involve fights. They can also be about your protagonist trying to race against time to stop a time bomb. But they always must be clearly written.”
For more great tips on writing from The Write Practice, click here.
[found on http://thewritepractice.com/pow-fight-scenes/]
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Authors Oblivious
“On the day the world is blown up, the playwright whose show opened the night before will be leafing past the news section of the Times to find his review—as he ascends through the stratosphere, oblivious.”
― Arthur Miller, Salesman in Beijing
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Writer’s Block?
“I’ve always said “Writer’s Block” is a myth. There is no such thing as writer’s block, only writers trying to force something that isn’t ready yet. Sometimes I don’t write for weeks. And then all of the sudden I’ll get a rush of inspiration and you can’t drag me away from my notebook. But I don’t stress out if I don’t hit some arbitrary word count each day or if I go a few days without writing something.”
― Julie Ann Dawson
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Schedule, Not Afterthought
[found on chronicle.com; by Michael C. Munger]
“Write, then squeeze the other things in. Put your writing ahead of your other work. I happen to be a “morning person,” so I write early in the day. Then I spend the rest of my day teaching, having meetings, or doing paperwork. You may be a “night person” or something in between. Just make sure you get in the habit of reserving your most productive time for writing. Don’t do it as an afterthought or tell yourself you will write when you get a big block of time. Squeeze the other things in; the writing comes first.”
For more writing tips by Michael C. Munger, click here.
[found on http://chronicle.com/article/10-Tips-on-How-to-Write-Less/124268]
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Niche Oriented
“There’s no such thing as ‘no market’. Some books are just niche orientated that’s all.”
― Jo Linsdell
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Be Passive The Writing Must Not
[found on bookcoaching.com; by Judy Cullins]
“Stop passive sentence construction.
When you write in passive voice, your writing slides along into long sentences that slow your readers down, even bore them.
Before you put your final stamp of approval on your writing, circle all the “is,” “was” and other passive verbs like: begin, start to, seems, appears, have, and could. Use your grammar check to count your passives. Aim for 2-4% only.
Instead of, ”Make sure that your name is included on all your household accounts and investments.” Passive culprits include “Make” and “is included.” Create more clarity with this revision,” Include your name on all household accounts and investments to keep your own credit alive after your divorce.”
For more tips on writing from Judy Cullins, click here.
[found on http://bookcoaching.com/wp/non-fiction-book-writing-solutions]
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The Best of Times…The Worst of Times
“Book publishing would be so much easier without the authors.”
― Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol
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Feel Not Alone, Dear Writer
[found on quentinschultze.com; by Quentin J. Schultze]
“Discuss Your Writing with Writers (and Authors)
Authors need one another. Writing is personal, but learning about writing is communal. Every author depends on the work of earlier writers. This is true for style and content. We all need feedback from other writers as well as from readers. Discussing our ideas and manuscripts with other writers helps us to discover what works and what doesn’t—and why. Join a local writers group (e.g., through a bookstore), read one another’s drafts, and offer kind but honest feedback. If possible, invite some published (but humble) authors into the group. Eventually, sitting at your keyboard or staring at a notebook will not seem so lonely, intimidating, and baffling.”
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