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| Writing Advice: Writing Tips - Whose Story is It? |
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By Mark David Gerson
About a year ago, I was listening to a guest speaker -- let's call him Tom --
at a writer's group. He was talking about characters."In the first half of
your story," he said, "let your characters do what they want. But when you get
to the second half, you've got to reign them in."
Tom was pretty insistent, and it was all I could do to not jump up and
shriek NO!...not to the first half of his statement, but to the
second.
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Posted by User on Sunday, June 27 @ 16:13:51 EDT (267 reads)
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| Writing Advice: You cannot capture a dream until you reach for it |
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by Karen Elizabeth Rigley,1985 Writers Digest Diary
"Sometimes it feels like I'm submitting boomerangs instead of manuscripts."
Rainbows capture color and light the way a writer attempts to capture imagination. We try to offer our readers stories to entrall or enchant them, to tease or enlighten them and to lure them inside our characters or captivate them with romance.
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Posted by User on Sunday, May 23 @ 22:55:58 EDT (289 reads)
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| Writing Advice: Professional Writing - Four Tips to Get Hired |
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By Angela Booth
Want to become a professional writer? These days the online world offers you lots of opportunities, and the more expert you are in targeting those opportunities, the greater your chances of getting hired. Let's look at four tips which will help you.
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Posted by User on Sunday, May 23 @ 22:44:41 EDT (202 reads)
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| Writing Advice: Writing Tips - Write What You Know, If You Dare |
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By Mark David Gerson
Write what you know. How often have you heard that? How often has it frustrated you?
"I can't write about a black man unless I'm black."
"I can't write about a woman unless I'm a woman."
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Posted by User on Sunday, May 23 @ 22:40:51 EDT (233 reads)
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| Writing Advice: Writing Tips - Free Your Characters - Free Your Story |
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By Mark David Gerson
"God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light...."
Your act of creation is like God's in Genesis, an act of allowance, of
letting...of surrender. Surrender to the story that calls to be written,
surrender to how it calls to be written, surrender to the lives your characters
choose to live. For, if you're writing fiction, those lives are your story.
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Posted by User on Sunday, May 02 @ 13:30:06 EDT (286 reads)
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| Writing Advice: Creative Writing Tips - Does The Name You Chose Suit Your Character? |
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By Nick Vernon
How do you choose a name? Do you put down the first name that pops into your mind? Initially that's what I used to do, until someone pointed out to me that there are a few things to take into consideration when choosing a name...
1. You Have To Be Comfortable With It
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Posted by User on Friday, April 16 @ 16:03:21 EDT (242 reads)
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| Writing Advice: How to Become a Magazine Writer - My Four Best Tips |
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By Angela Booth
Do you want to write for magazines? It's quite easy to get published in local publications, but selling your articles to major newsstand magazines can be a challenge.
I started writing for magazines in the 1980s. Over the years, I've sold many articles. Here are my four best tips.
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Posted by User on Friday, April 16 @ 15:57:54 EDT (284 reads)
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| Writing Advice: Writing Tips - Do's and Don'ts For Staying in the Flow With Your Writing |
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By Mark David Gerson
Do's
1. Remember that there are no rules.
There is no right way (including this one). There is no wrong way. There is only
your way.
2. Get out of your own way.
Ask any element of your being that is logical, analytical, critical, cynical,
doubt-filled or judgmental to step aside for the duration of your projected
writing time.
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Posted by User on Friday, April 16 @ 15:47:58 EDT (365 reads)
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| Writing Advice: Capturing Characters |
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by Karen Elizabeth Rigley
Voices. Do you hear voices when you write? Do you eavesdrop on imaginary conversations or receive orders from a person you thought you created? Do your characters exist on a mystical plane, allowing you glimpses of their world? Do they wait patiently for you to capture their lives on paper or do they clamor for your attention?
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Posted by User on Wednesday, April 07 @ 15:23:51 EDT (288 reads)
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| Writing Advice: Birthing Your Book |
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By Mark David Gerson
I didn't know anything about my first book when its words began to flow through me. I didn't know my second book was even a book when its words began pouring from me. All I knew in both instances was that my Muse was calling me and that the only way to answer its call was to write. As I wrote, the books took care of themselves. One day's writing led to the next. One draft led to the next. One book led to the next.
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Posted by User on Tuesday, March 23 @ 20:37:09 EDT (392 reads)
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