Comments on: What are Your 3 Best Writing Tips?

By: marika

marika — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:24:34 +0000

While I am a complete amateur, I do have a few things that I find helpful writing pretty much only for my own pleasure. Plus I am actually way too young to write tips. So I don’t know if these will technically improve or worsen your writing, but at least this helps me to get started.

1. Write what comes, and let your style flow naturally. Don’t think “I want to sound like this and that”, but just write for now. Write. As much as possible.
2. Don’t worry about anything when you are writing the first version. You come back later and edit it, so no need to overthink stuff when you are just trying to get everything down in a logical order – or not even that.
3. Read, listen to music, watch movies, look, see, listen, catch inspiration on the way. Sit down. Let pictures fill your head, and think why, where, when. Enjoy for example long busrides watching your very own movies, and write them down if not at the spot, then as soon as possible. Keep thinking of your ideas until you get them down. Talk to your ideas and characters, make little behind the scenes -shots with them, to open up their personality. It doesn’t just help, it’s great fun!

By: :) Laura :)

:) Laura :) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:43:29 +0000

1. WRITE
2. READ
3. Read pages like this so you can get more tips than I just gave you :)

By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:59:25 +0000

Aaron — would love to hear you elaborate a bit on your post. I use house analogy a lot myself… not sure where you’re taking it here. Thanks.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:29:29 +0000

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By: Larry Chapman

Larry Chapman — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:51:56 +0000

1. Read a lot.

2. Write daily – even junk. Write from your heart; later from your head.

3. Be good to your body; exercise – get out of the house. Your brain will thank you.

By: http://rachelkovacs.blogspot.com

http://rachelkovacs.blogspot.com — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:10:27 +0000

Thanks for the article. Very helpful. I’m a publisher myself and I always like to read articles like yours.

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:27:24 +0000

My three favorite tips:

1. Every scene should have a succint mission to accomplish. And it should get to it quickly, with pace and efficiency and the colorful extension of characterization.

2. Character isn’t just quirks and personality. It is decision and action, juxtaposed against pressures, conflicts, temptation, backstory, inner demons and desires. It it integrity, courage, generousity, lovingness, truthfullness… or not.

3. Enjoy the writing journey. Don’t copy the bestsellers because that word means nothing to you and is out of your control. In fact, the only thing you have control over is your work, from there it’s almost completey out of your hands. If you do this for some future return, you’ll be frustrated. If you do it for the love of putting it on paper, then you’re a happy writer.

By: Shack’s Comings and Goings » Sunday Wash-Up

Shack’s Comings and Goings » Sunday Wash-Up — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:47:10 +0000

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By: Langley McKelvy

Langley McKelvy — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:20:16 +0000

Most of the ground has already been covered. I am a character writer and one of the most magical feelings in the world is having your characters come to life and head off in directions you hadn’t anticipated. There is no sure fire way to accomplish this, but something that often works for me is vague plotting. When your plot is too defined, you tend to shoehorn your characters into it. This is restrictive and suppresses your subconscious (where the good stuff lives).

By: James Chapman - A Passion For Writing

James Chapman - A Passion For Writing — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:01:58 +0000

1. The more you read the more you will succeed.
2. Believe in yourself, then others will as well.
3. Always write from the heart.