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Do you sometimes feel that you have so much to offer to the world by writing stories but you do not seem to know where to begin? If you feel this way, then you should know that you can write your stories online. This means that instead of figuring out how to publish a book, post [...]
Starting Out
You’ve finally decided it’s time to act upon your dreams and fantasies of being the next J. K. Rowling, or maybe even the English bard William Shakespeare. Begin with a burning passion for writing, so that whether you succeed or not, you know you’ve done your best.
It has once been said that writing is a talent, thrust upon the Lord to a few gifted individuals. But there are more than a dozen kinds of writing flooding the market today. All you have to do is find your niche. Continue reading Would You Like to Write?
Residual earnings are what every creative writer sets out to achieve; passive income from traditionally published book sales, offline and online; royalties that increase year-on-year with multiple editions and reprints. Add to that PLR (public lending library rental fees) and your residuals burgeon with each new book you succeed in having published.
Do it once; repeat the formula, and you will profit forever after.
But there are other ways to galvanize your residuals…
- Book clubs
- Serialization rights
- Licensing rights
- Broadcasting rights
- Merchandising
- Contributing articles to magazines
- Speaking engagements Continue reading Why Residual Earnings Are What Every Creative Writer Aspires to..
There’s nothing more important to writing a successful novel than identifying the key problem of the story. This article shows how easy it is.
Every writer wants to write a great novel, but not every writer knows the secret that can make the difference between a successful novel and a failure. The secret that every writer needs to know is that every novel is a mystery. I know that might sound ridiculous at first, especially if you’re writing a romance or a science fiction novel. At their core, though, even westerns and horror stories are mysteries. Continue reading Writing a Great Novel-The Secret Every Writer Needs to Know
I want to write more about style, just continuing from the last article and with next suggestion.
Suggestion 7: economy of style. Think back to the old man on the barge from an earlier blog: “On a sleepy, sunny afternoon I was sitting on the banks of a canal, when a barge came chugging gently towards me.” You can see it in front of you. But if I were to ask you, what colour was the barge, you would probably stop and think, “Well, I don’t know! Does it matter?”
Writing gives the immediacy of real experience - but is able to do so in just a few words, without irrelevant detail. You can see the trees shimmer in a Monet landscape – but a photograph can be flat and dull, because the camera does not pick out the essentials as the painter compels the eye to do. In the same way, when your mind is fed only the essentials, you achieve a heightened sense of reality.
Very little is needed to make you feel that “I am there“. The reality which you have created as a writer is different for every reader, but everyone gets excited and interested. Economy of style helps create the excitement, the “you are there”. Continue reading A Writer Offers More Ideas About How To Write Fiction
In the last article, I had launched into the question of style and I want to continue on that line, picking up from where we left off at suggestion 3.
Suggestion 4: Writers often use a special style – rather than just special words – in order to create an atmosphere. The feeling of oppressive authority for example in the very opening paragraph of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens:
“Among other public buildings in a certain town, which for many reasons it would be prudent to refrain from mentioning, and to which I will assign no fictitious name, there is one anciently common to most towns, great or small: to wit a workhouse; and in this workhouse was born… the item of mortality whose name is prefixed to the head of this Chapter”.
Dickens means Oliver Twist was born in a workhouse. It takes time to get used to the style – but it’s worth it! Using a special style is also effective if you are quoting the writing of another person: Continue reading Additional Ideas About How To Write Fiction
A writer of fiction is simply a person who makes up stories. He or she is just a perfectly normal human being who has found out that they can put stories down on paper that make other people really interested, excited and amused.
Who becomes a writer? In the 20th and 21st centuries, practically everybody who has finally become a successful writer of fiction has started out in a different job, for example as a schoolteacher, a doctor or whatever. The reason is clear. You cannot “get a job” as a writer.
Let’s think about my genre, young adult stories – or some might call them “children’s stories.” Actually there is no such thing as a “children’s story”. Alice in Wonderland, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist (by Charles Dickens), Treasure Island (by Robert Louis Stevenson), Kim (by Kipling) and many, many more are for people between 5 and 122 years old.
So what I am writing about is not about how to write a book for children, or young adults, or whatever, but just about the nature of writing, as far as I understand it. My own books are intended as entertainment for people of all ages, at least for all people who have not forgotten what it is to be a child and to live in a world of adventure and excitement.
There is no recipe for writing of course. But here are some of my ideas and suggestions: Continue reading Some Ideas About How To Write Fiction
By David Bowman, guest blogger
A man walks into a bank with a gun in his hand. “Ok, everybody,” he shouts, “lie on the floor! This is a hold-up!” Some people obey immediately, but a few don’t.
The man reaches into his pocket and pulls out a handful of bullets. “Get on the floor,” he commands. “I have a handful of bullets!” When that doesn’t provoke the desired response, the man begins throwing the bullets one at a time. The security guards quickly realize that the man has no bullets in the gun. They dodge the bullets the man throws at them, and quickly overpower him.
Why did this man fail to rob the bank? He had the necessary tools, namely the bullets and the gun. His problem, however, was that he used them separately. Each tool had some effect, but they did not help him accomplish his purpose when used alone. In most cases, tools need to be combined to make the greatest impact on your audience, whether people in a bank or people who read your documents.
By John Vespasian, guest blogger
When it comes to writing, quantity is not quality, but it sure helps a lot. Would Agatha Christie have made a fortune as an author if she had not written 80 books at great speed? The same goes for novelist George Simenon, who in his prime years was able to produce a complete book in two weeks.
Both Agatha Christie and George Simenon were known for their quick and sharp prose. If you are a writer in the 21st century, chances are that you post daily on your blog. Is there a way to increase your flow of ideas and to speed up your production? The following six principles can be, in my own experience, mightily helpful.
Continue reading Dissecting Quick and Sharp Writing
By Melinda Copp
Creative writing can be a rewarding pastime. Many people turn to the pen to unwind after a stressful day. Some creative pieces can even be sold, turning a pastime into a source of additional income. However, many pieces that get written never see the publisher’s desk. Why? Because although creative writing is a hobby for many people, they need to produce professional-level work if they want to get published.
If you want to improve your creative writing, whether for your own benefit or to help get a work published, consider these tips.
Continue reading Simple Ways to Improve Your Creative Writing
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Writing a Great Novel-The Secret Every Writer Needs to Know
There’s nothing more important to writing a successful novel than identifying the key problem of the story. This article shows how easy it is.
Every writer wants to write a great novel, but not every writer knows the secret that can make the difference between a successful novel and a failure. The secret that every writer needs to know is that every novel is a mystery. I know that might sound ridiculous at first, especially if you’re writing a romance or a science fiction novel. At their core, though, even westerns and horror stories are mysteries. Continue reading Writing a Great Novel-The Secret Every Writer Needs to Know