When you seek advice on how to write a horror novel you will find that most advisors will tell you to get well acquainted with the writing of famous horror writers. This does not mean that you are to steal their ides. It helps you get an idea of how successful writers approach the setting of [...]
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Looking for ways to get the writing juices flowing? Try one of these techniques the next time you find yourself staring blankly at the computer screen while beginning an essay or composing an email. Listing Facts. When you know the topic you’re writing about but can’t find a way to begin putting them together, try listing the [...] Good articles will provide you with a level of credibility as someone who has experience with your field of expertise. However, good articles also have another important task — the task of driving traffic to your website. To drive traffic using a good article, you need to know not only how to write an article, but [...] Are you scared to death about writing articles? Do you think you’ll run out of great ideas to write about? Are you afraid that your sub-niche doesn’t offer a good enough spread of information to write about? You’re not alone. So many would-be writers quit before they’re ahead because of this fear. It’s an age-old instinct. Getting [...] What I am going to tell you here will be obvious to some readers, but to others, perhaps not. There are two objectives that any piece of writing has, only two, and this is true for either fiction or non-fiction. All writing exists either to: 1. Educate (self or others); and/or, 2. Entertain (self or others). That’s it. That is the bottom line. You can think about any piece of writing from the cave paintings in Lascaux France to the operators manual for the Superconducting Supercollider, and they were all written to educate or entertain. My view is that if the writing does both then it is better. So what has this got to do with keeping the end in mind? What I mean is, have a clear objective when you start writing something, whether that objective is written down or just in your mind. A clear objective, a destination, saves time and makes your writing better. Let me give you an example from my own work. Continue reading Writing 101: Start With the End in Mind (Write to Educate, Entertain, or Preferably Both) |
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