For Authors Get Over Your Fears

By Perspecty Tube

Before you commit your words to paper of computer, good writing starts with clear thinking. Read, a lot. See how other people convey their ideas, pursue others to follow them, and the structural, mechanical and grammatical proficiencies in doing so. When you read something interesting, spend a few minutes to analyze it. See which emotions does it call to? Then re-read it again, and see how those words made you feel the way you feel. The more you do it, the more informed you will become. Then, your writing will start to improve.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Perspecty Tube
• Release date: Jul 10, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370863280

Perspecty Tube

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For Authors Get Over Your Fears

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How To Recognise Good Writing

 A fantastic writer will never break the illusion.

Sure, you still know that you are reading the text but your mind is in a state of wonder.

The thing is that all good writing, even Harry Potter has flaws but the illusion is so good that we don’t tend to notice these flaws as faults.

Take Doctor Strange and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Both have been widely liked because they don’t break their illusions and instead draw fans in with a sense of wonder.

Consistency is key to not breaking an illusion.

The first few sentences have to sell the text. They are the first impressions when a reader starts reading your work. For this reason, I love The Martian, The Nightengale, Harry Poyyer, The Unwind Dystology, The Name of the Wind, and Hunger Games. The first sentences sold it for me.

Also, good writers take their time. For example Lin Manuel Miranda spent a good 6 years writing Hamilton, Patrick Rothfuss spent 14 years planning The King Cronicles series, George RR Martin takes forever and John Green takes about 4+ years to write something he wants to published. Remember to edit your writings and rewrite whenever you feel the urge to do so.

Passion is also very important. Writers like Lin Manuel Miranda and John Green are clear examples of people driven by ideas and passion. Readers know when writers write just to create unpassionate filler songs. I once asked an unknown author at a book fair why he wrote -insert book title- a Matrix like book classified as young adult novel but meant for middle graders. He said he did so because his publishers -Scholastics I think- wanted him to do so. He had a bit of a background in computer science. I later recieved an ARC from him later that day via giveaway. It was my first ARC. The plot was poorly executed and filled with cliches. The names seemed a little off and the protagonist was flat.

Everyone Can Write In The Same Way Everyone Can Dance.

In a literal sense, any person can get on the dance floor and writhe around, flail their limbs and make a general ass of themselves. Just watch me in a club…you’ll see.

In the same sense, anyone can put words down on a piece of paper. That doesn’t mean they’re doing a good job of it.

The number of people who can write well is fractional compared to the number of people who make the attempt. It’s like anything else. There are levels. There are people who try to dance and suck at it. There are people who dance well but don’t get paid for it. There are people who dance well and make a career out of it.

Then there are different ways to make a career out of dancing. You could be a ballet dancer, a background dancer or a stripper. Same with writing. You can be a novelist, a reporter, a copywriter or a stripper.

I’m a good writer (but a terrible stripper…no rhythm). I know this because I’ve won contests, sold books and I get paid to write. I’m still nowhere near where I want to