Looking for a way to hone your writing skills? Try drawing inspiration from your favorite authors’ writing. To some degree, you’re probably already doing this. Our perception of what makes good writing often is based on who we consider to be a good writer. If you idolize Hemingway, you’ll probably think good writing means short,Continue reading “Every Book I’ve Read Appears in My Writing”
Category Archives: Writing Motivation
There Always, Always, Always is Something to Write About
“…everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” ― Sylvia Plath A common question of writers is “Where do you come up with your book ideas?” There’s no simple answer – ideas for stories come toContinue reading “There Always, Always, Always is Something to Write About”
4 Great Tips on Outlining Your Story
After you come up with a story idea, try outlining it before jumping into writing the first draft. Outlining forces you to think about and plan out your story so that you don’t later suffer writing block or find yourself with a mess that needs a major revision. Here are four great tops for outliningContinue reading “4 Great Tips on Outlining Your Story”
Writing Inspiration: Take a Risk
Risk often means mistakes will be made. If you knew exactly what to do and simply had to follow the steps to certain success, there would be no risk. Maybe what you’re writing is too safe, given your skills and interests. To grow as a writer, try a plot or a literary device you’ve never usedContinue reading “Writing Inspiration: Take a Risk”
Last Step in Writing: Place Book in Final Form
Generally when putting together a book or any other publication, writers follow a process that typically includes brainstorming (coming up with the story idea), outlining, writing a first draft, and revising. The final step in this process is final form, or formatting the manuscript. This step usually was only done once the text had reached the exact version that the writer wanted. The manuscript thenContinue reading “Last Step in Writing: Place Book in Final Form”
Writing Inspiration: Who are You?
Being authentic requires that you be in touch with yourself. Ask yourself who you are (That is, how how do you define yourself?). What makes you happy? What are your passions (beyond writing, of course!)? Does your writing reflect who you are and what you feel most strongly about? ______________ My name is Rob Bignell. I’m anContinue reading “Writing Inspiration: Who are You?”
When Solitary Activity of Writing is Too Isolating
Jessamyn West one said, “Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking.” West makes some keen observations. Writing lends itself to solitary lifestyle. Writers must spend time in their own thoughts,Continue reading “When Solitary Activity of Writing is Too Isolating”
To Write is to Realize My Destiny
Writing is your destiny. It’s more than just a pattern in your life. It is reaching for your full potential; it is those moments you feel most self-empowered. When writing, you experience fulfillment and bliss. You feel successful and enjoy affluence, perhaps not yet monetarily but certainly you are showered with the emotional and intellectual wealthContinue reading “To Write is to Realize My Destiny”
The ‘Thinking Step’ when Writing Your Book
If you’re putting your pen to paper or fingers to keyboard for the first time on a story, you really aren’t starting at all. You probably “started” writing the piece some time before – in your head. That “thinking step” is known in the writing process as brainstorming. It is where you come up with the idea forContinue reading “The ‘Thinking Step’ when Writing Your Book”
Writing Problem SOLVED: People Keep Interrupting Me while I’m Trying to Write
Every time you sit down to write, inevitably you end up saying, “If only no one were around!” Distractions from emails to “Can I have a cookie?” and from phone calls to “Honey, could you help me with this?” always seems to keep you from spending your writing time actually writing. Well, no more. If youContinue reading “Writing Problem SOLVED: People Keep Interrupting Me while I’m Trying to Write”