Tips for aspiring authors.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)Eberhart, John Mark
In terms of scheduling, for example, some authors advise that you should write every single day.Stephen King even writes on Christmas Day. Others give specific daily word counts. Personally, that doesn’t work for me. When I’m writing a story I burn through it passionately in a month or...
7. Writing tips from famous authors The more you write the better you know your own style. Some authors love writing dialogs, some prefer long descriptions, some focus on plot development. There is always a way to improve. Once you know what your writing preferences are, it’s good to co...
don't give up. Some of today's most successful authors didn't experience booming sales figures overnight. Luckily, they didn't give up. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to enjoy masterpieces like Harry Potter and Dr. Seuss!
Five Quick Tips for Aspiring Copywriters Long before blogs, before desktop publishing, before offset printing, before movable type… we communicated through manuscripts and scrolls. Back then, writing mattered. Authors were philosophers, historians, poets and scholars. Today, not so much....
so only take the advice that works for you, no matterwhoit comes from. Rather, I bring it up to say this: I only got this far because of advice that I received from other, more established authors in the field. The least I can do is pass a little of what I’ve learned on to ...
Regulars to this site know that it’s an eclectic mix of Brett J. Talley self-advertisement, humor, music, and chronicle of my own journey into the bizarre world that is publication. And man, do I learn something new every day about it. I think most aspiring authors think if they can...
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Seth Godin–marketing guru and best-selling author who’s been called “the ultimate entrepreneur for the Information Age”–generously offers nineteen pieces of advice for aspiring writers. Here are the first three pieces of advice: 1.Lower your expectations.The happiest authors are the ones that...
6 Tips for Young Writers If you know you want to be a writer now, here are some tips and realities to help you get going: Tip #1: You need to read. Even the boring stuff. This is a tip for all writers, but even more so for those younger aspiring novelists. You have to read. ...