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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 8 tell-tale signs that forecast writing success!
- 'Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work." -Stephen KingEver wonder what the hands of fate will deal you in the way of success as a writer? Or why some individuals reap the rewards of literary recognition, while others fail and fade into anonymity?Just as highway signs alert travelers of their impend...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 8 advantages to writing a book as an entrepreneur
- As an aspiring or an established entrepreneur, you are an expert in something, but does the rest of the world know? You have a wealth of information, experience and knowledge that you can package into a book that will benefit others. This truly is the information age and people want to know what you know.1. A book will give you unbelievable credibility which increases the respect you will r...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is your title compelling?
- Short Story Writing Tips:Your title is your selling tool. It's the first thing readers will scan and contemplate whether to read your story.What your title's job is, it has to lure the readers into your story ? it has to be so compelling that they won't even have a chance to ask themselves, 'Will this story interest me?'Their eyes will glide over the title and into the story b...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is the theme reinforced in the ending?
- Creative Writing Tips ?By now you should have an idea that your theme has to reach its conclusion just as your story does. But our theme has to do more than reach its conclusion ? it has to be reinforced in the end and by doing this, it will strengthen all that we have said in our story.So if we took a theme?'Persist and in the end you will succeed'And I showed my chara...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do you know what a plot is?
- Creative Writing Tips ?What a plot is and what a story is can be sometimes confusing. If you think they are the same? They are not. A plot is the outline of your story. The story is everything included.I will illustrate the difference by asking you to visualize two pictures?1. Visualize a skeleton.Then2. Visualize a body.The skeleton is your plot. It's the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Have you plotted your story before writing it?
- Creative Writing Tips ?The writer, who doesn't have the time to plot, always finds the time to rewrite.Sound familiar?I've been guilty of this too, back in the early days of my writing apprenticeship. I was so eager to get stuck into writing my story that I wouldn't bother with plotting.Plotting gives you a sense of direction. It's your map, which will lead you to write...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Creative writing tips - does the name you chose suit your character?
- How do you choose a name? Do you put down the first name that pops into your mind? Initially that's what I used to do, until someone pointed out to me that there are a few things to take into consideration when choosing a name?1. You Have To Be Comfortable With ItWe associate names with people we know. If you like a certain name but know and dislike a person who bears it, will you fe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do you plot with your character in mind?
- Creative Writing Tips ?You are plotting the story. You write down what will happen, what problems will arise, what obstacles you will place so the character won't reach his goals immediately, what he's going to do to overcome these problems etc?So all these things will be happening to your character since it's his story we are telling.Does it make sense then to have your chara...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What can go into a plot?
- Creative Writing Tips ?We all tackle plotting differently. How you plot will be individual to you, as it is with every writer.Below is an outline of what can go into a plot. How much you choose to develop each point is entirely up to you.So some basic questions to ask are?Briefly what your story is aboutThe theme?Main Characters...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Have you completed a character questionnaire?
- Creative Writing Tips ?Complete a character questionnaire for each of your main characters or even secondary characters that play a vital role in your story. This way you will know your character(s) well before you start writing about them.Fill in as much information about them as possible. Don't only answer what you will need in your story. The objective here is to get to know your ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How are you plotting?
- Creative Writing Tips ?Writing is a creative process and how every writer chooses to create, is individual to them. Likewise, with plotting, every writer plots at a level they are comfortable with.Some just plot the bare essentials. They have a firm idea of the story they want to write and have a good memory to be able to memorize everything.Others go into more detail. These w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Does your plot suit your characters and vice-versa?
- Creative Writing Tips ?When an idea comes to us for a short story, we either think of a story line first or a character first. Whichever we think of first, and later on build, we have to make sure the plot and the character suit each other.Example one ? We think of a story line first.Your story is set in a rural area. A company opens a factory and employs workers from that sma...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Have you tested your plot?
- Creative Writing Tips ?Our plotting stage is our testing area.Everything in the plot should be tested for its effectiveness before we put in into our stories. If you believe something in your plot could be better, make it better.Figuring everything out in your plot will save you time rewriting later.So how do you test your plot?Start with everything that has gone...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Have you settled on first choice when choosing a title?
- Short Story Writing Tips -We've established what a title should be and we've also established your title is your selling tool. So if it can make or break the sale of your story, then we'll have to agree that it is extremely important. How much emphasis have you placed when selecting a title?You can't write a story before titling it, so you jotted down the first thing that ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Creative writing tips - have you established your main character at the start?
- In the beginning of your story you have to grab your readers' interest and sustain it till the end. Our hook is our character. Readers keep on reading to find out more about the character. To see what he'll do in the story; how he'll solve his problems. What his goals are and whether he'll achieve them.And because our character is the reason readers become hooked on our stories, establishin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - If the viewpoint character is a secondary character, have you established who he is?
- Creative Writing Tips ?I have said above that if a secondary character tells the story of the main character, then the spotlight should be kept on the main character.This shouldn't be taken to the extreme though.In other words, you don't just write the story of the main character without telling your readers a bit about your secondary character.Unless the reader underst...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Does the title reflect the story?
- Short Story Writing Tips ?We all have different tastes in what we like to read. Some have a particular taste for horror, while others prefer romance or fantasy or crime stories, etc. My favourite genre in short stories is horror, so once the title grabs my attention, I will enthusiastically read the story.You may want to leave your readers in no doubt of the type of story you have wr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Does your story have a theme?
- Creative Writing Tips ?It should.A theme is a one-line explanation of your story.. Every story should have one because our stories are about something.When I say should, I mean that this isn't always the case. Especially so for beginner writers, who may not know, that the theme carries the story. Or even those who've been writing for years may not be aware of the importance of...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Does your theme contain character, conflict, resolution?
- Creative Writing Tips ?For a theme to work and the story, which will revolve around the theme, it has to contain three things?CharacterConflictResolutionWhat's the reason for this?If your theme doesn't contain these three essential elements, then you won't be writing a proper short story. It might turn out to be an essay instead....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is the theme running throughout the story?
- Creative Writing Tips ?It's no use coming up with a theme and not using it. Short stories are about a character or characters and about one situation or happening in those characters' lives.By concentrating on that one thing, our stories are focused. You will need to focus to maintain a level of intensity and sticking to the theme enables us to do that.Let me give you an examp...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Writing dialogue that make your characters come alive
- Characters in a good novel really carry the story along more than any other concept in writing. A problem I too often see in my clients' writing is stale dialogue; the kind that sounds like every character is the same person.Have you ever listened to people while at a party or in a crowd at the store? People speak in this country with many wonderful dialects. Learning to incorporate differe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Have you tested your theme against your plot?
- Creative Writing Tips ?How we usually begin the preparation stage in the writing process is?We think of an idea for a storyWe think of a suitable themeWe plotOnce we come up with a theme and we begin plotting, we have to see how the theme and the plot match up. Sometimes as we plot we find that the theme we had initially chosen ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Does each element of your story further the theme?
- Creative Writing Tips ?Whichever theme you choose, all the elements, which make up your story, dialogue, conflict, scenes, etc should be written with the theme in mind.Your theme should progress the story.If you find that anything in your story doesn't progress it, it should be cut when you are in the editing stage.Before we see an example of elements written with a the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Can your theme be proved in your story?
- Creative Writing Tips ?Your theme has to be something you can prove in your story - It doesn't have to be a universal truth. This means that your theme doesn't have to be something that happens in real life all the time (providing our logic can accept it, in order for us to believe it).Whatever story you choose to write, be it a contemporary or a story which requires elements of fant...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 3 tips to achieve your writing goals
- 1. Make your goals achievable.By achievable, we mean realistic and attainable. You might unconsciously have set a goal even others will have a hard time achieving, even if they had the means and the time to do so.Here's what you can do: break down your goals into small, realistic goals set against reasonable time frames. Oftentimes, you'll achieve your bigger goals if you work on ach...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Eight ways to write your novel faster
- I asked several writers how long it took them to write a novel they wanted published. One woman writer made a frustrated face at me, a couple others just stared at me (their novel wasn't finished yet), and a few just stared.We all have hectic lives having to take care of families, jobs, extended family, chores, school involvement, and a host of many other responsibilities. Yet, writers must...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The author within
- Just about every marketer on the Internet claims to be the best around and would have you believe that no one else knows as much or can teach you as quickly and thoroughly as they can. It would seem that they erroneously assume that by admiring someone else's teachings they will lessen their marketability as the "great persuader" in salesmanship.In truth, while they may not admit ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The run-on sentence: from here to eternity
- If you find your sentences filled with commas, and they wend from one topic to another, then you, like many people, may be guilty of writing run-on sentences.The run-on sentence is annoying. The run-on is boring. Most important, utilizing run-ons in your work is a sure-fire way of losing your reader.The run-on works in one instance ? if it is part of one of your character's personali...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Writer?s web resources
- The Internet has truly revolutionized the careers of writers worldwide. Now you can work for publishers, corporations and a whole range of other clients on a truly global scale. Whether you are in the heart of a big city, or in a remote mountain village, all you need is an Internet connection to run your writing business.The opportunity is fantastic, and so is the writer's life that you cou...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The best freelance job boards for writers
- How many times have you checked out a job board to that either it no longer exists or that there is one or two jobs listed. Out of the hundreds of job boards on the Web today, how do you find those containing projects that you are interested in and qualified for.I have recently surveyed over 300 freelance web sites and these are the best boards for freelance writers. The benchmark that I us...
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