HOW TO BECOME A BETTER WRITER

Don't Make These 8 Writing Mistakes!
Is it possible to improve your writing instantly' The answer, happily, is 'yes.'

While researching a book on famous speeches and essays, I found eight easily correctable mistakes writers often make. Here they .....

"If a man has talent and cannot use it, he has failed. If he has
a talent and uses only half of it, he has partly failed. If he has a
talent and learns somehow to use the whole of it, he has
gloriously succeeded and has a satisfaction and a triumph few
men ever know."
-- Thomas Wolfe

By now you have decided what kind of writer you'd like to be:

You either want to write for pleasure or for profit.

Have You Plotted Your Story Before Writing It?

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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 .....

To write articles or just to write for your own enjoyment'

Or perhaps just start writing and see what develops.

Freelance Copywriting Advice #1: Take The Scary Jobs
From time to time you will be faced with an opportunity that looks downright scary.

The temptation is to think, "Hey, that's way outside my level of expertise. I'm not ready for that."

My advice to you is this: .....

To perhaps even one day write a book-about your life or about
the life of someone you know.

To one day write the novel you always dreamed of...and I
believe everyone has some tale to tell. We can all reach out
and help others by sharing a little of our little (don't repeat
'little' in such close proximity- "yes sir, boss"!) world.
Somebody else said: "No one but a blockhead would write
not to be published."... but I don't agree with that one.

I believe writing is for pleasure or profit, but it can be both.
That's the ideal to aim (and wish/hope) for. Could I end that
sentence with a "preppie" (preposition)'

That was my ideal when I started out in my quest to do

How To Come Up With Fresh Writing Ideas
How to Come Up with Fresh Story Ideas When Your Idea Well has Run Dry

When I face the desolate impossibility of writing 500 pages, a sick sense of failure falls on me, and I know I can never do it. Then gradually, .....

something worthwhile with my life after being dropped out
of the sky here in "Sleepy Hollow". I try to have a bit of FUN
with my writing, because life (together with all the appendages,
like mortgages, bills (but not my business associate, Bill Rosoman),
wives, "hubbies", etc) can be ever so serious.

We spoke about making a writer out of you.

Decide where and when to write.

Which room is most comfortable and gives you peace and quiet'

When are you most creative'

Are you a "morning" or "evening" person, when your concentration
is at it's highest level' My body rhythms (correct spelling - for a change!)
work best in the early morning, so I'm in bed with my teddy bear and hot
"choccie" and pussy cat by 9pm. How utterly boring!

When are you most likely to be undisturbed'
I have the strangest type of people (plenty of "weirdos")

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Why are you reading this sentence'

I'll bet you a steak at Ruth Chris it's because of the
implied promise of the title. That promise ' that you'll
soon be .....

dropping in to visit "recluse" me. Must be the lot of an "artist"!

Treat your writing seriously and bar visitors - it is your work
or leisure time, yet people don't seem to understand that. "When
are you going to get a proper job", ask the locals continuously
(should it be 'continually''), as they can't seem to understand
us "strange" writers. Nor even my good Aussie friend, Kaye who
is visiting at the moment!

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GETTING STARTED
What to write about'

This is the writer's principal dilemma.

The Formulas Freelance Copywriters Employ When Creating Web Copy
What is it exactly that copywriters DO when they produce new text for a site makeover' You often see the advertisements; a designer is looking for a freelance web writer who is going to create content around a number of keywords. There's not a .....

Write what the market wants, but draw on your world, your
unique experiences in life.

Ask yourself this:

How can I best inform, entertain, help or perhaps even inspire
other people'

Where to get ideas'
The human mind has the most incredible power and your
magination is your greatest asset.
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So use the great powers of your IMAGINATION to the fullest
by allowing your creative juices to flow.

Then once you have the idea, RESEARCH well, so you are
factually correct.

Accuracy in writing is paramount for credibility- you have to
be seen to be an authority on your subject..

Can An Old Indian Engineer Write Fiction?
CAN AN OLD INDIAN ENGINEER WRITE FICTION'
Copyright 2004, Michael LaRocca

An author emailed me three "disadvantages" to her decision to
become a .....

If you are writing purely for money (nothing wrong with that!),
write what will sell. I only write from the heart, either with
serious messages (in my novels) or "zany" and hopefully uplifting
material for the human spirit in my non-fiction "work".

Always remember:

There are too many subjects to write about - not too few!

Remember to collect interesting items for later use.

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