 For Authors: February 01, 2017 Issue [#8103] |
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This week: Bits 'n Pieces of Writing Advice Edited by: Vivian  
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The writing world is full of experts, from authors to editors to agents to teachers. Many have shared their advice in magazines such as The Writer and Writer's Digest. As I was reading my recent copy of the later, I noticed the snippets of information scattered throughout the issue, and decided to share.
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Bits 'n Pieces of Writing Advice
Authors, editors, agents, and other writing experts often share their advice in articles. I thought I'd share a few snippets found in the October 2016 and January 2017 issues of Writer's Digest.
Readers often want to "know" authors, the real person. However, connecting with strangers makes most people squeamish. Barbara O'Neal suggests on page 9, Writer's Digest October 2016: "Creating the illusion of intimacy will reward you tenfold with a read-made community who can be mobilized when you have a new book. It's worth the time to cultivate it well." On social media, a writer might share a special interest with fans, such as the love of cooking or gardening, which makes the reader feel as if you become friends.
A suggest for organization in the same issue, page 14 by Michael J. Martinez would work for those who outline their books. "Excel spreadsheets could hold the organizational key you need to effectively outline your story." He breaks the columns down to the following categories: Action, Plot, and Subplot; Character; Element of Setting; Customization, using the rest of the columns for information needed for that work..
Best-selling author Debbie Macomber, in Writer's Digest, January 2017, states the key to success: "It doesn't matter how many degrees you have. It doesn't matter if you barely graduated high school like I did -- even married as a teenage. The key to success in any field is passion."
Concerning writing mysteries, Jane K. Cleland (Writer's Digest, January 2017) writes, "In traditional mysteries the killer and victim are known to one another, and the murder is the result of some searing or long-festering emotion such as hate, jealousy, love (or Lust), revenge, or greed."
Writer's Digest editor Jessica Strawser gave a simple piece of advice in January 2017 issue. "There are a million talented writers out there who are unpublished only because they stop writing when it gets hard. Don't do that."
Those bits of advice are a few found when reading. Writing magazines and articles found in other resources can help a writer improve. |
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Happy new year to you too with my best wishes to you and to all writing.com staff.I hope this new year will be a best writing one.Your information is very interesting.Indeed writing becomes a luxurious merchandise of many editor companies.The wise thing is to define someone writing expectations.Starting from this someone has to choose the suitable editing company.
Thank you, but remember I was discussing publishing. A difference exists between publishing and editing.
I want to add a final note about publishing: Tate Publishing, which charged authors for services, has closed its doors. I won't share my opinion of that company, but I do feel sorry for authors who are left hanging. I hope they find, preferably, a traditional publisher which will help them succeed.
Thank you for joining me again. I hope all of you find assistance in becoming a better writer through reading or attending a writing conference. I hope the new year has been good for you so far.
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