Showing posts with label Creative Writing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Creative Writing. Show all posts

5/22/14

Top Tips for Writing Better

10 Tips for Writing Better, If you can read and write you already have the qualities which will be needed to write an article. Now, if you can do that satisfactorily, with a good placement word and clearly defined ideas, is another case.
Much of the good writers were born into an asset: talent. But that does not mean you can not also develop skills that will make your style.
Investigate 10 tips to develop the excellence of your texts:
1. Keep it short and simple
Overcomplicate your text with complex words and confusing ideas will only hinder your reader and make him give up faster than your text. To solve this problem, think that the use of each word in the text should be justified. Another point to note in this case is the care with abbreviations. Often they make your job easier, but complicate the lives of those who will receive the text.
2. Pay attention to word choice
To maintain a simple text as suggested by the previous tip is that you need to be aware of the words you choose for your text. Terms convoluted and obscure hardly attract someone's attention.
3. Use a thesaurus

Conquer Writer's Block

Conquer Writer's Block, Ever have one of these days?
          You have a few hours of free time (and oh, have you had to fight for it!). Maybe you've cancelled an appointment or two, put off taking care of that complicated internet-thing, and/or made it abundantly clear to the people in your life you are not to be disturbed until further notice.
At last, you've carved out time in your insane schedule to sit down at your desk
engage in your truest passion: writing.
          As you open up the word document you've kept minimized for way too long and you finally still your mind long enough to think, you realize you have absolutely no idea what to say.
Your well is completely empty, the page starkly blank. This moment was supposed to be your sanctuary from the chaos of the rest of your life, but somehow it feels even more overwhelming. Writing IS your passion, right?

5/14/14

5 Ways to Conquer Writer's Block

          5 Ways to Conquer Writer's Block.. So, you are tasked with writing an article, or you are trying to write a book. Perhaps the only reason you want to write is because you get enjoyment out of it. For a few minutes, you contemplate on what to write about.
          Eventually, those few minutes turn into hours, or even days. Relaxation turns into frustration, frustration turns into anger. At this point, most likely you are literally staring at a blank screen on the computer. You proceed to start screaming at yourself and starting banging your desk.
          Well, if anyone has had a similar experience to this, I just want to say that you are not alone. These things happen to the best of us. Experience with this is known as "writer's block" What exactly is writer's block? It is defined as" the condition of being unable to think of what to write or how to proceed with writing." In other words, it is considered to be every writer's kryptonite. It is the very thing that prevents us from doing what we all love.
Here are five ways that will help you conquer writer's block.

5/12/14

How to Be an Editor

          Do you think you want to be an editor? Or, maybe you don't want to be right now, but in case you are ever out of work you would like to have something to fall back on.
According to the "World English Dictionary", "edit" means:
"To prepare (text) for publication by checking and improving its accuracy, clarity, etc."
Ten things you'll need to know to be an editor:
1. How to read. Before considering whether or not to continue with this endeavor, it is important that you know how to read. If you can read this, you should continue. If you can't, then someone else is probably reading it to you. Let them continue.
2. How to write. In order to respond to writers who have submitted material for editorial review, you'll need to know how to write; however, many of your comments may be generic and stored in a file for ease in responding. In that case, all you will need to know how to do is press the right key.
3. How to spell. An essential part of any written communication is the ability to spell.
See if you can find the misspelled word or words in this list:

5/7/14

Individual Writing Style

Individual Writing Style
          I have had some fascinating discoveries of late when it comes to writing seriously. Writing to be published can be quite a daunting effort for some of us. It's best to do your research on a publishing institute that best suits all your needs.
          I have written various articles and stories for publishing houses and animal educators. I began my autobiography eighteen months ago and tragedy struck. I had a heart attack at fifty seven. This forced me to to change my entire lifestyle and begin doing a lot of things differently. I realized I wasn't ready to complete my autobiography, so it's been kept as it is.
Autobiographies
          Unless you are celebrity or well known individual there's not much point in writing an autobiography in order to obtain a best selling book. You can however write one for yourself for your family to share. Unless your well known the autobiography becomes a story that others won't be interested in, as it will be one of many.
Using your autobiography as a base for other books

5/4/14

How to Write a Novel

How to Write Your Novel - Part One
My Preferred Method
          Everybody has a book inside them, so the saying goes, and most of these books will be novels. This is because everybody has at least a little imagination, and everybody has had experiences they can use in the story and has met a variety of people they can base their fictitious characters on. Of course, the older you are, the greater your material source will be.
          So, how do you go about writing your novel? I shall describe my preferred method in this piece, and in several parts, so as to keep each part easily digestible. It is, what I would call, a modified John Braine method. John Braine was an English novelist who invariably employed a version of this method to write his very successful novels. I have modified the method both to suit myself and because nowadays many novels are published electronically via, for example, Amazon's Kindle.
          The first thing you need to do is have some idea of what type of novel you are going to write. You will probably base your book on the sort of books you like to read, or on some experience you have had, or simply on an idea that has suddenly come to you. Also, of course, you will learn various aspects of writing from the books you read. If I had to recommend one book in which every aspect of good writing is to be found, it would be the thriller: Longshot, by the British writer Dick Francis.

5/3/14

Write a Best Selling Novel in Less Than Three Months

A Strategic Plan to Adopt
          A lot of people have to work while they are waiting to break through as an author in another job. This plan will assist you to achieve your dreams of becoming a published author in less than three months, will a strategic action plan that gears you towards success.
Having a Plan Makes Your Novel Achievable
          I made a huge mistake with my first novel. I didn't plan it thoroughly enough. I have however learned, through writing various other books that you have to plan the outline of your book, and then write. When I first began writing, I had the outline of my book in my head, with a general idea of the direction of the story, and I experience a lack of motivation at times, because I had no discipline attached to writing the story. I can share with you a strategic plan, that will help you to be a successful writer. The first story is always the hardest, and from there it gets easier to write.
Write your novel one step at a time
         When you come to penning your first fiction work (I am assuming you have a word processor and have a reasonable typing speed) you will need to have a basic summary of your story in mind. You will also need to develop your characters: their appearance, their character traits, their likes and their dislikes, and their relationships to one another. You will also have to have an idea of the context of your story, and the time where it is set. How much do you know about the context, the characters and the idea that you want to write? I did spend about six months in the planning stages of my first novel, developing relationships, and the context, and the characters and their personalities. You don't have to spend six months developing all of the details, but you will need to know them reasonably in depth, and to research your topic thoroughly.

5/2/14

Think Of Creative Writing Ideas

          Think Of Creative Writing Ideas. For this article, "Creative Writing Ideas" I would like to start off by saying, "write what you know". What subject do you know about and have experience with? Maybe for your first screenplay, write the subject that excites you and you know most about. It can also be a subject that affected you emotionally in a negative manner. If you don't know about it, then go out and study it until you greatly understand the subject. As they say, fake it before you make it and this phrase is as important for you as it is for an actor.
          Sticking with our creative writing ideas, let's begin with the characters of your story. If you want your character to sound real, to sound like they know what they are talking about, you need to do your research. Find out who they are and what they would know. How do they feel about certain situations? If the characters lack in the department of how real they appear you will lose the audience and possibly a job. Forget about Hollywood stardom, your next meal is out of a garbage can behind a donut shop.
          If your character is a lawyer or judge for instance; go out and read a few law books, find some websites dedicated to lawyers, and join a legal forum where all they do is discuss old publicized courtroom battles. The point is to do your research and make sure the audience believes your character knows his or her stuff. I understand you may be thinking, "if my character has to know their stuff, that means I have to know my stuff and I don't have time to be a lawyer?" I am not asking you to be a lawyer, just make sure to take notes and copy down what words the lawyers say and practice how they speak. So know what your subject matter is and know what you're talking about.

Create a Story With a Picture

          Creative writing can be conducted in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living facilities. However, activity professionals encounter a myriad of problems when one attempts this type of activity in this environment. The problems range from an inability to write that is related to cognition levels or physical limitations. The other problems may be writer's block that prevents a client from putting a pen to paper.
          Writing a story is not as easy as it looks. It is daunting to sit down to create a fictional story when one faces a blank paper. However, there are techniques that writer's use to overcome this problem such as looking at a picture to help start a story. This technique is one that a facilitator can use with a writing group to develop a story. The technique reinforces the client's memory or will trigger a memory depending on the client's form of dementia.
          The facilitator can use a picture, from anywhere such as from a picture book, photograph or painting. The facilitator shows the picture to the clients then the facilitator asks the appropriate questions related to the picture. For example, if the picture was of the water crashing on the beach with a man standing casting a fishing pole. The questions that the facilitator asks the group are endless. Such examples are listed below:

4/2/14

10 Ways to Make People Fall in Love with Your Article

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          We’re going to skip the cliches about love, romance, and other sundries.
You want to know how to make people fall in love with your articles.
Let me be frank with you: it’s not a walk in the park. It takes being honest with yourself and practice, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worthwhile!
These 10 steps will help you connect with readers, build your exposure, and you’ll have a lot more fun with your writing in the process.
Let’s get started.
1. Calling all thrill-seeking titles!
          A good title is the difference between stating “I have a story to tell you” and “you’re not going to believe what just happened to me.” The latter always trumps the former – always. People want to be surprised and even possibly shocked. They want to feel included, like you’re sharing some private secret or giving them information that’s exclusively for them.
          Write a title. In fact, write up to 10 different titles approaching your topic from varying angles – surprise, danger, hope, happiness, etc. Review your list. Which one jumps out and grabs you the most? Pick the title that uses strong power words, promises information while still evoking curiosity, and is most relevant to your readers.

3/28/14

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