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The art of writing. This is a subject that will take more than one week to talk about. We have talked about many other aspects to deal with publishing, promoting and becoming a career writer but need to spend a few weeks on the actual writing itself. There are three important lessons I have learned during this writing journey that I can pass on to you.
(1) Show; don’t tell
(2) Dealing with writer’s block
(3) Details: How much is too much?
Let’s start this week with my first lesson, show; don’t tell. What do I mean by this? One of the first comments I received from my writing coach was the fact that I kept telling readers what to think instead of showing them. I needed to describe what I saw. For example, which of these two sentences sounds better?
You must go to Hawaii and watch the sun set on a Maui beach.
Sitting on your blanket with the soft feel of sand under you, the salty sea air tickles your nose as you watch the color of the sky go from soft blue to blazing orange to a deep purple that turns to black.
The first example directs you to go to Hawaii but the second sentence entices your senses and gives you a desire to go there without ever being asked. The same principle works with good writing. You want to stop telling your readers what to feel but instead take them there to experience it themselves. This works with feelings and emotions also. Let them join in the struggle as seen below.
I saw the lady scream when she noticed the snake.
Or…
A wave of panic and nausea swept over the lady before the high pitched screech left her lips as the snake crossed her path.
Yes, both sentences tell you the same thing but it is the way they tell that counts. People don’t want something written that contains only facts unless it is a report. They want to get lost in a book, letting it transport them into the lives of the characters.
Another way to show your readers something instead of telling is through leaving things unsaid and letting the reader work it out for themselves. Do not overuse this method or your reader will lose interest. Which is better?
Susie was sad when she read in his letter that Bill was not coming home.
A heaviness enveloped Susie and tears formed in her eyes as the weight of Bill’s letter hit home.
Even though it is not said, you don’t feel that Susie has tears of joy or that Bill’s letter is a positive one. You wonder what the letter said and what Bill and Susie’s relationship is. If this sentence is the first one in a novel, you feel you must find out more so you continue to read.
Remember, show your readers what you are feeling and let them be active while they read. This will keep them enticed and may even have them buying that second and third and fourth novel or book you have written. Next week we will talk about that terror known as writer’s block…
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You are making progress in your writing career when “bam!” out of nowhere falls a giant block of stone in front of you, impeding your journey. You cannot go forward no matter what for the words will not come. This is the dreaded ailment known as writer’s block.
Perhaps like me you suffer from a partial case of writer’s block from time to time. Not a total stoppage of writing but the inability to write much or often for a period of time. The paragraph below is how I described a recent bout of this:
This has truly been the oddest thing, this case of writer’s block that I am dealing with. According to Encarta Dictionary this is a situation when writers cannot write. It is an inability on the part of a writer to start a new piece of writing or continue an existing one. I have been in a writing frenzy on building and cleaning up a promotional package for a literary agency on my newest novel. Two weeks of solid work has left me physically and mentally exhausted. So I took the weekend off to recuperate and then planned a light Monday and then back to work. It is now Thursday and I have done little writing with a brain that doesn’t seem to want to work anymore. I thought it might be helpful just to write these thoughts down and tomorrow I will try to once again turn back to my newly founded career…
What do you do when the words will not flow? How about those times when you just cannot face the computer anymore? Let’s take these two questions and see if we can find a cure for our ailment.
What do you do when the words will not flow? Writer’s go through these stages where we cannot put our thoughts into words, not understandable ones anyway. There are several ways that I try to break that block of stone…
(1) Just write anything for the sake of writing. Even if you are copying pages from a book, your mind is interacting and it might spark something in your own imagination. When writing Christian articles, I often start with a scripture at the beginning to jump start my thoughts.
(2) Switch from fiction to non-fiction or vice-versa. Sometimes I get bogged down in article writing and it is a breath of fresh air to write a short story or work on my novel series. Fiction writing can be imagination stretching at times so I can stop and write an article or edit a piece of work. Switching from right to left brain and back can help.
(3) Talk it out with a friend. A good conversation with a friend who is a “sounding board” many times gets the ideas flowing. I can then go right to the computer to put the thoughts down.
(4) Set a goal. Sometimes we overly pace ourselves and need to slow for a time. Instead of writing six articles in a day, I could make the goal of one article and two paragraphs to develop a short story idea.
Our second question is about the times when you cannot face that computer. You find yourself doing everything except writing. You do fun things like trimming your dog’s nail, dusting your record collection from the seventies and wandering aimlessly around your house, stopping at the refrigerator each time you pass through the kitchen. What can you do?
This is such a struggle for me at time but there are positive steps to take if this is a continual problem:
(1) Set small goals each day. If I know I need to check email and write three articles in the morning, then I can pace myself. Any breaks I take will be with my goals in mind.
(2) Plan breaks and times of enjoyment so the computer does not become your enemy. Taking time to get some coffee, paint your fingernails or even do some housework can give your brain a break and ready to get back to writing.
(3) Change where you are writing at. If you have a laptop, the possibilities are endless. Go to the park, coffee house or your own back yard for new inspiration. Maybe like me you would rather take a journal and pencil and do some long hand writing for a while. You will appreciate your computer more after a few pages of hand-written notes…
There are many ways of dealing with writer’s block but these are some that work for me. I need to print this article off and set it on my desk as a reminder when I begin to see the symptoms appearing. Next week we will discuss our third topic concerning the art of writing…Details: How much is too much? Until then, keep writing.
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“I Just Wondered How You Got Started Writing? Tips in Your Pursuit of a Writing Career The Art of Writing-Part Three
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Whew! The writer’s block we dealt with last week is finally out of our system. We are back on track, for now anyway. It is time to discuss our last topic concerning the art of writing, details. What do I mean by details?
Studying writing and the writer has been an enlightening experience. I quickly learned that writer’s tend to fall into two categories: people that write with little details in their work and people that are detail addicts. The second group is by far the larger one but we need to talk about each so we can find balance in our writing.
My own definition of details are the parts of writing that give us clues as to who, what, where, how and when. The same thought below appears either with too few details and too many.
The dog ran.
The brown, fluffy, long haired cocker spaniel with a slight limp ran clumsily and slowly through the large, flower-filled, green meadow which was south of the algae covered, rain-filled duck pond and north of the big, red hay-filled barn which belonged to farmer Sam.
The second definition tired me out just writing it. Let’s first look at the problem with too few details.
When we use too few details, the reader is left wanting more. While we want our readers to use their imagination, too little information leads to boredom and to eventually finding another book. Children’s books can be simple and work for two reasons. They are designed for children learning to read and are usually full of pictures to help with the imagination. Adult books need to have details.
My first attempt at fiction in a novel contained too few details. The writing instructor told me it read more like an outline and I needed to develop the work. The one novel turned into two and a half novels after being taken apart and developed with details.
Too many details actually have a similar affect as too few. Trying to read the sentence about the dog running was boring. No reader would want that much information about the simple act of the running dog. Writing with too many details causes the reader to skip ahead to get to the focus of the story. Reading a book that is extremely detailed drives me crazy as I find myself getting lost in what the writer is trying to say among the adjectives and adverbs. “Get to the point!” I often want to scream.
Balance is that key word and two ways to find balance are as follows:
(1) Take time to read your story aloud. Hearing your own voice can help you decide if your sentences are too long and detailed or too short.
(2) Let someone else read your work. A person that is unfamiliar with the story can tell you if it makes any sense or not in the area of details.
Writing is an art that we never reach perfection in. We should always be learning, studying and trying new ideas and techniques to create our own writing voice…What is a writing voice you may ask? Check back next week as we discuss finding our voice in writing…
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