On Writing

Here's some tips for writers.

Tip 1: If you want to write a book, well you have to make yourself sit down and write it. Some people like to write it all at once. But let me tell you that most of us have to live in the world and then look for time to write. An hour here, 15 mins there, and pretty soon I've finished a chapter.

Tip 2: Don't worry how it looks or about all the grammar and misspelling, you can go back later and fix most of it real fast with spell-check!

Tip 3: If you want to be a good writer, I mean really good, you have to be a good reader. As I read a book from Stephen King on the topic he says he reads from every genre whenever he possibly can. And on this I have to agree. Read read and then read some more, especially in the genre that you want to write in.

Tip 4: Less of a tip and more of a motivational speech, but take it easy on yourself. We live hectic lives and if for some reason you don't finish writing or editing or don't begin when you wanted to, that's okay too. It's not the end of the world, so just keep on writing whenever you can.

That's all for this week! Happy Writing!

R

Writing Contest

Hello, and thank you Patrica for sending me that info on a writing contest with Del Rey books. It's still available for anyone interested, until the 18th, I believe. So hurry with your submission. I'm planning on entering my novel, Kathrine and the Pirates, about the 1st 3 chapters. We'll see what happens, keep your fingers crossed.

I just added a new profile pic here. If you look at it closely you'll think of a very specific kind of place. Well, anyway it's where Kathrine and the Pirates Book II is headed in the book. Kind of a neat looking place. Wish I could go too! I'm enjoying writing up book II, with ideas swimming in my head for a Book III and IV already!

Have a great week.

RT