The Best of the Best Writing Advice with Lin Oliver (Part II)

5. "The most important skill of storytelling is listening." -Richard Peck
Listen like a writer. Watch people. Eavesdrop. Read obituaries. Stories are everyone and everyone has stories.


6. Read your work aloud and listen to it like music. (several authors)
You will hear where your work is lacking or boring.


7. Be emotional but not sentimental. (several authors)
Do not reminisce. This is about childhood experience, not recollection. Just because it happened to you doesn't make it interesting. Don'...