Write the Hard Stuff: Part 1

Write the Hard Stuff: Part 1
It might not sound pleasant; in fact, it sounds like a lot of work. And you might be wondering right now if going through with something difficult will really pay off.

Let me begin by explaining what “writing the hard stuff” is—that which adds depth and gets people engaged in a book’s words:

Writing Fresh

Avoiding the cliché phrases, expressions and descriptions.

And

Subtext

The “what is said, but not said”; reading between the lines. The “show” us, don’t “tell” us.

In th...