My Helpful (Hopefully) ABC’s of Writing
Let me just add this to Kelly’s list:
X-ray your work. Look at it so closely, you know it inside & out.
This post is for the LOVER OF WORDS!
Peace, love & great writing to all (the 7th time around!),
Sherrie
Sherrie Miranda’s historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:
http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y
Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/P11Ch5chkAc?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent
A- Accept that your first, third and more than likely your fourth draft will be crap, and that’s okay. It doesn’t have to be perfect, nor will it be.
B- Believe in yourself and your talents. If you don’t believe in yourself or your work, no one else will either.
C- Challenge yourself to write daily. Try to carve out at least 30 minutes to write. The more time you spend away from that paper and pencil (or computer) the easier it is to get out of the habit altogether.
D- Don’t give up. Surge forward even when you feel like ditching a whole manuscript. Trust me, the time will come.
E- Editing. Need I say more? It’s a MUST. Don’t skimp on this one.
F- Forget the naysayers. They usually don’t have a clue.
G- Grammar is important. Know the difference between they’re, their and there if you want to be taken seriously.
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