My Discovery

Please join me on my journey on becoming a better author and writer.

Ok. Like you I would like to write a good novel, but I’ll I’ve manage to do is to write some lackluster material.  I’ve bought books on writing a novel, writing a mystery, developing plots, making believable characters, etc.  All these books improved my understanding of writing fiction, but none of them really showed me how to write fiction well and my work continued to be ho-hum.

That’s when it occurred to me: I don’t need to buy another book or attend some expensive workshop on the subject. I could learn from the “master” authors themselves by studying and emulating their work.  Therefore, if I wanted to write like Stephenie Meyer or J.K. Rowling or whoever, then I needed to study and follow the examples of their work.   

Tips:

1. Write something EVERYDAY.

If you play a musical instrument, then you know that you can’t improve without practice--even professional musicians practice.  Therefore, if you want to be an author, then you need to write.

1. Read

Read for pleasure. Read to study or examine the works of others. Once again, musicians listen to music for pleasure, to hear what’s new, and to study or examine the works of other musicians.