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Crafting a Winning First Page
A good writer grabs their readers and makes them hang on until the end –
either gripping the edge of their seat or panting all the way.
How do you do that?
The first step in hooking your reader is nailing the first page. Zip over to
One Stop for Writers and download this powerful first-page cheat sheet: https://buff.ly/3pY7rsr
Writing stories is like excavating a fossil
According to King, there are two necessities to become a good writer: read a lot and write a lot. In order to learn and perfect the craft, it is necessary to read and write every day in a place where you can close the door with zero distractions.
Contrary to the old adage of “write what you know”, King says “don’t write what you know; write what you like.” He uses the metaphor of writing stories like excavating a fossil; it is all there, but the writer needs to discover it.
Erik Shinker, blogger at pastduereview.com says, “It is difficult to find a more well-known contemporary writer than Stephen King …
In his review of King’s memoir/nonfiction book, Shinker gives a great summary of the craft of writing from Stephen King’s POV.
Read more – On Writing – Review — The Past Due Review
How To Not Give Up On Writing a Book
Do you have a few abandoned manuscripts sitting on your computer? Are you lured away by new ideas, or do you find that getting started is easy, but continuing to write until the end of a first draft is the hardest thing in the world? You are not alone!
Author Natasha Lester puts together resources about how to not give up on writing a book. ReadMore
Six Tips on How to Write a Synopsis for a Book
You only need 4 things in a book synopsis: your working title, the genre of the book, the word count and your extended pitch. Author Natasha Lester gives some good pointers in this article. ReadMore
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