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| Dangerous Sanctuary by J.Q. Rose Romantic suspense Pastor Christine Hobbs never imagined she would
be caring for a flock that includes a pig, a kangaroo, and a murderer. |
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One of the best perks of being a writer is using one's imagination to develop interesting characters. Villains are especially fun to create because they may do things in a story that the writer actually wants to do in real life e.g. kill off the neighbor's dog that barks constantly or bury the ex-boyfriend.
Romping through a fictional world and having all the choices about what characteristics define the character in his/her world is more like play than work.
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| “While we read a novel, we are insane—bonkers. We believe in the existence of people who aren't there, we hear their voices... Sanity returns (in most cases) when the book is closed.” ― |
📕 Devotion A writer must love what
she is doing. If not, the book or essay will never get written because the first draft is always junk. If a writer is not devoted, she will tear up the
pages and give up. Rejections will knock her off her feet, and she will never
try again. But when devoted to creating her piece, her desire and determination may be challenged, but she will keep writing.
📕 Organization Writers must organize their research for a story, save the manuscript files to choose
the correct one for editing, keep track of promotions, prepare posts for a blog, email
and/or social media, keep up with the bookkeeping. Thank goodness spreadsheets can help with these many tasks.
📕 Imagination Remember when you were
a kid, and you would act out stories with your friends or make up poems for
your mom? Fiction writers never lose that creativity. Non-fiction writers need
imagination too to send the clear solution for a problem to readers in an
interesting and new way.
📕 Intelligence Smart people can write! I know it sounds
like bragging, but it is the truth.
📕 Discipline If a writer cannot set
aside time when penning a project and keep that appointment, the writing will
never be finished. Carving out a time in her schedule
for creating a project and sitting down consistently to do it will develop the habit of writing.
📕 Strong vocabulary Writers need to know a variety of words to clearly describe places, characters and emotions. Reading enlarges vocabulary. Become a wordsmith using Thesaurus.com.
📕 Sense of Humor Mark Twain and Janet Evanovich are masters when it comes to including humor in their stories. Even a horror story or murder mystery can use a light touch within the pages.
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| Author JQ Rose Click here to discover more books by JQ Rose on her author page at BWL Publishing. |
I would like to add patience. It takes time to learn the craft and mature in the art of writing. Those who seek instant rewards will be disappointed and give up. I remember a talk by NYT best selling author Vicky Lewis Thompson at a writer's conference. The title? "How to become an instant best-selling author in 25 years or more" This says it all.
ReplyDeletePatience, yes. Love the title of her talk. I laughed outloud! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteGood post.Thanks for sharing.
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DeleteAll true. What I would add? Don't be afraid - embrace your creativity. It's what makes each writer unique.
ReplyDeleteYes! Great addition. Thanks.
DeleteGreat post. Maybe persistence and that means keep trying. My first book that sold way back years ago had about 17 re-writes/
ReplyDelete17! Persistence pays off!
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