Questions

Many ***?ople are ***?piring  to be  novel writers. it is not something so easy ****?h that anybody can just write ****? for those that have the proven ***?crets it is not hard. So how do youget the proven ***?crets?

Secrets to ****?cess in novel writing:

 

You have to believe in yourself first,agree on the philosophy “you can ****? only when you think you can”

nove  writing requires writer to be creative in their various ways, it takes willingness of heart.

As  a writer we must learn how to be positive at all ***?mes

Learn how to utilize and relate all ideas that comes to our memory on daily basis with our writings in ****?ha waythat it will capture readers attention.

Have a clear identifiable goals before writing a novel, ***? a writer we must let our writings be goal based,success can be attain in novel writing through having a clear identifiable goals before writing it.

Open up to new ideas in novel writing,a novel writer must not grow old for his/her mind, writer must live in a state of expectancy ever open to new ideas in novel writing.

To be ****?cessful in novel writing writer must be ever alert,inquisitiveand eager to know more about novel writing and ****?cessful novel writers

You need to know the novel writing rules,You need to be clear about the purpose of all this hard work, too. Yes, there is money to be made from writing fiction, ****? if it’s money that motivates you…well, let’s just say there have got to be easier ways of turning a buck. The same thing goes for chasing ***?me.The best reason for writing is to do it for its own sake. Write a novel because you ****?t to write a novel. If you go on to ***?ll it, that’s just the icing on the top.

If you leally ****?t to make ****?cess in your novel writing, those are the things that would bear looking into…

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- TAIWO OLAOLUWA

There are some simple rules to remember when writing form a character’s viewpoint, yet many forget them. Here’s a rundown of some to remember . . .

No matter what language you speak, regional accents and dialect always give away your origin - unless of course you have had voice coaching. In the UK accent differences can be very subtle - for example, I can tell if someone is from my home town or a town just ten miles away. You can probably do this too.

When ‘building’ a character for your story, their ‘voice’ is very important - and not just accent or local patois. Listen to your friends. Let’s say for the sake of convenience you all grew up in the same part of town. You therefore all have the same accent and probably use much the same slang words and idiom. So what sets you apart?

It’s the way you talk. Some people talk rapidly, some are slow and thoughtful. Some have little speech mannerisms that mark them out. All these things add up to them being an individual, a real, live, talking person. Using your character’s ‘voice’ is therefore a powerful tool that helps your reader to identify with that character and so makes them much more real.

Let’s take an example. Three people are sat watching TV - grandmother, mother and daughter. They’re watching a movie. Suppose it’s ‘Pulp Fiction’. Now how do you think they would speak if asked to describe that movie? Maybe the grandmother would be scandalised by the sex and violence. Maybe the mother would be uncomfortable about her daughter seeing it. Perhaps the daughter just loves it.

So they all have different attitudes to the movie - but how do you think they would summarise it? Let’s see how this sounds.

Grandmother: I thought it a good movie but really, is all that bad language and shooting necessary?

Mother: Yes it was a good film but I thought it was rather violent and I was concerned about my daughter seeing it.

Daughter: I really enjoyed the movie - it was very thrilling and full of action.

Garbage, isn’t it? It all sounds the same - as if one person was saying all three lines. Maybe this is better:

Grandmother: I thought it a good movie but really, is all that bad language and shooting necessary?

Mother: I kind of liked it but, you know, I was a bit worried about my daughter being exposed to all that bloodshed and goings-on.

Daughter: A really cool movie - it was just so laid-back yet full of go at the same time, you know?

Now I’m not pretending that they would really speak like that - it’s just an illustration of ‘voice’. In this instance I kept the way the grandmother might speak as that was they style I used for all three in the first run-through. Have a bit of fun - rewrite it as if the daughter was the ‘voice’ for all three - it comes out just as bad as my first attempt did!

This extends into all your writing. In a previous article I mentioned our all-action hero, Jake Bullet, as he enters a bar where a gunman is waiting for him. Here in a few lines is the same scene from Jake’s viewpoint and that of his adversary.

As he turned and saw the guy heave a pistol our from beneath his coat, Jake exploded into action, leaping the length of the bar and crashing a fist into the gunman’s chin. Stood over the guy Jake turned to Henry. ‘That’s one thing he won’t try again. If he gets up I’m gonna bust his face.’

Pulling the pistol from under his jacket, Sam thought what a posing daisy this famous slick cop looked in his fancy suit. He was going to be easy. Then he froze as his mark jumped toward him. He just had time to think what a bum story his boss had given him about this creep cop before he saw stars and hit the floor. Bummer.

Again, it’s not a finished piece! It just gives an idea of how using a slightly different ‘delivery’ can help to identify the character. A point to note also is that the character’s ‘voice’ goes beyond dialogue. Sam’s way of thinking and some of his character comes out in the way he is described as seeing the scene. This is another aspect of viewpoint writing and ‘voice’ - describing the action as would the character - not you. Keep to this as your scene unfolds - remember, it’s your character who is doing the seeing and talking!


- Steve Dempster

Time is precious, and readers need a reason to keep reading—it’s a fact of life these days when information is available almost instantaneously. Especially in the Internet, you must get to the point right away, as studies have shown that on average you’ve only got nine seconds to make an impression and hook a reader before he or she clicks away. Readers want to know why they should bother reading the documents you produce, and they don’t want to wade through dense, unclear prose, which is why writers can make their work more successful by learning the art of brevity.

To ensure your intended message comes across clearly and quickly, consider the following strategies.

1. Know Your Reader

Knowing your intended reader is essential for success, no matter what you’re writing. But in the context of brevity, knowing what your reader needs to gain from your document allows you to get straight to the point. So consider: what does your reader want? What you’re your reader need? And how can you communicate that right away? Always consider the reader first and then use that knowledge to convey your written document’s purpose in a way that hooks the reader immediately—then you can eliminate everything that isn’t critical.

2. Brevity Doesn’t Mean Your Ideas should be Under-Developed

While many of the clients and readers you’re writing for will like shorter documents, shorter isn’t always considered better. No matter what you’re writing, you have to make your points effectively. So you can’t just eliminate content for the sake of keeping it short. The key is to say what you mean in as few words as possible, whether you’re writing a 100,000-word novel or a 300-word blog post.

Remember, too, that brief and clear are not necessarily the same thing. A piece of text can be brief, while not clear at all. As always, choose all your words carefully and do enough research to ensure that you can communicate the most important points in a concise way.

3. Work within Your Word Count

An important factor to consider in this discussion is word count. If you’re writing an assignment, you may have a word count guideline that you need to meet. In this case, the challenge is often to keep your information concise so that you don’t exceed your limit. Make sure all the content is relevant. Once again, this means that you’ll need to look at the project with an objective eye and cut any information that doesn’t belong, even when it might be part of an otherwise beautifully written sentence. But you shouldn’t write less than the required amount, either.

For example, when consultants are contracted to carry out research and produce the necessary reports, readers often prefer to see longer, more developed works submitted to them. As well, when a school tutor asks for a 500-word essay, they really mean it and you won’t get away with anything less. Of course, that goes for publishers as well. Most have minimum word requirements that they expect any submission to follow. Not hitting the prescribed amount usually means that your text may be discarded.

4. Copyedit for Conciseness

Another way to ensure that everything you write is brief is to use language effectively by conveying your meaning with as few words as possible. Where brevity is concerned, you should go back over your text to look for sentences that can be reworked in a more concise way. For example, adverbs and passive verbs often add unnecessary wordiness. Remember that unnecessary words and phrases will only turn the reader off from the subject matter, and when that happens often enough, they’ll turn away from the piece altogether.

Brevity and Clarity in Your Writing

In their work and private lives, people are pressed for time and if you can’t give them a reason to keep reading right away, then they won’t. When you use these strategies, you can ensure that your written works are as clear and brief as possible, and that your readers will stick with you to the end.


- Melinda Copp