The Nuts and Bolts of Actually Writing
Repeat after me: Each writer is free write their own way. I am free to write my own way. After all these articles, the bottom line is--write how you want to. No one's holding a gun to your head to force you to write a certain way. Go with your own gut instinct. 1) Being a writer Care about what you're writing about, because your reader will know when you don't. Be true to your values, your personality. You don 't want any kind of cognitive dissonance about what you're writing and your own inner values. Be self-disciplined. No one is going to make you sit down and write except yourself, and your are not going to published if you don't have a manuscript to submit. Develop your own unique style of writing. Don't copy anyone. Develop your own writer's voice. (One book that gave great exercises for developing my writer’s voice is Finding Your Writer's Voice by Thaisa Frank and Dorothy Wall. Not all the exercises resonated with me, but mo