[authorme] PUBLISHING EMERGING WRITERS - SEPTEMBER 2009

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In this issue...
YOUR NOVEL, A MOVIE -  Bruce Cook
HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL WRITER - Michael Lee 
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 YOUR NOVEL, A MOVIE
by Bruce Cook
 If you’ve written a short story, you will yearn for the next step - a novel. 
But the prospect of writing 80,000-plus words is scary. (You can write shorter 
works, called “novellas”, but don’t confuse those with the 80K size, the 
minimum size if you are prospecting for an agent.).


If this is your goal, how should you proceed? As you might expect, many options 
are involved. First, consider whether you want to fully plan your content. For 
example, you may have an outline, and even a final chapter, so everything else 
just has to fit. Alternatively, you might want to insure character consistency 
by creating a few characters and a setting and situation, then just letting the 
characters carry the story. More realistically, you probably have a general 
plan, but are willing to permit your characters to lead the story within 
sections.

Further, you need to slice the action into chapters and the chapters into 
scenes. Here’s where you’ll find a similarity to motion pictures. In a film, 
the director splices individual shots into scenes, and scenes into sequences, 
until the entire film is done. In the same way, the novelist drops selected 
characters into a setting and situation. They interact until a scene goal or 
other logical stopping point is reached, often within just a few pages. Then 
the writer plans and creates additional scenes of this kind until a chapter 
goal or other logical stopping point is reached. Finally, the chapters are 
arranged and assembled into a novel which hopefully has its own, emotionally 
significant goal. A novel with a socially significant message is most welcome.

Next time you finish a story, stop to think. Could the story become Chapter One 
in a greater story? If so, continue the saga until your novel is done!
 
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How To Become A Successful Writer: 3 Simple Tips To Succeed As A Writer
by Michael Lee

There are ordinary writers, and then there are successful writers. I’m sure 
it’s quite obvious what every aspiring writer wants to be. Gone are the days 
when a writer was considered a starving artist. Today, writers can also make it 
big. Think about J.K. Rowling, Dan Brown or whoever your favorite successful 
writer is. How did they become successful writers?

You might shake your head at this and answer that you’re no J.K. Rowling. After 
all, you might think it’s unlikely that her rags to riches story will happen to 
anyone. However, your chances of making it big will increase if you took the 
time to learn how to become a successful writer. 

1) Perfect Your Style. 

Every writer has his own signature style. Is yours detailed descriptions or 
maybe sharp-witted sentences? Do you like to play around with simple words or 
does your taste run to the highfalutin terms? 

Whatever your style is, stick to it and make it your own. Soon, people will 
notice that your writing has more character than the others. People looking for 
satirical stories, for example, will always think of you first before any other 
writer because that is your signature style. 

2) Be Different. 

If you want to learn how to become a successful writer, don’t write about 
topics that have been written about over and over again, unless you’re prepared 
to show people a different perspective. Otherwise, you would just be another 
redundant waste of space in the newspaper or in the magazine. 

Try to update yourself with what’s going on in the world or even just in your 
neighborhood. You might be surprised as to what you might pick up from simple 
conversations. Browse popular bookmarking sites like Digg.com and see what 
topics are hot right now. Some websites will inform you when new or hot trends 
come out. They include: news.google.com 
news.yahoo.com 
msnbc.com 
cnn.com 
cnet.com 

Note: The same advice applies when you’re writing fiction. 

3) Be Persistent. 

If you want to learn how to become a successful writer, you must never give up. 
Send out your manuscripts to publishing houses. Meet up with them when 
necessary. J.K. Rowling wasn’t even remotely successful before Harry Potter was 
published. 

Someone somewhere out there will like your style and will decide to have faith 
in your talents. Don’t be disheartened when somebody criticizes your piece, 
too. Try to understand people’s comments and improve on what needs to be 
improved. 

Learning how to become a successful writer is very possible with the right 
attitude and proper advice. Of course, you have to know the basics down like 
good grammar and proper sentence construction. After that, everything depends 
on your own skills as a writer and your tenacity to succeed. Believe that you 
can do it and everything else will fall into place.

Article Source: 
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About the Author:
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