The new millennium Donald Goines, mixed with a little Shakespeare.
Born in
has resided in numerous cities across
the
English from
passions include literature, cosmology,
athletics and music. Currently he
resides in southern
process of his next two compositions.
WRITING TIPS
1) Most of us have good ideas for stories. The tough part is recognizing that your idea has potential.
2) Brainstorming is the most common way to come up with ideas. Start by writing down words, phrases or experiences that occur to you, no matter how crazy or unusable they might seem.
3) Keep a small writer's notebook with you at all times, with something to write with to jot down ideas as they come to you. The best ideas are spur-of-the-moment.
4) Always thoroughly observe every environment that you come in contact with. *Remember... Life gives the best writing material, so pay attention!
5) Always be open to constructive criticism, but never compromise your art or ideas.
6) Practice makes perfect. Write everyday, no matter how much or how little.
7) If you get writer's block, write about true things that occur from the news or write about things that happen to you.
8) Reading is another way to combat writer's block. Read fiction and non-fiction. This will allow you to observe the styles of various writers.
9) It always helps to outline the structure of events for your entire novel or story. Also, it helps even more to outline the structure of events for each chapter. Some people say they can just start writing and it all flows smoothly. If you can write this way, then that is great. But most times, more detail and a better story is derived from outlining events.
10) A good story needs conflict but it is equally as important that your conflict escalates. You should gradually build up to that critical level.
11) Bring your characters to life by giving them a specific personality, good physical description, and make sure you have the proper dialogue for your character type. Also, if a character is angry, don't just say the character is mad. Put the character in a situation that will make the character mad and show how the character reacts.