Buy a steno notebook?
Absotively! In it you will FAITHFULLY, day by day, page by page, record the date, page numbers and a short summary of what that days writing includes. On the far right margin enter new names as they occur. Highlight in yellow. On a separate page you will record each and every character’s name and short clue as to who he or she is as they appear. These actions will save you time, money, frustration, heartache, headaches, editorial mistakes and maybe even lawsuits & I guarantee that you will be eternally grateful to the idiot that gave you the idea! (Many more ideas like the above in “A Guide to Writing & Publishing a Novel) http://tinyurl.com/o72cmnk
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ACCORDING TO WEBSTER: Writer's block is a condition, primarily associated with writing, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work.
A common cause of writer’s block is a simple temporary loss of critical memory at a critical time. You can’t remember an idea or a name or the name of a certain town or perhaps an important item. You bog down. You spend precious time agonizing over just the right idea or word. You lose your train of thought. Time goes by. You’re stuck. What to do? Answer? Ignore the problem. Simply and completely put it out of your mind. How? 6 red XXXXXX’s! Hit your space bar a half dozen times then type in 6 red XXXXXX’s and continue your writing. You know that the missing name, place, idea or whatever will come to you eventually. When it does, go to FIND. Type in the 6 red XXXXXX’s. Go to site, erase the XXXXXX’s. Fill in the blank. Voila! (Many more ideas like the above in “A Guide to Writing & Publishing a Novel) http://tinyurl.com/o72cmnk Chapterizing.
NEVER, NEVER, type the words Chapter One on your first page. Let me ask you something. You’re at a friend’s house and are asked to tell them about the exciting trip you took to Bangkok last year. Do you start by saying “Chapter one”? Of course not, it’d be stifling. Remember, you are not writing a novel. You are telling a story to a friend. You ramble, you repeat, you mispronounce or misspell, you hesitate, doesn’t matter. Chances are what you begin with won’t end up being the first chapter anyway. Like I continuously say in my booklet, JUST WRITE THE DAMN THING! Add the chapter breaks later. (Many more ideas like the above in “A Guide to Writing & Publishing a Novel) http://tinyurl.com/o72cmnk Or imagine the kind of person you know will love your story sitting across the desk or table from you, waiting to hear the tale. “G’morning Fred. Can I tell you a story? Seem’s like this guy Samson had a full head of hair and…..” Or, “Once upon a time. Or, “It was a dark and stormy night.” The point? It doesn’t matter what you say, just say something!! Open the door. Your new motto? JUST WRITE THE DAMN THING! |
AuthorRichard L. Wren IN HIS NEW CAREER AS AN AUTHOR, RICHARD DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS TALL, DARK, HANDSOME AND A LIAR. A FOURTH GENERATION CALIFORNIAN, A SAILOR, FATHER OF FOUR BEAUTIFUL AND SUPPORTIVE DAUGHTERS, AND HUSBAND TO ONE OF THE BEST WIVES OF ALL TIME. [MORE]
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