Peter Economy,Randy Ingermanson

Writing Fiction

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  • Maria7780has quoted7 years ago
    seven tactical tools to use in your writing: action, dialogue, interior monologue, interior emotion, description, flashback, and narrative summary.
  • Ayesha Munawarhas quoted5 years ago
    Nobody ever got good at writing by talking about it.
  • Ayesha Munawarhas quoted5 years ago
    Most importantly, they keep writing
  • Ayesha Munawarhas quoted5 years ago
    Second, you want to get the darned thing published. Don’t hang your head and say, “I’ll be happy just to get it written.” Write to get published. Humility is a fine thing, but false humility can keep you from doing the one thing you really want to do.
  • Ayesha Munawarhas quoted5 years ago
    First of all, you want to write a really good novel, right? You aren’t in this game to write a piece of schlock. You have some talent, and you have a story, and you want to write it well.
  • Maria7780has quoted8 years ago
    have five main tools that you can use for showing your story. In order of their importance to you, these are
    Action
    Dialogue
    Interior emotion
    Interior monologue
    Description
  • Maria7780has quoted8 years ago
    Of all the books in print in any given year — about 1.2 million titles — only about 25,000 of them sell more than 5,000 copies during that year. Only a few hundred of those titles sell more than 100,000 copies.
  • Maria7780has quoted8 years ago
    top-five-earning writers in the world earn about 60 percent of all the dollars earned by writers. This isn’t easy to verify, but our experience tells us it’s plausible.
  • Maria7780has quoted8 years ago
    Take a short break. Regular breaks help you clear your mind and then get back to work with a renewed energy and focus. We suggest that you take a break every 60 to 90 minutes and that your breaks last no longer than about five minutes. This will help ensure that you don’t lose your precious writing momentum
  • Maria7780has quoted8 years ago
    try a variety of times to see when you’re most energized, focused, and inspired.
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