Hi Guys and Happy New Year!
Speaking of new year, its a time when we are all usually making plans, which prompted me to think about a book I read recently - How To Write More Words More Easily by Terrance Field First off, I'm not usually one for self help books or books offering writing advice, but as the book was free and only 52 pages long I though I'd give it a look. I must say I am very glad I did. Orwell Said the best books tell us what we already know, and I'd say that is the case with this book. As you can imagine from a 52 page book the advice is straight to the point and direct. There is no magic formula here but what there is there is a simple plan, a scalable model to be applied to any gestating novel. It makes sense. Reading it I was thinking to myself "well yeah that's obvious"...but as obvious as it all may be I certainly haven't been doing it so far! Previously I have been of the belief that people can either write or not, and that if you have at least a little talent, you can improve it by working at it. Mostly I am still of that opinion...but I'm now going to graft onto that that a little more planning doesn't go amiss (obvious right?) For myself, like many aspiring writers my time is limited and sometimes it can seem as though you are getting minimum returns on the time you spend. Having a detailed plan of each chapter of your novel and racheting up the 'crisis' throughout to keep up the pace, I feel will really help my progress. I am definitely going to make it my new years resolution to apply this books techniques and tips to keep my next book on track and to help me deliver a quality novel hopefully more quickly than the first one I would definitely recommend it to other aspiring writers and even if you don't find it useful, hey its only 52 pages! D.T.
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