Sunday from The Cottage of Blog
Morning everyone. It's 11:10. I've been reading from Mr. Swain's "The Techniques of the Selling Writer" again. Funny how whenever I re-read a chapter, I find things (many things) I missed the previous time.
This morning I was reading the chapter on "Preparation, Planning, Production" I love his philosophy on the writing life and what to do to make it and what to do NOT to make it LOL. And especially his advice to exercise. (groan)
So, just in case you didn't know. I'll give you a preview. There's only 5 essential ingredients to become a successful writer. Count 'em five.
Quote from Jerome Lawrence: "You've gotta get up very early some morning five years ago." Ah. Don't I wish I had.
1. You learn what it means to be a writer.
2. You learn how to recognize good story material.
3. You learn how to prepare to write a story
4. You learn your own best way to plan it.
5. You learn how to get out copy.
Ah back to #4. You learn your own best way to plan it.
And, folks, that's all there is to it. (Really laughing hard now)
Some interesting quotes from the chapter.
"To become a writer, you must first be capable of emotional involvement."
"You can't communicate that which you yourself lack. No feeling, no story."
"You must be enthusiastic . . . writing is murderously hard, lonely, frustrating work, upon occasion. Unless a project excites you to begin with, odds are you'll stand ready to slash your wrists before it's done." Oh yeah. Mr. Swain. I love you. Do you think Mr. Swain, Mr. Vogler and Mr. Marshall will let me take them home with me?
Enough. I'm excited about my new WIP. I really want to write that motel scene. I'm giggling over it, so maybe I can get write in the ridiculousness and stupidity of my heroine's behavior and how it contrasts the seriousness of her motivation.
Happy reading, writing and revising from
The Cottage of Blog
Pat
This morning I was reading the chapter on "Preparation, Planning, Production" I love his philosophy on the writing life and what to do to make it and what to do NOT to make it LOL. And especially his advice to exercise. (groan)
So, just in case you didn't know. I'll give you a preview. There's only 5 essential ingredients to become a successful writer. Count 'em five.
Quote from Jerome Lawrence: "You've gotta get up very early some morning five years ago." Ah. Don't I wish I had.
1. You learn what it means to be a writer.
2. You learn how to recognize good story material.
3. You learn how to prepare to write a story
4. You learn your own best way to plan it.
5. You learn how to get out copy.
Ah back to #4. You learn your own best way to plan it.
And, folks, that's all there is to it. (Really laughing hard now)
Some interesting quotes from the chapter.
"To become a writer, you must first be capable of emotional involvement."
"You can't communicate that which you yourself lack. No feeling, no story."
"You must be enthusiastic . . . writing is murderously hard, lonely, frustrating work, upon occasion. Unless a project excites you to begin with, odds are you'll stand ready to slash your wrists before it's done." Oh yeah. Mr. Swain. I love you. Do you think Mr. Swain, Mr. Vogler and Mr. Marshall will let me take them home with me?
Enough. I'm excited about my new WIP. I really want to write that motel scene. I'm giggling over it, so maybe I can get write in the ridiculousness and stupidity of my heroine's behavior and how it contrasts the seriousness of her motivation.
Happy reading, writing and revising from
The Cottage of Blog
Pat
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