These posts are designed to pass along lessons in writing and editing to the next generation as well as be a source of inspiration when writers have hit the wall.
While proofreaders are looking for errors only, it’s a far bigger job than just reading copy. The proofreader carefully goes over the entire visual look of a project—whether it’s the pages of a book or a magazine or a newspaper. Even if a manuscript looks perfect when turned in to typesetting, errors can occur in layout that don’t show up on a manuscript.
If you’re reading this, chances are you have a story you want to write. The truth is, most people do. Everyone carries around an idea for a book they wish they could put on paper. The wonderful part? Anyone can learn to write a good story. It just takes time and practice.
At this year’s Professional Writing Conference, keynote speaker Zena Dell Lowe (at The Storyteller’s Mission) delivered a powerful challenge to every storyteller. The world doesn’t need more content—it needs heroes.
Great worldbuilding and an exciting plot can only take you so far—if your characters fall flat, readers won’t stick around. That might sound intimidating—creating characters is super important—but not impossible. As you read in this article, I hope you will see that creating characters your readers will love is not as daunting as you think. Allow me to walk you through the process of creating characters your readers will never forget.
Anyone who has aspired to create a piece of writing has asked themselves these questions. Writing can be a tedious and aggravating process, especially for beginners. What I, along with many writers, have experienced is that it’s easy to approach writing with an unrealistic mindset that can be discouraging and cause early writers to quickly give up on their works. Too often we expect perfection on the first pass. Or we worry too much about getting published.
Hemmingway made a wager among his writer friends, claiming he could write a story in six words. They took him up on the bet, and on a napkin, Hemingway wrote the famous words: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” His friends paid him $10, no questions asked.
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