tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post5500847363717117117..comments2023-05-22T10:56:58.915+01:00Comments on Chloe Tells Tales: Unique Writing TipsChloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-24460153356199386842013-02-22T09:26:53.047+00:002013-02-22T09:26:53.047+00:00Hi Brandy, thanks for stopping by! Just had a peek...Hi Brandy, thanks for stopping by! Just had a peek at your blog - really liked the post about how nobody is an "aspiring writer", you're a writer if you write, you're not if you not. I think a lot of writers need to know that!<br /><br />"There's always something you can improve" is a good tip. When I first started writing I was more pleased with my writing than I am now, even though I'm tonnes better now. The better I get, the more I realise how much better I could be and the more I strive to get every word right. Somebody said a book is a "perfect idea spoiled" and I think that's spot on. But it's so much fun trying to make your perfect idea perfect!Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-3411692417756844392013-02-21T16:48:09.702+00:002013-02-21T16:48:09.702+00:00I've learned to write, read, do something else...I've learned to write, read, do something else, write, read, do something else...Always proofread multiple times before submission. Wait a day come back and revise. There is always something you can improve.<br /><br />I have a writing advice blog, however, it's not typical advice. It's quirky, obscure, and unconventional. It's my idea that no writer can make another writer better...but, inspiration is a different story. My goal is to inspire and be inspired.<br /><br />Check it out.<br />http://adviceforwriters.wordpress.com/Brandy Danielle Nicholsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18428710133019326921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-62353095518846874772013-02-21T13:44:38.021+00:002013-02-21T13:44:38.021+00:00You're definitely not one of those writers. Yo...You're definitely not one of those writers. You talk about the things you've learned as you've written and that's always valuable to hear about! I just see quite a lot of "top ten tips" on writer's blogs which say nothing new at all!<br /><br />That's a great tip and one that new writers find hard. I know I always want to work on a second draft within a fortnight of the first draft. But now I give it a month minimum, and it's better if I give it two months and come to it fresh.Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-41491916782826720512013-02-21T12:50:21.549+00:002013-02-21T12:50:21.549+00:00LOL.
Oh oh, guess I'm one of those jumped-up ...LOL.<br /><br />Oh oh, guess I'm one of those jumped-up writer who thinks they can teach you something about writing. Or actually, I just like to share the stupid things I do. And it's many many many.<br /><br />This isn't really an unexpected lesson, but I can't think of any of those off-hand. So this is one of the lessons I've learned. <br /><br />Let things sit. Be patient. When you get some space between you and your novel, 2...3...6 months, you can see things you didn't before because you were too close. Also for me, in that time, as I'm reading other novels, it gives me ideas of what I can do with mine. Little things that help w/voice or character development.<br /><br />So that's my advice. Set it aside for a bit.Suzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502606950280751205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-51895283914733267252013-02-21T12:32:36.444+00:002013-02-21T12:32:36.444+00:00I find it hard sometimes to be sure what is a reco...I find it hard sometimes to be sure what is a recognisable cultural reference and what is something that I happen to have stumbled across! This reminds me of those stories from agents/publishers who get queries asking if the writer can bring their MS in to the office to show them because "it needs me there to explain it"!Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-8480135750904720962013-02-21T12:31:10.196+00:002013-02-21T12:31:10.196+00:00That's a great tip and one which applies to e-...That's a great tip and one which applies to e-mails and texts too. Who hasn't wished for a "recall" button at some point!Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-90966262843359408782013-02-21T12:20:06.629+00:002013-02-21T12:20:06.629+00:00I think that one thing I've learned is that I ...I think that one thing I've learned is that I sometimes rely on 'in head' information and assume that the reader has the same reference library. In lay speak: if you need to explain the context to the reader in a separate conversation, you haven't finished the writing!DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-87617511667939477702013-02-21T09:47:49.749+00:002013-02-21T09:47:49.749+00:00Specifically for blogs, and I'm sure that it&#...Specifically for blogs, and I'm sure that it's obvious to everyone, but something that I worked out painfully all by myself: Write, by all means, when you're angry, wildly excited, beside yourself with pain or misery, because there's genuine emotion that makes the writing special - but don't press 'publish' until the next day. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.com