EP 68- The 10 Bad Habits of Writing Part II
Episode description
There are some days when you can look at something that’s been written and just think, “I don’t feel this. I don’t feel inspired.” It happens to everyone, but it’s important to understand that writing is the core of creativity. There’s an emotional connection you have to have if you’re going to sit down and unleash that creativity through writing. Hilary shares part two of rules for bad writing and what to do moving forward to improve and enhance your literary skills.
Today you will learn a few things:
- Pick out what you want- We don’t need to be flowery and over-explain something we are writing about. Keep it simple.
- Follow the format in the industry- Keep the same structure of the book and follow it in the proper order.
- Don’t reinvent the wheel- Do the process that you follow in everything else you write about or will be writing about.
- Avoid cliches- Embrace YOUR styles, cliches just come off as being unoriginal and lazy.
- The thesaurus isn’t your friend- Fix and limit your redundancies and keep your writing relevant.
- Don’t be too “I” oriented- We all like to stroke our egos once in a while- don't make it a habit. Your writers do not want to hear about you the whole time they are reading.
Hilary covers these topics in more detail and shares a few extras. It’s your time, energy, life experiences, and work going into what you’re writing. Take this advice and build the best story you can. Write on!
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