Stephen King's Top Seven Tips for Writers
...That's the title of an article I saw the other day on The Positivity Blog by Henrik Edberg, a 26 year old student from Sweden.
In his article, Henrik has set out seven pieces of advice for writers gleaned from horror writer Stephen King's book On Writing - which I highly recommend, by the way. Here's the first (and shortest) of the seven items:
1. Get to the point.
In his article, Henrik has set out seven pieces of advice for writers gleaned from horror writer Stephen King's book On Writing - which I highly recommend, by the way. Here's the first (and shortest) of the seven items:
1. Get to the point.
Don't waste your reader's time with too much back-story, long intros or longer anecdotes about your life. Reduce the noise. Reduce the babbling. In On Writing King gets to his points quickly. Get to your point quickly too before your reader loses patience and moves on.
The other tips in this article on The Positivity Blog are all well worth reading too. OK, none are Earth-shattering, but it's all solid stuff, and relevant to all types of writing, not just novels and short stories. Check it out!
Labels: blogging, Inspiration, resources, technique, writing
Nick at 9:23 AM 
1 Comments:
Hi Nick, I was quite interested to read your article regarding complaints laid against the Writer's Bureau. I have just signed up to their course and so far, I am disappointed with the standard of the writing of the modules and, I've realised that I probably need to work with a tutor in person to improve at writing fiction!
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