A Guide To Writing

Thinking about what it is like to be an author is the first step before learning how to write a book. There is a lot more to it than you probably think. There are many things to understand first.

Writers are creative people with vivid imaginations. Being able to dream something is a prerequisite for writing professionally. Novels, poems and stories are nothing more than dreams put down on paper. Without the dream firmly in place, the finished product cannot come to fruition. There is a first step for everything worthwhile. Visualizing is the first step for a writer.

Improving your dreaming capability is very important if you are serious about this. If you can vividly imagine exactly what the person looks like, it will be much easier to recreate that image for the reader. Clarity is a must. How else are you going to be able to allow the reader to accurately visualize what you are trying to show him without clearly seeing the story for yourself?

Authors usually have a favorite place to work. There is usually one place that is superior to all the others where your creativity is at its full capability. You need to find this place for yourself. If you’re really smart, you’ll do everything you can to preserve or improve that little space. This will have a major influence on your level of productivity.

To an author, a blank piece of paper is like a painter’s canvas awaiting the paint. You should think of it as such. Every single page has the potential to become a masterpiece.

Then the real magic begins. Now it is time to turn that blank page into something that will capture the reader’s focus and paint a picture for him that is bright and vivid.

It was just the two of them standing at the bar. The bartender was at the other end. They looked like a perfect couple. Paul commanded a real room presence with his salt and pepper hair and six foot three inch physically fit stature. Susan was his equally attractive female counterpart with her wavy long platinum blond hair leading down to her almond skin shoulders. She was a real knockout in that black cocktail dress.

It really feels good when you know you have captured the reader’s attention. It is very hypnotic. Being able to plant suggestions in the minds of other people is very powerful indeed. This is a very rewarding side of being a professional writer.