A Guide To Writing

Learning about being a writer is the first step involved in learning how to become an author. There is a lot more to it than you probably think. There are many things to think about first.

Authors are creative people with good imaginations. Having the ability to dream something is a prerequisite for writing. Novels, poems and stories are nothing more than dreams put down on paper. Without the dream in place, the reality cannot come to fruition. There is a first step for everything worthwhile. Dreaming is the first step for a writer.

Improving your imagination is very important if you are serious about this. If you can vividly imagine exactly what the scene looks like, it will be much easier to convey that image to 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 image for yourself?

Writers usually have a favorite place to work. There is usually one place that is better than all the others where your imagination is at its full capability. You need to discover this location for yourself. If you’re really smart, you’ll do everything you possibly can to preserve or improve that work space. This will have a major influence on your productivity.

To a professional, a blank piece of paper is like a painter’s canvas awaiting the paint. You should think of it in the same way. Every single page has the potential to become a Picasso.

This is when the real magic begins. Now it is time to morph that blank page into an art form that will capture the reader’s focus and paint a picture for her that is bright and vivid.

It was just the two of them standing at the bar. The bartender was near the other end. They looked like the perfect couple. Paul commanded a real 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.

You really have to love it 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 the most rewarding side of being a professional writer.