No one can write like you
I’m not going to elaborate here.
YOU are the only YOU on this planet.
Only YOU can write what you write.
YOU’RE A GENIUS ALL THE TIME.
*drops the mic*
Happy Writing!
–Christa
Getting out of the writing rut
If you’ve been writing for a while, you might notice that much of your writing is similar.
Character-types repeat.
Themes replay over and over.
Settings and atmosphere don’t vary much.
This is good when starting out. You settle into your voice, genre, and style. You get comfortable.
Don’t languish in a writing rut.
Once you’ve found your footing as a writer and are confident in your process, it is time to take some risks.
Sure, your readers will expect a certain something from you, but they will also like to be surprised and delighted. Don’t tell the same story over and over again.
Experiment with different POVs, genres, and twists. Ask yourself, how can I make this story unique?
Predictability is boring for you and your readers. Go wild. Go crazy. See what happens! Be remembered!
Happy Writing!
–Christa
Sometimes, writing is all we’ve got
Do you believe in the afterlife?
What is our purpose here?
Will our consciousness survive the death of our body?
No one is sure about what happens after we take our last breath. It can leave us confused, depressed, and maybe even a little bitter.
Humans cope with the big mystery of life by creating. By expressing ourselves through art. By asking the big questions, and hopefully finding an answer to them.
One way we do know consciousness can survive is through writing. Think about the books you’ve read by a dead authors. How have they changed you?
In the bleak, inhuman loneliness, we can touch others all over the world and beyond our physical existence through our books.
So get to writing!
–Christa
What author most changed your life?
Your book as a movie
Would your book make a good movie?
I grew up obsessed with movies. Even though I love to binge on series, I still I prefer to watch movies over any other kind of video format.
I think most writers write from a mental movie that plays inside their heads. We fantasize about our books being adapted for the big screen. It’s natural for us to have this mindset when movies are such a huge part of our culture.
Some authors hire screenwriters to adapt their story and pitch their bookmovie’s the hard way. But there is a shortcut…
If you have a book that you think would make a good movie, Screencraft runs a yearly Cinematic Book Contest. Get your submission ready. It opens in September! CLICK HERE.
Happy Writing!
–Christa
Writing for the world to read
Ahhh! This is a wonderful tip! If only it were so easy.
One of the biggest challenges of writing is to recreate the exact vision we have in our minds. Our final draft never comes out exactly as we imagined. We usually end up with another version of our original idea.
It’s frustrating, but we must accept this as part of the process. If not, it can hold us up indefinitely.
Have you ever captured your story just right?
Happy Writing,
Christa