Try NovelChick, the online story planner<\/a>. It will guide you through the process.<\/p>\n6. Writing<\/h2>\n
Yes, it’s finally time to sit down and write. How to become a writer has to include some writing, after all.<\/p>\n
Best<\/span>\u00a0advice: turn off the critical side of your brain, connect with your creative inner child, and let loose. Don’t worry about getting it right, or worse, getting it perfect. You won’t. Not on your first try. And that’s absolutely all right. Don’t be afraid to make a mess. On the contrary: revel in your mess. The creative process is not a clean, streamlined function. It’s messy, it’s tentative, it’s daring, it’s fun. Let it be all that.<\/p>\nAbove<\/span>\u00a0all, stick to writing. Suppose you manage 500 words a day. That might seem hardly anything, but within 120 days (4 months) you’ll have a full-length novel on your hands. Always remember: the small numbers do add up. Plug through it and don’t give up.<\/p>\n7. Editing<\/h2>\n
Congratulations you have a first draft. Remember that critical side of your brain, the one you shouldn’t use when writing? Now it comes into play. Edit for basic clarity using your grammar and spelling tools. Edit out weak or redundant words. Edit out slow scenes that do not advance the plot. Edit in more suspense, more conflict, more sparks, more emotion, more impact.<\/p>\n
Keep<\/span>\u00a0in mind that a person cannot fully edit her own manuscript. You just can’t disentangle yourself from your own text to the level required for true objectiveness. It’s only natural. Always consult an editor before releasing your stories into the wild, be it an editor assigned to you through trade publishing, or a freelance editor you choose before self-publishing your stories.<\/p>\nRemember, every story you release reflects upon you as a writer. Don’t turn loose bad writing, or it will come back to bite you in the toes.<\/p>\n
Congrats!<\/h2>\n
You now have your answer to the question, “How to become a writer?” Sure, it’s a long answer, and it will take you a good amount of time to follow and apply it. Just like anything worth doing.<\/p>\n
What to Expect?<\/h2>\n
“Your first million words don\u2019t count,” it’s been said. True or not, get used to the idea that you\u2019ll be writing a lot before you become a competent writer. Just slog on, stay calm, and keep writing. Good writers become good because they refuse to quit, and because they always aspire to better their craft. That can be you, too, if you only choose so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","categories":[36,21],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/refiction.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/477"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/refiction.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/refiction.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/articles"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/refiction.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/refiction.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/refiction.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}