Re: Writing
Re: Writing
There's an annual publication called 'The Writers & Artists Yearbook' usually easy to get hold of.Re: Writing
Re: Writing
I'm a published author. Writing is a skill that a person develops over time. The key is being willing to rewrite the book over and over and over again. My first book took me ten years. I had to teach myself to write. I spend between two and five years writing a given book, depending on the plot line. My suggestion is that your daughter take writing classes, read good books on writing, join a writers forum. There are bunches of them. On those sites one can find someone to read them and give critics...and take what the readers say with a grain of salt. Another place to try is Wattpad. If the intended audience is under 35, she can get feedback there. There are all kinds of places like that. If she's still doing this, you can contact me and I will give you more specific suggestions.Re: Writing
Re: Writing
My literary agent got my first book published. It was nonfiction. When she read the second one she said she guessed that I only had one good book in me. Well, she was wrong, but what it told me was that I needed to work on my writing skills. I did that. I rewrote the book for a couple more years. It did the trick. Something a writer's conference instructor told me was that each person is the authority on their own work. So unless someone else has a vested interest in the work, it's best to take the opinions cautiously. The new writer can be very discouraged by critiques. But is it good to have others read them. My husband is also a writer and he reads and edits my stuff, and then I apply his suggestions if they seem reasonable to me.Thread Tools | |
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