I write five or six days a week, usually a minimum of 2000 words, sometimes more… No matter what, I try to maintain consistency in my work habits. And I’m always trying to improve, to try new things, to write a new story that is better than anything else I’ve written.
Spark, N. (2020). Nicholas Sparks. Retrieved 1 January 2020, from https://nicholassparks.com/for-writers/
Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And read with questions in your mind. Then, read another thriller and ask yourself those questions again. Then read another and another and another and ask those same questions. And keep reading your entire life and asking questions.
Spark, N. (2020). Nicholas Sparks. Retrieved 1 January 2020, from https://nicholassparks.com/for-writers/
By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it’s possible to learn how things are done—the mechanics of writing, so to speak—and which genres and authors excel in various areas.
Spark, N. (2020). Nicholas Sparks. Retrieved 1 January 2020, from https://nicholassparks.com/for-writers/
You must read, and read a lot. Did I say A LOT? I read over a hundred books a year and have done so since I was fifteen years old, and every book I’ve read has taught me something.
Spark, N. (2020). Nicholas Sparks. Retrieved 1 January 2020, from https://nicholassparks.com/for-writers/
Stories are as unique as the people who tell them, and the best stories are in which the ending is a surprise.
Nicholas Sparks Quotes (Author of The Notebook). (2019). Retrieved 31 December 2019, from https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2345.Nicholas_Sparks
Our story has three parts: a beginning, a middle, and an end. And although this is the way all stories unfold, I still can’t believe that ours didn’t go on forever.
Nicholas Sparks Quotes (Author of The Notebook). (2019). Retrieved 31 December 2019, from https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2345.Nicholas_Sparks
If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
Goodreads.com. (2019). Rudyard Kipling Quotes (Author of The Jungle Book). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6989.Rudyard_Kipling [Accessed 30 Dec. 2019].
