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Why it Pays to Take Risks with Your Writing 0

Mar 14, 2019

Why it Pays to Take Risks with Your Writing

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Hello its Peter here a game from writers

life and today

why pays to take risks with your writing when it comes to writing books

regardless of whether you choose to self

publish or try to win a traditional

publishing deal the competition has

never been fiercer

readers are overwhelmed with choice and

writers often find trying to make their

book stand out from the ground and

daunting and seemingly impossible tasks

it can be easy to play it safe with your

writing just try to stick to the rules

of a genre and to regurgitates a tried

and tested story that seems to appeal to

a mass audience but if you do so your

book is more than likely to simply

become an echo of something already out

there written by someone with more

experience whose popularity has already

been established if you choose to take

risks however while the stakes may be

higher it's arguable that you stand a

far greater chance of making your book

more discoverable distinguishable and

desirable than those that don't but why

is that taking risks shows you are

willing to put your neck on the line a

risk tic is someone who is brave they

are willing to take a chance a leap into

the unknown someone who is willing to

commit all the time and energy it takes

to write a book knowing that it does not

pander to the masses this is undeniably

impressive and demonstrates a commitment

to the craft that other writers who are

simply copycat versions of each other do

not show taking risks will make your

work stand out in an overcrowded

marketplace writers need to do anything

they can to make their books stand out

if you are able to write a book which

appeals to a more niche audience or one

that grabs reader's attention and they

might be willing to take a chance on

your book is more likely to be seen and

therefore more likely to sell taking

risks may not always work but when they

do the payoff is greater of course a

risk is a risk and therefore the chance

of failure is greater if you write

something too obscure too nice too

complicated it will be harder to find a

publisher who's willing to take a chance

on you or find an audience who resonates

with your work however if you do the

rewards are huge taking risks wins you

respect by taking risks in your writing

you often end up exposing yourself being

vulnerable can be frightening but

readers will appreciate the fact that

you have done so this will make them

empathize with you and respect you for

your bravery at the end of the day no

one can write a book that will appeal to

everyone and trying to do so is a waste

of time don't let all your time and

effort go to waste and consider taking

more risks with your writing

be brave have confidence and stay true

to yourself you won't regret it if you

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How To Pick A Genre To Write In 0

Mar 13, 2019

How To Pick A Genre To Write In

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Hello its Peter here came from a

writer's life and today how to pick a

genre to writing many writers don't

consider the genre they are writing it

until their book is written it's easy to

believe that once you've finished

writing your novel that it will become

immediately obvious which category it

falls into and when you are undertaking

tasks such as submitting to editors or

selecting the genres where your book

should City Amazon that it will be easy

to define your writing in such a way

however only considering your genre

after you have finished your story can

lead to some problems there are perhaps

some stories that are easier to define a

classic romance thriller or horror story

for example with many contemporary

fiction books it can be a little more

tricky and in fact you can find your

story crosses the boundaries of many

different genres a little bit of romance

but mostly a thriller a ghost story with

some comedy thrown in and so on the

trouble with not being able to clearly

define your genre is that you then

cannot clearly define your audience one

of the most important things you should

be able to do and submitting your novel

to publishers and agents or when

marketing it yourself is to be able to

define who your audience is to be able

to prove that there is a market for your

book out there that there are readers

ready and waiting to devour it if you

are vague about your genre agents of

publishers will have a harder time being

convinced they can sell your book where

will it sit in a bookstore will readers

be annoyed if they pitch it as a romance

novel when actually perhaps it is more

of a fantasy book it's the same when you

come to choose where to place your book

if self-publishing on sites such as

Amazon if readers disagree with your

choice then you

could end up with negative reviews

readers do not like to be mislead after

all so how do you choose a genre to

write it first of all right with an

audience in mind you should always

consider your reader when you write

before you start why not try to identify

who your target audience is sketch out

an idea of what they like get to know

them what motivates and inspires them

what makes them tick what you understand

your reader you'll have a better idea of

the types of books they read and

therefore the genre you should place

your book into next read many genres and

see what resonates writing in a genre

you love to read will make your life so

much easier if you love romance novels

but try to write a hard-boiled detective

story you might find yourself in trouble

so read lots and lots of different books

and then shape your story to fit which

genre you like best and next go to a

bookstore look at the books in each

section where do you see yours going if

you have already written your novel or

have your story already mapped out in

your head go to a book store to try and

help clarify which genre it fits into

look at books by other authors and see

which ones have similar things to yours

this is also a great way of getting

inspiration for your book synopsis and

cover to our next step is to create a

marketing plan if you pick a genre that

is really obscure you might find it

difficult to know how to market your

book saying that a niche genre could

help you really focus on specific

readers creating a marketing plan could

help sway you one

or another as you decide what is best

for your book at the end of the day when

it comes to picking of genre to write it

sometimes it's simply a good idea to go

with your gut instinct if you are

talking between two you could even make

a pros and cons list to help you choose

whatever you do make sure you have a

clear idea of a genre you are writing it

ideally before you start to write if you

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Can You Really Be a Part-Time Writer? 0

Mar 12, 2019

Can You Really Be a Part-Time Writer?

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Hello its Peter here a game from writers

life and today can you really be a

part-time writer when it comes to

writing we all hear those stories of

famous writers you know the ones who are

ate slept and breathed writing those who

would guess over three am shaking with

passion and a fierce unstoppable desire

to write all their thoughts down those

who couldn't think of anything other

than writing who would spend their days

holed up in their study perhaps a quirky

just filled share the bottom of their

garden and not see daylight or eat for

days on end because their work was so

consumed well that might be all well and

good but for most of us the idea of

being a full-time writer is a bit of a

luxury we all know how hard it is to get

published so how much time can we

realistically spend on our writing while

still making sure we have a roof over

our heads

also it's okay not to want writing to be

the only thing you do with your life

writers seem to carry immense amounts of

guilt around with them they beat

themselves up for not doing enough for

not being good enough

in fact often we are so down on

ourselves and put so much pressure on

ourselves it's a wonder we find any joy

in writing at all sure being a good

writer requires dedication and

commitment and discipline there's no

doubt about it but one can be a

part-time writer and still progress

still see targets and still achieve our

writing dreams when did being a writer

mean one has to be bleary-eyed neglects

our friends and families and live on

crusts of bread and water for weeks on

end it's like we have to be ashamed if

we are practically killing ourselves to

achieve our writing goal

there's a myth that unless we are waking

up in the middle of the night and slowly

becoming reclusive in order to write

that we can't possibly be passionate

enough about it or dedicated enough for

it to be a success writers need to give

themselves a break at the end of the day

while it's important to work hard for

what you want in life it's also

important to enjoy the process

so if writing part-time works for you

and allows you to write at your leisure

while also enjoy everything else that

life has to offer

that's fine in fact achieving a balance

between your writing life and your

actual life is healthy and something

which should be encouraged we don't need

to have a sob story we don't need to

cripple ourselves and end up a

stressed-out

exhausted shell of a person to follow

our dreams that's not to say that being

a full time writer couldn't be brilliant

but it needs to be because that's the

right move not born out of some sort of

guilt ridden weird idea that you're not

a real writer unless you dedicate every

inch of your being to it it's essential

for writers to stop and ask ourselves is

this working for me am i enjoying this

writers don't have to be tortured

sleep-deprived soars it's okay and

possible to be a part-time writer and

still be successful it's just that it

may tell you a little longer to get

there that's all and don't forget if

you're struggling to write or finish

your book our free writers tool can help

with it you'll learn how to overcome

procrastination get organized

stay focused fine times are right and

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How to Make Your Novel Stand Out From the Crowd 0

Mar 11, 2019

How to Make Your Novel Stand Out From the Crowd

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How to Get Inside Your Reader's Head - WritersLife 0

Mar 11, 2019

How to Get Inside Your Reader's Head

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Hi it's Peter here again from a writer's

life and today how to get inside your

readers head one of the most helpful

things you can do as a writer is to

identify who your reader is no matter

what you're writing about figuring out

exactly who will want to read your work

and what their reaction will be - it is

so important right from when you start

to create your work through to pitching

and marketing it to help you create a

piece of writing that will appeal to

your reader you need to be able to get

inside their head the more thorough and

understanding you have of who they are

and what they want the more easily you

will be able to mold and shape your

writing so it will appeal to them of

course this might be easier said than

done

however by making an effort to get to

know your reader and to truly understand

them you'll be able to appeal to them

more through your writing to influence

them and to turn them into loyal fans so

what are the things you can do to try

and get inside your readers head let's

take a look first do your research

start off by doing some simple research

think about the genre your writing

falls into and the kind of person that

might be interested in that type of book

you could even go into book shops and

look at the different people browsing in

that section or join fan clubs and get

to know the kind of conversations they

might have next get feedback all along

the way make sure you don't wait until

you've already finished your book or

piece of writing to get that feedback

ask your readers questions and get

feedback throughout the writing process

this will make it so much easier when

you go back and big

to edit and reshape your book next look

at what other writers are doing one of

the most helpful things you can do is

follow your fellow writers and look at

the different techniques they are using

to engage readers and pique their

interest look at successful writers in

genres similar to yours how does your

writing compare what do their book

covers look like what does the blurb on

the back say check out their social

media accounts their author profiles

their websites find all the information

you can and see what reoccurring themes

on there that you could apply it to your

writing and marketing plans use actual

data there are plenty of programs out

there which can give you a real insight

into your readers your potential readers

and their behavior even just looking at

your engagement on social media and try

to get a picture of the types of people

that are interested in what you're

saying can help you to build up a

picture of who your ideal reader might

be create a persona once you've gathered

together as much information as possible

use this to create an ideal reader

persona write down as much as you can

about them and stick up the details

leads away you're right

you can then always refer to this and

always keep them in mind when you're

writing if you're stuck then you can use

them to help you simply ask yourself

what your reader would want to happen

and if you know them well enough you

should have your answer getting inside

your readers head can make a difference

when it comes to the popularity and

success of your book so it's well worth

trying to get to know your reader and

use this knowledge to help shape your

writing

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write or finish your book our free

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focused find time to write and finally

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Why You Need to Learn to Write Anywhere 0

Mar 10, 2019

Why You Need to Learn to Write Anywhere

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Hello its Peter here again from writers

life and today why you need to learn to

write anywhere

here are some of the favorite excuses of

writers when trying to avoid getting to

work the house is too messy I'm too

tired I don't have enough time I'm too

stressed out I don't know where to start

my desk is too cluttered the laundry

I've got to do the laundry

any of them self familiar to you yeah I

thought so all writers go through

periods of procrastination and we'll

find just about any excuse they can to

avoid sitting down and getting on with

their work the most common excuses find

a way to blame not having the perfect

writing conditions for without them how

could one possibly write write at the

end of the day unless you have the

luxury of being a full-time writer it

might be that you only get a few minutes

here and there it might be that you've

got to do it in a bit of a rush or that

you use your commute or that thirty

minutes when the kids have gone to bed

before you also need to crush out or

early in the morning when no one else

has gone up yet it would be wonderful to

just sit down in our perfectly setup

writing room where we have surrounded

ourselves with objects that inspire us a

freshly made pot of coffee by our side

and the knowledge that there will be no

interruptions for the rest of the day

but we've got to be realistic in short

we've got to learn to write anywhere

training yourself to focus and be

productive for shorts irregular periods

of time can help you make so much more

progress with your writing and the

sooner you can adapt to working in less

than perfect environments regardless of

whether they are noisy

or follow interruptions the better as

with anything practice makes perfect and

to learn to write anywhere you have to

be willing to make an effort to

consistently right in these inconvenient

locations at these inconvenient times

and even when you really don't feel like

it if you keep waiting to be in the

perfect mood at the ideal time in the

ideal place chances are you won't get

very far with your writing at all no one

said it was easy we know it's a

challenge trying to concentrate while

you've got kids screaming in the

background or you're hot and squashed on

your commute to work

no one said it wouldn't be frustrating

to be interrupted when you've just got

into the writing zone but if you don't

try you might find that progress is so

slow you become even more demotivated

so next time you're finding excuses not

to write recognize them as just that

excuses treat writing like a job stop

waiting for the perfect mood and moment

and fit writing into your life

however messy or complicated it may be

and don't forget if it struggling to

write or finish your book

our free writers toolkit can help with

it you'll learn how to overcome

procrastination get organized

stay focused find time to write and

finally get your book published to get

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How to Stay True to Yourself - WritersLife.org 0

Mar 2, 2019

How to Stay True to Yourself - WritersLife.org

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Hello there it's Peter here again from

writers life and today how to stay true

to yourself the great Oscar Wilde once

said be yourself everyone else is

already taken while these words can

apply to everyone to writers they are

even more accurate and he has been so

it's not always as easy as it may seem

writers particularly those who are just

starting out will often rely heavily on

other writers for inspiration in fact it

may well have been that reading your

favorite book by your favorite author is

what made you decide to start writing in

the first place while that's fine it's

essential for writers to try to find

their own way merely trying to emulate

an author and focusing too much on one

author's work will mean that your

writing becomes a copy of someone else's

and let's face it it's unlikely to be a

better copy of that writers need to find

their own voice their own unique way of

telling their stories and expressing how

they feel but how do they do that first

look for inspiration far and wide

writers should look for inspiration

everywhere be that through the books you

read or just the things you observe from

the world around you the more one

searches for inspiration the more

eclectic and experimental you'll be and

you'll find it so much easier to

discover your writing voice to next

discover what motivates you staying true

to yourself is all about finding your

passions and celebrating them whatever

you love whatever gets you smiling

animated and full of energy that's what

you should be pursuing that's what you

should focus your time on

next don't compare yourself to others

being true to yourself is turning the

smoke light inwards comparing yourself

to others isn't healthy or helpful

believes that you are in charge of your

own destiny and that is up to you where

you end up the next tell the truth know

your values know your limits be

completely honest with yourself

only by genuinely lay your cards on the

table and searching your soul will you

be able to understand yourself

completely

the next avoid negativity being

detrimental to yourself or others won't

get you anywhere you don't need to put

others down to achieve what you need to

succeed and you sir Leon helping

yourself by being critical and cruel

some writers are their own worst enemies

but try to have a little faith and

believe in yourself and your abilities

too next take yourself seriously having

self-respect and integrity as an author

is so important if you don't believe in

yourself and keep dismissing yourself or

not putting yourself forward you aren't

being true to yourself if this is indeed

what you want to do and what you believe

in then you should be proud

work hard and make it happen next

take control there's so much you can do

to get noticed to get published to

achieve your writing dream exhaust every

Avenue and grasp every opportunity you

can by following these tips you can stay

true to yourself and continue your work

as a writer with self-respect honesty

and integrity stay true to yourself is

the only way to work even if it's not

the most accessible routes at times but

in doing so you can always be proud of

what you do

and don't forget if he struggling to

write or finish your book our three

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get organized

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How to Write Multiple Points of View 0

Mar 1, 2019

How to Write Multiple Points of View

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Hello there it's Peter here again from

writers life coming up today how to

write multiple points of view writing a

book with multiple points of view is one

of the most challenging ways to tell a

story and requires doodling and bouncing

various personalities points of view and

motivations as well as the ability to

pull these together to create a

narrative that not only makes sense but

is compelling and read worthy - however

done right and using multiple points of

view can provide added layers of insight

and intrigue to a story they can be a

smart and insightful way to widen the

readers perspective and allow them to

get to know multiple characters in more

depth before you get started it's

essential to make sure that telling your

story from multiple points of view is

the right decision list the reasons why

your story will benefit from using this

narrative device and be clear on why

this will enhance your story for example

by giving your reader a broader insight

into the into the world you are creating

or allowing different secrets to come

out through the different perspectives

giving the reader information that other

characters in the story do not have once

you have decided to go ahead and use

multiple points of view here are some

useful tips to ensure you make this as

effective as possible first be clear and

distinct when switching point of view

there's nothing worse than confusing

your reader and the danger of doing so

is far greater when using multiple

points of view be very clear when you

are switching from the perspective of

one character to another only changing

when beginning a new chapter is usually

a more natural way to keep switches

defined and easy to follow

next have distinct characters and voices

if you're using multiple points of view

make sure that they are all distinctive

and exciting enough to stand alone in

your story each character should have a

unique voice and personality that feels

utterly separate from the others and

next make everyone as important as each

other each point of view needs to come

from a character that's the hero of

their own story give equal importance to

each character and make sure that they

all have their journeys struggles

conflicts and obstacles to overcome

which make the reader interested in them

and want to hear more from their own

point of view next don't repeat the same

scenes over and over telling the same

scene from each character's point of

view runs the risk of boring your reader

and not allowing the story to move

forward of course there are times when

it is essential to reveal the same scene

from a different characters perspective

but unless truly necessary to the plot

try to avoid this next plan plot and

have a good strategy there needs to be a

reason you are using a particular

character to reveal a specific scene ask

yourself why that character works best

to tell that part of the story what

insight they bring and make sure that

they are the best man all best woman for

the job planning how the points of view

will come together and which character

to use to tell which bit of the story

will make sure things don't get confused

and that there are no inconsistencies in

your story either writing from multiple

points of view is tough but done right

can be incredibly smart and a useful

device to intrigue your reader to bring

different levels to your story and to

give the reader a whole cast of

characters to fall in love with if

you're thinking of using multiple points

of view to tell a story remember to keep

your reader in mind and use these tips

to help ensure you're doing well

and don't forget if you're struggling to

write off an issue but our free writers

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write and finally get your book

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