Write Strategy: Think, Believe, Attack

Written by Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ


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Jump inrepparttar middle ofrepparttar 128901 fray. Be inrepparttar 128902 circle, not outside it. Don't be content being a mere spectator. Take a bite of everything life dishes out. Ray Bradbury wrote, "Tom Wolfe aterepparttar 128903 world and vomited lava. Dickens dined at a different table every hour of his life. Moliere, tasting society, turned to pick up his scalpel, as did Pope and Shaw. Everywhere you look inrepparttar 128904 literary cosmos,repparttar 128905 great ones are busy loving and hating. Have you given up this primary business as obsolete in your own writing? What fun you are missing, then. The fun of anger and disillusion,repparttar 128906 fun of loving and being loved, of moving and being moved by this masked ball which dances us from cradle to churchyard. Life is short, misery sure, mortality certain. But onrepparttar 128907 way, in your work, why not carry those two inflated pig-bladders labeled Zest and Gusto."

Attack writing with PASSION.

The kind of writing you produce will oftentimes reflectrepparttar 128908 current state of your emotions. Be indifferent and your writing will be indifferent. Be cheerful and watchrepparttar 128909 words dance across your page.

Whenever you sit down to write, put your heart and soul in it. Write with passion. Write as if you won't live tomorrow. In her book, Writingrepparttar 128910 Wave, Elizabeth Ayres wrote: "There's one thing your writing must have to be any good at all. It must have you. Your soul, your self, your heart, your guts, your voice -- you must be on that page. Inrepparttar 128911 end, you can't makerepparttar 128912 magic happen for your reader. You can only allowrepparttar 128913 miracle of 'being one with' to take place. So dare to be you. Dare to reveal yourself. Be honest, be open, be true...If you are, everything else will fall into place."

Copyright (c) 2004 Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ

About the author: Shery is the creator of WriteSparks! - a software that generates over 10 *million* Story Sparkers for Writers. Download WriteSparks! Lite for free - http://writesparks.com


How to Pitch a Story

Written by Elizabeth Kirwin


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Tools ofrepparttar Trade

Once, I had a bead collection I acquired from a friend who was sick of beading. She said to me, “if you just look atrepparttar 128899 collection long enough, you’ll have ideas.” This is what I did, and this is how I made my necklaces. For writers, I recommend they look at as many hard copy and on-line publications as possible. Don’t forget to obtain a copy ofrepparttar 128900 current Writers Market. It’s a useful publication for profiling buying publications. I suggestrepparttar 128901 budding writer look into publications in sync with their personal interests. For example, I enjoy backcountry hiking and camping. I would probably want to contact outdoors magazines to pitch them some stories. I also have an interest in local newspapers, travel, educational, and holistic healing magazines. I’ve pitched to all of these types of publications. When you find a publication you really like, write downrepparttar 128902 editor’s name, e-mail, phone number and start to pitch. There’s also a great writers’ site called www.writingformoney.com. For $8 per month you can review an interactive on-line listing of publications which are currently buying new work. With these links, you can visitrepparttar 128903 publications directly, read about them, and e-mailrepparttar 128904 editor your pitch. The longer you look at these tools ofrepparttar 128905 trade,repparttar 128906 more ideas will percolate.

Hit a Home Run

You want to hit a home run with an editor and land a story? Well, try going to bat with two to three story ideas instead of just one. Orrepparttar 128907 story you’ve developed can be pitched at different angles, which may make it more suitable for your publication of choice. Make sure to view at least several articles fromrepparttar 128908 publication itself before pitching an editor, so you can have an idea of that editor’s taste in material and style. All of these tips should help you land a great story, and even more inrepparttar 128909 future. As with baseball: practice. With practice, you’ll learn how to pitch like an expert.

Elizabeth Kirwin has published work in national magazines and newspapers. She is co-owner of Sidhe Communications http://www.sidhecommunications.com in Asheville NC. She develops web sites, newsletters, brochures, and other marketing materials for companies and health care ogranizations nationally.For more information, e-mail ekirwin@bellsouth.net.


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