Ethel & Noble

One doesn’t arrive at good writing. Grow or stagnate.
Maybe your writing lacks punch. Or you’ve hit a brick wall.
Don’t give up! With help, your message still has the potential to reach the masses.
I can’t turn you into a bestselling author overnight, and I urge you to suspect anyone who says they can.
But I do believe I can help improve your writing immediately.

5 TIPS TO MAKE YOU A BETTER WRITER
1. Don’t aim to write a bestseller.
That’s the last thing I think about when I start a new book. To have any chance at success, my manuscript must come from my passions, the overflow of what I really care about
I have no control over the market, sales, reviews, and all the rest. All I can control is how much of myself I give to a writing project.
What’s your passion? What drives you?
Write about that.
Your passion will keep you at the keyboard and motivate you when the writing gets tough—and if you’re doing it right, it always does.

2. Always think reader-first.
Write “Think Reader First” on a sticky note and place it where you can see it while you’re writing.
Your sole job is to tell a story so compelling that your reader gets lost in it from the get-go.
Treat your readers the way you want to be treated and write what you would want to read.
That’s the Golden Rule of Writing.
Never let up, never bore. Always put your reader first.

3. Avoid throat-clearing.
That’s a term we in the writing business use for any writing that stalls a story or chapter by beginning with anything but the good stuff.
Cut the setup, the description, the setting, the philosophizing, and get on with the story.

4. Avoid telling what’s not happening.
“He didn’t respond.”
“She didn’t say anything.”
“The room never got quiet.”
If you don’t say it happened, we won’t assume it did.

5. Introduce your main character early, by name.
The biggest mistake new writers make is introducing their main character too late.
As a rule, he should be the first person on stage.

BACK TO YOU
No matter how hard life gets, never regret anything that was right and made you
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