Tip No. One

[yume_mori]

As I've been going through and thoroughly editing not only all twenty-five of the stories I had at ffnet, but also the forty-three (or forty-four?) chapters of a story for someone who requested my skills as a beta-reader, I figured this was the best time to start posting some of the things I've learned from writing classes, workshops, professional

Comments

[deathpenalty]

I always felt that I never wrote enough, like all my little stories where too short..

[yume_mori]

There's no such thing as a story too short!

But from what I've read of your stories that you posted on your lj, they didn't seem too short to me. They were just enough to leave me wanting to read more, which is a good thing.

[atomic_cupcakez]

When I get an idea for writing when I'm out, it's usually something that inspires me, then I'll let it go into my mind and let the fantasy part and my imagination expand the idea

[yume_mori]

That's the best way to start out writing something. Because then not only are you inspired to write it, you also know where you're going with it, especially if you roll it around in your mind a lot.

[atomic_cupcakez]

I'm writing two fantasy books...One I have put so much work into, it even has a language I made up..It's crazy but it's so worth it

[yume_mori]

That's really awesome! I (as a reader) love it when writers put that much detail into their books. Even if I don't like the story, I can appreciate the thought, research and care that was put into it.

I used to be writing a few fiction stories (I can't help but love writing children's books), but all of what I was working on was lost when my computer crashed.

Might we be seeing your books on a shelf in a bookstore someday?