What makes a good writer? - Authors.com2024-03-29T08:27:20Zhttp://www.authors.com/forum/topics/what-makes-a-good-writer?feed=yes&xn_auth=noSomeone who lives, loves and…tag:www.authors.com,2011-07-21:3798404:Comment:659332011-07-21T03:09:40.318ZRobert L. Allenhttp://www.authors.com/profile/RobertAllen
Someone who lives, loves and breathes writing, twenty-four seven.
Someone who lives, loves and breathes writing, twenty-four seven. You have to believe in yourse…tag:www.authors.com,2011-07-20:3798404:Comment:668472011-07-20T00:44:01.533ZGarry Edward Lewishttp://www.authors.com/profile/GarryEdwardLewis
You have to believe in yourself, and stay with it.
You have to believe in yourself, and stay with it. I totally agree Larry, Passio…tag:www.authors.com,2011-07-20:3798404:Comment:659072011-07-20T00:41:40.914ZGarry Edward Lewishttp://www.authors.com/profile/GarryEdwardLewis
I totally agree Larry, Passion above all, commitment, and Imagination is of the utmost importance regarding fiction.<br />
You laid it out. Garry E. Lewis
I totally agree Larry, Passion above all, commitment, and Imagination is of the utmost importance regarding fiction.<br />
You laid it out. Garry E. Lewis Depth, feelings and a way to…tag:www.authors.com,2011-07-19:3798404:Comment:658792011-07-19T09:50:24.324ZPritha Chattopadhyayhttp://www.authors.com/profile/PrithaChattopadhyay
Depth, feelings and a way to touch with words...enough experience to imagine, and enough imagination to create something new...that's what makes a good writer!
Depth, feelings and a way to touch with words...enough experience to imagine, and enough imagination to create something new...that's what makes a good writer! I also think that a good char…tag:www.authors.com,2011-07-17:3798404:Comment:649542011-07-17T14:58:56.516ZLarry A Cochranhttp://www.authors.com/profile/LarryACochran
I also think that a good character is not only memorable, but identifiable with someone we know. Whether it is an intimate relationship or a very distant one, good characters remind us people we interact with all the time.
I also think that a good character is not only memorable, but identifiable with someone we know. Whether it is an intimate relationship or a very distant one, good characters remind us people we interact with all the time. Very true.Cleveland W. Gibson…tag:www.authors.com,2011-07-17:3798404:Comment:650522011-07-17T14:57:38.514ZLarry A Cochranhttp://www.authors.com/profile/LarryACochran
Very true.<br></br><br></br><cite>Cleveland W. Gibson said:</cite>
<blockquote><div><p>A good writer will always find his characters are talked about. Think Count Dracula, James Bond, The Artful Doger,Long John Silver, Captain Nemo, Sherlock Holmes, and many other characters.</p>
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<p>By contrast a bad writer will find himself discussed.</p>
<p>Fancy using 'just' in the wrong place, nobody ever uses such wooden dialogue, why so many repeated words, why the overstating of the obvious, and so on…</p>
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Very true.<br/><br/><cite>Cleveland W. Gibson said:</cite>
<blockquote><div><p>A good writer will always find his characters are talked about. Think Count Dracula, James Bond, The Artful Doger,Long John Silver, Captain Nemo, Sherlock Holmes, and many other characters.</p>
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<p>By contrast a bad writer will find himself discussed.</p>
<p>Fancy using 'just' in the wrong place, nobody ever uses such wooden dialogue, why so many repeated words, why the overstating of the obvious, and so on and so forth.</p>
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</blockquote> This is so true. For a long t…tag:www.authors.com,2011-07-17:3798404:Comment:651472011-07-17T14:56:54.458ZLarry A Cochranhttp://www.authors.com/profile/LarryACochran
This is so true. For a long time I had left my imaginary world alone to live in what I thought was real, but found out that my imaginary world was more real to me. That imaginary world for me was a land where I was full of energy, enthusiasm, and creativity. There is a movie that really speaks about this, it is called "The Never Ending Story". I believe that we are all living in a never ending story that everyone else is reading and then becoming part of that story themselves. We only lose this…
This is so true. For a long time I had left my imaginary world alone to live in what I thought was real, but found out that my imaginary world was more real to me. That imaginary world for me was a land where I was full of energy, enthusiasm, and creativity. There is a movie that really speaks about this, it is called "The Never Ending Story". I believe that we are all living in a never ending story that everyone else is reading and then becoming part of that story themselves. We only lose this as we give up on our hopes and dreams, leaving us "the nothing". <br/><br/><cite>Rege Schilken said:</cite>
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<p>I think a good writer has the ability to live in an imaginary world and then describe it in words.</p>
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</blockquote> I would add that a good write…tag:www.authors.com,2011-07-16:3798404:Comment:645742011-07-16T20:30:41.829ZAnn Rodelahttp://www.authors.com/profile/AnnRodela
<p>I would add that a good writer can take criticism, not ask for a critique and then go hide in a cave!</p>
<p>I would also add that writing a novel is kind like finding yourself in a marathon that lasts for a lot longer than you think. You need to maintain that focus. </p>
<p>I would add that a good writer can take criticism, not ask for a critique and then go hide in a cave!</p>
<p>I would also add that writing a novel is kind like finding yourself in a marathon that lasts for a lot longer than you think. You need to maintain that focus. </p> Golly! I would agree with yo…tag:www.authors.com,2011-07-16:3798404:Comment:646812011-07-16T20:26:27.220ZAnn Rodelahttp://www.authors.com/profile/AnnRodela
Golly! I would agree with you about the huge ego, but the rest. Nah. :)<br></br>
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<cite>Matt T. Schott said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.authors.com/forum/topics/what-makes-a-good-writer#3798404Comment63864"><div>I beleive you are all right but I also think a good writer is disturbed, has personel issues, opinionated, argue mental and sometimes over drinks at social parties and lets not forget that huge ego. I like writers, they always got something to say, trouble makers …</div>
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Golly! I would agree with you about the huge ego, but the rest. Nah. :)<br/>
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<cite>Matt T. Schott said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.authors.com/forum/topics/what-makes-a-good-writer#3798404Comment63864"><div>I beleive you are all right but I also think a good writer is disturbed, has personel issues, opinionated, argue mental and sometimes over drinks at social parties and lets not forget that huge ego. I like writers, they always got something to say, trouble makers :-)</div>
</blockquote> A good writer will always fin…tag:www.authors.com,2011-07-16:3798404:Comment:646732011-07-16T14:51:20.701ZCleveland W. Gibsonhttp://www.authors.com/profile/ClevelandWGibson
<p>A good writer will always find his characters are talked about. Think Count Dracula, James Bond, The Artful Doger,Long John Silver, Captain Nemo, Sherlock Holmes, and many other characters.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>By contrast a bad writer will find himself discussed.</p>
<p>Fancy using 'just' in the wrong place, nobody ever uses such wooden dialogue, why so many repeated words, why the overstating of the obvious, and so on and so forth.</p>
<p>Best</p>
<p>A good writer will always find his characters are talked about. Think Count Dracula, James Bond, The Artful Doger,Long John Silver, Captain Nemo, Sherlock Holmes, and many other characters.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>By contrast a bad writer will find himself discussed.</p>
<p>Fancy using 'just' in the wrong place, nobody ever uses such wooden dialogue, why so many repeated words, why the overstating of the obvious, and so on and so forth.</p>
<p>Best</p>