Your writing coach part 20 pdf

... to achieving it. ✐ Changing your metaphor for a problem or challenge can help you solve it. ✐ Changing your self-talk can improve your performance. Keep On Keeping On 183 sell yourself is a crucial ... exactly the target market for your work (henceforth referred to as the VIP). You would sell your grandmother to have this person buy your book or direct one of your scripts. The V...

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... book proposal? 200 16 Guerrilla Warfare for the Writer 204 Find your strat e gic focus 204 What’s your USP? 205 The likability factor 206 Contents vii viii Your Writing Coach Your new mantra: ... Coach Your new mantra: Do something different 207 Don’t take “no” for an answer 207 Create an alter ego 208 Find your audience 208 Play a stunt 209 Train them to...

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... might say youth is the first 20 years, middle age is the next 40, and old age is the next 20 or so. The middle is twice as long as the beginning and the end. In screenwriting, people talk about ... your plot will the conflict between these two elements begin? How can you keep escalating the dilemmas to put your protagonist under more and more pressure? What is the moment of truth when...

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... simply because they don’t look deeply enough. Your job now is to make sure that those qualities that set you apart in life also set your writing apart. When you combine a compelling story with ... feedback from others, carefully Getting an objective person to read your work can be very helpful. Often your mother or your spouse or partner is not the ideal choice. They may give you...

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... it apart from all the others out there? What is it about your short stories that makes them memorable? Do you already have a USP? It can be useful to ask people who are familiar with your writing ... consideration to what sets you apart from other writers. Find your strategic focus When you are first establishing yourself as a writer, it makes sense to figure out your niche and stic...

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... help you on the road to your writing success. Are you ready to start? 2 Your Writing Coach insightful, emotional, touching stories and books and scripts. The two parts of yourself have to co-exist. ... and enjoy the writing life. One of the best features of this book isn’t in the book itself. Every chapter has a bonus that you’ll be able to access on the website www.yourwritingcoa...

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... challenge of mastering all the ele- ments of writing, and if you have stamina and determination, you’re well suited to writing novels. Writing screenplays Writing your first screenplay is also a solitary ... you had the courage to follow your dream. KEY POINTS ✐ The biggest obstacle to writing success is usually yourself. ✐ Some people let their fears stop them from writing. The...

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... secrets that will help make your readers turn those pages. Of course, how you use the language is part of what will set your writing apart, so we look at how to make your prose compelling. And ... write, and how to use the magic question “Why?” to create a blueprint for your writing project. Naturally, you want your characters (real or fictional) to come alive on the page, so...

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... remember your dreams. If you put a pen and pad on your bedside table and every morning jot down anything you can from any dreams you recall, your mind will gradually get accustomed to remembering your ... you could spend quite a few hours reading and researching with no particular goal other than to familiar ize yourself with a particular era. However, if you are digging for a specifi...

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... appear in your book or script, but it’s always good to know as much as possible about your characters. You can do the same for all of your major characters before you actually start writing, or ... also a good troubleshooting tool if people who read your first draft say they find a particular action by one of your characters unbelievable. Ask yourself why the character does what he...

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