 Action/Adventure: March 11, 2009 Issue [#2928] |
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How do you write?
There are rules and ‘tried and true’ methods for writing. You can sketch out outlines and insert ‘foreshadowing’ of things to come. You can have a plan of action that allows you to map out just how everything will go from beginning to end. You can write the ending first as ‘O. Henry’ suggests, and then fill in the gaps.
I follow none of these.
I’m more of the gunslinger type that shoots from the hip until I see where the bullets are going, and then I take perfect aim and shoot for the heart.
I follow no rules except the rule of letting my imagination run wild.
I write until I am tired, and then write some more, knowing I will read and edit it again later.
My rules for writing are simple.
There are no rules.
There is no magic method that will make you a better writer other than reading your favorite authors.
I remember when I first started to learn how to play the guitar. The only thing I knew was that I really wanted to play. So my folks paid for a few guitar lessons. I hated it. It seemed so hard. I couldn’t make my fingers do what the instructor wanted me to do, and then I fell into despair.
That was way back when the Beatles first came upon the scene. They had inspired me to play, and no matter what, that was what I was going to do.
I went and bought a music book. Not one of those that you have to read music and play scales, but a Beatles songbook. Above each bar of music was a chord diagram showing you how to finger each particular chord. I already knew how the songs went, so it wasn’t long before I was actually playing.
It got easier. I memorized things. I was playing guitar. Now I can play anything: Blues, Rock, Country, and Jazz.
The method I used is referred to as ‘self-taught’.
That’s how I play, that’s how I write.
I learned how to write by reading good authors, just as I learned guitar from the Beatles all those years ago.
I’ve never taken a class, and probably never will, but I’ve learned from the best.
So, no matter what anybody tells you, if you want to do something bad enough, you can.
Until next time,
billwilcox
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Some Nice Things Said By People Who Read Last Month's Newsletter
Poplar 
Submitted Comment:
I'm very sorry you didn't get any feedback :) I love the Action/Adventure Newsletter, so keep writing!
Thanks for sharing your valuable knowledge!
-Poplar
wildbill
Submitted Comment:
W.D.
Not quite as unusual a way to put out a fire as one might think. In my part of the country,during a hunting trip, at night after the tall tales have run as dry as the whisky bottles, the evening always ends with the admonition: "Call in the dogs and piss on the fire."
It's a guy thing.
Cheers,
-Wildbill
monty31802
Submitted Comment:
Well Bill, not this time....
Congratulations on an outstanding Newsletter. I knew about the way the fire was put out but thought you would be going somewhere else. Outstanding.
-Monty
Briar Rose
Submitted Comment:
Ha! Funny to think how we leave out some of the best parts of books like GT! And please do write your satire!
I always enjoy these newsletters and this is another good one.
faithjourney
Submitted Comment:
I have always loved Alice in Wonderland. I spend most of my life in the rabbit hole. Great story, but you do start to realize the implications as you get older. Life is bizzare. Many say art imitates life - I think it reflects life. Thanks for the great newsletter!
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