Do professional copywriters suffer from writer’s block?
Do Starbucks’ Caramel Frappuccino’s taste delicious in July?
That’s a resounding yes! (I may or may not be writing this sitting outside at a Starbucks sipping something delicious in July…)
I personally think that 99% of people that decide to go into a writing career will face writer’s block almost daily.
So what do the professional copywriters do to beat writer’s block?
Some say they need to sit down and write whatever pops into their to get their ideas free.
Example: “the blue sky is very blue and that cloud looks like a bunny with a silver tooth. Dinner was delicious.”
In my case, I don’t think this type of practice is going to free me up as a copywriter to start writing converting copy.
Take a walk.
I’m not going to say that this doesn’t help.
Getting the blood pumping especially when you’re stuck on something as a freelance writer can be very helpful to clear your mind.
It has been proven time and time again that getting regular exercise really helps you think and problem solve, so no argument on that one.
I think taking a walk could help but I don’t know that it is going to magically give you conversion copy ideas that copywriters need on the job.
Customer research.
100% yes.
Customer research will always help a copywriter get through writer’s block.
Write about the customer’s problem that the product solves.
Any time you are trying to find something to write about as a copywriter working for yourself or a client writing about the customer’s problem you can almost never go wrong.
The more research you do and the more problems you uncover that you can talk about that are relevant to what they are struggling through the better the copy will be.
Cover extensively your customer’s problems as a copywriter and you will not run out of stuff to write about and your copywriting will convert better.
Look into your market.
A dive into your market and what’s going on there will help you not just write copy, but write more converting copy.
Give your email list a survey.
Having your list fill out a survey will give you plenty of words to say about the project you are trying to get through.
Ask your client questions about their product.
Ask your client how they got started and why?
Is there an interesting story involved?
Give your client a survey.
Coming up with a client survey will not only give you great material to work with, but it will also make you look much more thorough and professional than your competitors.
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Word Choice | The Mindset to Make Wise Word Choices
As writers, we must grasp the importance and value of word choices. I don’t care if you’re an author, freelance writer, copywriter, magazine article writer, college student, high school student, teacher, or someone writing a Christmas card.
We write words for a purpose. We want the words we write to have an impact.
We want an emotional reaction, someone to act, a good grade, to please our client or agent. More often than not word choices highly affect the outcomes of our wording endeavors.
Choosing the right words is crucial for success.
Sometimes you sit down and write your heart out and then you go back to reread. You cringe over the wording. What happened?!
Your voice sounds like a highschooler in 1999…
At the same time, you find that some of your sentences are clunky and have words that don’t flow well.
Where is the happy place between our word choices being underwhelming or over-the-top?
Hopefully these tips and tricks will help you find your perfect writer’s voice.
1Make better word choices by understanding storytelling.
No matter what type of writing or public speaking you’re in, knowing how to be an amazing storyteller is the key to success in most fields.
When you understand the bones of your story, choosing the right words is just adding the meat to the bones.
If the bones of your story are bad then it won’t matter what words you choose. You could make the best word choices for the entire story and in the end, it would be for nothing because your story still wouldn’t make any sense or draw in a crowd.
2Expand your vocabulary.
In order to make better word choices, you have to grow the number of words you have access to.
Most people would say “read more.” And this is definitely true, but in reality, it’s easier to figure out better word choices nowadays.
Just Google it. Use a thesaurus online.
You could say, “Thank you for inviting us into your beautiful home. It was very pretty and you both treated us well.”
Or you could say something like, “Thank you for inviting us into your charming home. It was adorable and you both treated us with such care during our stay with you. We hope to do it again soon!”
I just Googled, synonyms for beautiful, pretty, lovely, and well to find those alternate word choices, that I liked better.
The example could still be tweaked a little, but being able to look up synonyms for overused words is very handy and will save you a good chunk of time compared to just vaguely “reading more.”
3Use words that are less vague.
There literally are better word choices in the sense that what we are trying to say could be better communicated by words that are closer to the meaning of what we want to say.
“The doctor told the patient they had Werewolf Syndrome, also called Hypertrichosis, or Ambras Syndrome.”
Or you could say, “The doctor diagnosed the patient with Hypertrichosis, also known as Ambras syndrome or Werewolf Syndrome.”
Both sentences work, but to say “diagnosed,” instead of “the patient had” gives the sentence more feeling toward being in the actual scene.
4It’s a part of your writer’s voice.
I’m going to make this very obvious. We may not realize it at first, but the phrases and word choices we make in our daily writing actually shape our writer’s voice for the reader.
Have you ever written a project and then reread it to yourself out loud?
How does it sound?
Does it sound different than you thought it would?
Or does it sound like you?
Some writers choose completely simple words all the time and use certain phrases often. Some writers choose more paramount words, while others choose ambiguous words.
Personally, I mostly use simple words. I find it to be a better way to get more points across. I don’t usually use words like, “paramount and ambiguous.” Those words are nice, but they may mean someone might get lost in the translation instead of just easily understanding what I’m literally trying to communicate to them.
But then again, I don’t always choose the “simplest” words. I could have said, “what I’m trying to say to them.” These are very simple word choices. But just as a personal preference I like to use words like “literally” and “communicate.” I use words like these in my everyday life, so it feels like I’m talking to someone nearly as closely as I would if we were getting a cup of coffee together and I was sharing something with them in person.
By making choices like these, this is how you will find your writer’s voice and it is an enjoyable process.
5Wordiness or no wordiness?
It really depends on what you’re writing. As a blogger, I can actually use “wordiness” to make my writer’s voice stand out.
There are also times where I use less “wordiness” to make a point. So I use this aspect to make my writer’s voice unique by choosing when to be wordy and when not to be wordy.
You too can use this to your advantage as a writer. There is no one way in most types of writing. (If it is extremely academic, you probably want to be less wordy for the most part. Pointless phrases might get you B’s instead of extra chuckles from your professor.)
But as a copywriter or an author, the amount of “wordy” you are can help or hurt your writing.
An author can be too wordy at the wrong times and bore their reader. Or they could not use enough words and leave the reader confused.
An author can also use “wordiness” to show that characters have different personalities and patterns of speech.
Jamie said, “I don’t like the way you’ve dressed today.
Whereas Kate might say, “Boy, you sure do dress funny.”
Both are communicating the same idea, but their word choices and “wordiness” are different because they are different people.
Don’t make the mistake of making your character sound just like the narrator (unless they are the narrator, of course.)
Final thoughts.
Focus on understanding the overarching story or message you are trying to give to your reader and word choices will make more sense to you.
Don’t be afraid to type in “synonyms for…” into your search engine or smartphone.
Choose words that are less vague. Some words have a better meaning for the feeling that you’re trying to give the sentence.
The words, phrases, and “wordiness” you choose have a profound effect on your writer’s voice. Understand this and choose according to how you want your reader to perceive you.
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How to Create Injustice for the Setting of a Story
If you want to give your reader the feeling of major injustice in the setting of a story, you have to create injustice on a small and large scale.
The two ways we can think about this is if we want our injustice to start out hidden and it is uncovered over time. Or we can make the injustice very obvious and the society could be riddled with it at the start.
Either way, if it is a part of our setting that means at some point the reader will get the sense that injustice runs rampant and it’s more than our main character can handle on their own. It’s an obstacle that our characters have no choice but to face, whether they like it or not.
Use these tips to try to give yourself more ideas for the type of injustices you want to portray in your story setting.
Kidnaps
A world where kidnappings are rampant is a fearful one.
Do your main characters have children that are kidnapped? Or are they the kidnapped children?
Orphaned
In this setting, the world is full of orphans.
None of them know why they don’t know who their parents are or why they are gone.
One day a child appears that remembers their parents and how they all went missing.
Sex trafficking
Sex trafficking is horrific and so unjust for the victims.
Does your character know personally some who has been sex trafficked?
Have they been a victim themself?
Are they a person that knows the major players in the trade and puts themself and their loved ones at risk to go after them?
Rape
Rape in any character’s story is awful and should be handled with care.
What happens to your main characters and why does rape affect their lives, were they the victim or someone they know?
Do they live in a culture where rape is often or do they live in a culture where it happens in secret and to expose it could be dangerous for them?
Adulterous
Does your main character commit adultery? Are they cheated on instead?
Does this lead to divorce?
Does it lead to the reconciliation of the marriage?
How does it affect the children?
Do they live in court because of the divorce? Do they find a way to live cordially with one another even though this heinous act of betrayal is between them?
To keep your reader wondering what will happen next, create unjust scenarios for your fictional characters.
By creating settings like these your reader will naturally be interested to see what happens next and how it turns out for those involved.
Be realistic about the consequences that could naturally flow from settings like these.
Use these events and settings to add depth and intrigue to the story.
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My Story I’m Writing is Too Similar to Another! What Do I Do?!
Is there a feeling worse than when you’re in the middle of writing your story, and you see something eerily similar to what you’re writing?
What do you do?
People tend to say, “it’s okay. No story is really original.” And “it’s about how you write it and what you bring that’s new to the table.” But that doesn’t really cover the fact that we’ve put so much work into it and now it feels like it might have been a waste of time.
I had this happen to me recently. I was in the middle of a story that’s been rattling around in my head for years. Was finally putting some real work into it. I loved the challenges and twists I had imagined.
And then one day a major movie came out: “Endgame.”
I was so disappointed because this movie was huge and one of the major things I loved about my story was in this movie that now THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE was watching. 😱
(Okay, maybe just earth beings…)
Without a moment’s notice I felt like anyone who read my book would be like, “this is just a copy of endgame.”
And I’d be like, “No! I started writing this before that movie came out! I swear!.” And they’d walk away not believing me.
Oh the torment I suffered in those moments.
And all that to say, I know how it feels.
But it’s okay.
Take a deep breath. Let it out. Remain calm.
Hopefully these tips will help you.
You can now stop doubting your creativity.
What just happened? My idea just came out and I thought it was unique. Now everyone will just think I’m a rip off.
But let’s turn this doubting psychology on its head.
An idea just like yours had uniquely come into the world and the world loved it.
Do you get what I’m saying?
You know the saying, “great minds think alike.”
Your mind and this other creator’s mind came up with the same great idea.
So now you don’t have to constantly struggle with doubting your own ideas.
You have been given a great mind for creating things.
Now “the early bird does get the worm.” So for next time, don’t doubt your ideas. And when they come, move quickly and strike first.
Get your story out there and into the world and just see what happens.
Don’t doubt the creativity you’ve been given.
Keep creating anyway.
One of the best ways to turn critics away is to keep on creating and ignore them. Many successful people do this every day.
“Those that are loud are not always smart.”
Smart people keep creating and are kind to others. Dumb people are mean spirited and don’t create much. They mostly look to destroy which in turn ends up destroying their own happiness. It’s a really sad cycle.
Don’t be like them. Ignore them. Try to help some. But definitely keep creating.
If people loved one story, they’ll love stories like it.
Most often, a good idea is just a good idea.
Some people may say “rip off!” But for the thousands that will just enjoy the story for what it is, you’re better off to ignore the time wasting nay-sayers and finish the darn thing.
Why do so many people continue to consume vampire and werewolf stories? “It’s so unoriginal.” They say.
Because they were great monster ideas that can be used over and over again and people still find it entertaining and interesting.
So if anything, if your idea is succeeding somewhere else you can almost bet that yours will do well with a large audience too.
Now you can make the idea better.
Since it came out and you saw it and others saw it. You can actually survey people.
What did you think about that movie?
Did you like it when they did that one thing?
Did it come across cheesy when they did this?
What would make it better?
Questions like that can be really telling. Since you’re still in the middle of your story you have time to tweak things a little to make your version even better and more crowd pleasing.
People that have succeeded on a grand scale have stories that are eerily similar to theirs.
J. K. Rowling and The Good Witch for one.
Any Dracula story.
The Mummy.
Many successful stories we have today are just remakes of older stories.
All the Cinderellas.
Star Trek.
Star Wars.
Ocean’s Eleven.
Wicked and The Wizard of Oz.
It goes to show, just because ours is similar doesn’t mean it’ll flop. If anything it means it might do better than we think.
It’s actually an advantage when trying to publish.
Did you know one of the headlines for Jurassic Park?
It said something like, “It’s the Jaws of the dinosaurs!”
This type of headline will make any Jaws fans want to see it.
So if you can say something like, “Fans of the Narnia series will love this.” It proves there’s a market for your story. Agents will be more interested in checking it out.
People actively look for books, movies, and TV shows that are similar to what they’ve seen and loved.
Think about your own media consumption.
Ever been looking for a new show on Netflix in the “because you watched this” category? 😏
Exactly.
Final Thoughts:
If something came out that is similar to your story and it did well, just be confident that you had a great idea as well.
Now take time to ask people about it and what could make it even more entertaining. Tweak your story so that it still has the major great ideas but is told in a better way.
Know and feel confident in the fact that there is already a market out there that is not primed and looking for your story because it is similar to something they’ve already enjoyed and love.
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Learning how to write fiction can be tough, but with these tricks, you will be well on your way to being a pro. Use these writing tips to make the difficulty of writing fiction a thing of the past for you.
Keep it simple.
Take a deep breath and don’t stress out. When you learn the tricks that the pros use you will realize that there is a formula for writing fiction and as long as you follow the guidelines, you can get creative and bring out a masterpiece. Don’t make it overly complicated for yourself.
Choose a point of view.
You can choose first, second, or third point of view. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Most of the time when you are writing fiction it makes sense to write in third person. In third person you can have an omniscient point of view or a limited point of view. You can either be the narrator that knows everything or what you know is limited to what your main character knows. You can write in multiple points of view. Authors like C.S. Lewis would do this at strategic times to have fun with his reader and it gave his writing a specific tone. For example, he might say, “they rode in a sleigh all the way to the castle. Now, this wasn’t just any horse cart sleigh mind you…” He would be describing the characters’ situation but then he might write as if he were talking to the reader. This creates an interesting dimension to the telling of the story from the author. You’ll have to decide for yourself what points of view you’ll write in and why.
Show, don’t tell.
Make every effort to show your reader what you are talking about. Don’t always tell them. Instead of saying, “Molly walked angrily away.” You might say, “Molly was fuming. She had never been so offended in all her life. She turned and stomped out of that room so loudly that the children two floors down heard the commotion.”
Only take the time to explain and describe important details to moving the story along and revealing character personalities as you go.
Create multidimensional characters.
Having a character with a name is great, but how do you make them interesting? We make them interesting and multidimensional by making them not static. A static character has no personality and doesn’t do much change. A dynamic character will experience major emotions and will most likely change throughout the story just like a real person does. Another thing that makes a character multidimensional is having character flaws. People in real life are not perfect and this makes them interesting. Make sure your fictional characters have flaws as well when you are writing fiction.
What does my character want?
When creating your fictional character it only makes sense to give them motivations. In order to figure out why they are doing what they’re doing you need to ask yourself, “What does my character want?” “What is their ultimate desire?” Every fictional character has motives. The villain has motives. The main character has motives. They usually go against each other’s goals and motives which is what makes them enemies. Even side characters have motives. Make sure you know what they are, that they make sense, and that the reader knows what they are.
Take your phone or notepad everywhere.
I say take your phone and use the notes app, but just in case you don’t have that the point is to have a writing device whether it is a phone or a pencil on you at all times. Ideas strike out of nowhere most of the time. They happen spur of the moment. You need to be able to write them down immediately when they come. You might think, “it’s okay. I’ll just write it down later.” No! Most often you will forget.
Remember, the pen is sharper than the brain.
Research what you don’t know.
If you want to be better at writing fiction, you must be a pro at research. Let’s say you want to write a good western but don’t know much about the real-life customs of the past. Just look it up. As you are learning, write things down for later. For instance, many cowboys were cattle ranchers. Much of the cow population was actually imported from Spain from Spanish Conquistadors. Did you know that your beef’s ancestry might be from Spain, making all American beef cuisine a Spanish food?
Not all the facts you find will be good for your story, but finding them is important nonetheless.
Do exercise.
If you want to write good fiction your brain needs to be sharp. In order to keep it sharp, you should do regular exercise to keep the blood flow very good to your brain.
Especially back exercises. As a fiction writer, long hours of writing will take their toll on your posture and your back.
Write what you know.
Even though researching what you don’t know is key to coming up with really good fiction by throwing in true facts with the fictional story, writing using your own experiences can be extremely helpful.
If you grew up in foster care, you can write a story about foster care that dives deeper into the reality of it than someone that just does menial research.
If you are a professional scuba instructor, you can write a story about being deep in the ocean better than someone who has never been there and experienced the emotions that come up and why.
Write about what fascinates you.
This doesn’t mean to write just anything. This means that if you find a particular subject fascinating it is likely someone else does too.
Start with something you find interesting and go see if many others find it interesting too. If so you know you can write about it and it will work.
To quote Robert Frost, “No tears for the writer, no tears for the reader.”
If your story doesn’t move you emotionally, it is unlikely to be that inspiring to somebody else. Make sure that your story doesn’t bore you, then you can tell whether it’ll bore someone else. If it isn’t your best, scrap it or rewrite. Give it your best so that it is sure to succeed.
You know you have something really amazing if you can muster the strength to write something traumatic in your life that causes you to tear up when you talk about it.
Hold your reader’s attention.
Hold your reader’s attention by creating questions in your reader’s mind that you will answer later.
Get ready to work.
Writing fiction isn’t easy and will take work. You need discipline and willpower to really get it done. Daydreaming about writing and being a writer is much different than actually sitting down and writing 90,000 words that add up to a good story.
Don’t be afraid to use a thesaurus.
For the most part, you will want to use simple words that don’t distract your reader from the image you are trying to paint them with words, but every now and then you will find a word that works better than words like, “pretty,” “beautiful,” and “bright.”
Take breaks to get fresh eyes.
Read something else or step away from your writing for a day if you need to get a fresher pair of eyes on it. I like to write whatever I’m going to fast and then step away from it and read it later to see with fresh eyes what needs to be edited. Unfortunately, you can never be completely fresh. You wrote it. But this technique is very helpful.
If you get blocked, trace your steps back.
If you’re in the middle of a scene and it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere for days sometimes it’s better to work backward and see if there was a different path to take. One that might lead to more interesting possibilities.
Celebrate small achievements.
If you wrote your first 1,000 words that is worth celebrating. If you started to research, that is worth celebrating. If you got out of bed, that is worth celebrating.
Take time to feel good about what you accomplish and press on.
Name your story while you are writing it or before.
It’s important to own your work. Make sure you like the name as you are going because in time you might find it more interesting to be called something else. Don’t waste time on the name, just pick one and let it change as it makes sense.
Eliminate distractions.
Do not surf youtube or Facebook while you are trying to write. Just write and research until you are done for the session or for the day. There is nothing wrong with a 15-minute break, but ten 15-minute breaks are not helpful.
Allow your ideas to change.
Keep the old ideas, but allow things to change. Roddy Doyle once said, “Do change your mind. Good ideas are often murdered by better ones.”
Take a long walk.
Instead of staring at the blank page endlessly, take a walk. Oftentimes a solution will present itself when we walk away.
All authors get stuck.
I don’t care who you are, expect to get stuck. Expect writer’s block. Anticipate these enemies as if they were outside your house and they have guns and they have sworn vengeance on you. Know that they have sworn an oath to never sleep, eat, or drink until they have broken into your mind and stolen all the ideas you think you’ve had. So just anticipate them.
Edit a lot after you’ve finished.
Don’t waste a ton of your time editing the thing until you’ve finished it. And when you do get to the editing process, edit a ton. These should be the moments you really grind out the thing. Do the meaty severe painful work of really giving it its shape and form. Nothing more agonizing and revealing than editing. So don’t waste time editing something you may never finish. Finish it and save the grueling work if you really need to.
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Some of the Best Quotes from Stephen King On Writing
“Writing isn’t about making money, getting famous, getting dates…or making friends. In the end, it’s about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well.”
While I don’t agree with this thought completely I do see one major gold nugget of a thought. Writing is about serving those we write for and helping enrich their lives. If we can think this way, our writing will become extremely valuable to many.
7. “In many cases when a reader puts a story aside because it ‘got boring,’ the boredom arose because the writer grew enchanted with his powers of description and lost sight of his priority, which is to keep the ball rolling.”
10. “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There’s no way around these two things that I’m aware of, no shortcut.”
11. “So okay― there you are in your room with the shade down and the door shut and the plug pulled out of the base of the telephone. You’ve blown up your TV and committed yourself to a thousand words a day, come hell or high water. Now comes the big question: What are you going to write about? And the equally big answer: Anything you…want.”
14. “Let’s get one thing clear right now, shall we? There is no Idea Dump, no Story Central, no Island of the Buried Bestsellers; good story ideas seem to come quite literally from nowhere, sailing at you right out of the empty sky: two previously unrelated ideas come together and make something new…Your job isn’t to find these ideas but to recognize them when they show up.”
15. “I have spent a good many years since―too many, I think―being ashamed about what I write. I think I was forty before I realized that almost every writer of fiction or poetry who has ever published a line has been accused by someone of wasting his or her God-given talent. If you write (or paint or dance or sculpt or sing, I suppose), someone will try to make you feel lousy about it, that’s all.”
16. “I’m a slow reader, but I usually get through seventy or eighty books a year, most fiction. I don’t read in order to study the craft; I read because I like to read”
17. “It starts with this: put your desk in the corner, and every time you sit down there to write, remind yourself why it isn’t in the middle of the room. Life isn’t a support system for art. It’s the other way around.”
18. “Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot if difference. They don’t have to makes speeches. Just believing is usually enough.”
19. “Good description is a learned skill, one of the prime reasons why you cannot succeed unless you read a lot and write a lot. It’s not just a question of how-to, you see; it’s also a question of how much to. Reading will help you answer how much, and only reams of writing will help you with the how. You can learn only by doing.”
21. “Bad writing is more than a matter of…syntax and faulty observation; bad writing usually arises from a stubborn refusal to tell stories about what people actually do― to face the fact, let us say, that murderers sometimes help old ladies cross the street.”
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When you have written your book and you start trying to get it published you will want to develop a decent query letter to send to agencies.
What is a query letter?
Writers use query letters to pitch articles to magazines or books to agents and publishers.
If you are self publishing this won’t matter.
But if you want to get published, a query letter is a way to introduce yourself and your book to an agency or editor.
That said, let’s get into some tips and tricks that could help you think through your query letter.
1. Remember they are humans
You’d be amazed at how many writers don’t think about the human element in writing a pitch.
Imagine you were the editor. Imagine you receive 10-20 query letters a day.
How would you want the letter to go?
Would you prefer it start with a nice greeting? Or would you rather just get into the meat?
Everyone is different, but there is an old saying that could apply here, “You get more bees with honey.”
This just means, kindness goes a long way and to begin your letter with a kind greeting and end it with a kind word might help you get a bit further than you think.
Of course, your work will be the major deciding factor, but you wouldn’t want to do anything to not give it an extra shot of making it memorable.
I’d personally want my letter to make the editor think, “I remember this one. Their words actually encouraged me a little last time. I wonder if the pitch hasn’t improved or maybe they came up with a better story idea.”
Don’t go overboard, just think about a pleasant greeting and ending.
2. Don’t make it too much about the backstory
It can be tempting to explain every facet of the story in this pitch, but that would be a mistake.
Just like you wouldn’t want to bore your reader with too much backstory too early, you wouldn’t want to bore the agent with your query either.
You want to wow them with the idea and leave them curious to know more.
Think of it like writing a teaser. With a teaser you literally want them to be left thinking, “what happens next?”
You don’t want to give them everything all at one shot and have them think, “that sounds nice, but it’s probably not for me.”
Don’t give them enough to even make that conclusion for themselves. Just give them enough to want more and then cut them off.
Make them reach out to grab more.
If you can do that to the editor you’re pitching, they’ll believe you can do that to readers.
3. Your first paragraph MUST be gold
Here’s how you check your first paragraph.
Have someone you trust read it or submit it to a writing social media community you are a part of. Make sure it is people that won’t make it fluffy. Find people that will tell it to you straight.
Just give them that first paragraph. Have them read it. And then ask the Golden question: “Where did you get bored?”
If they say they never got bored and wanted to know more, you have won the first battle.
If they say, “I zoned out when you started explaining why the main character was hiding from the bad people.”
Then you know what you have to do in pitching this story.
If the first paragraph ever lets them get bored at any moment whatsoever, you’ve lost. Is game over.
So before you even hit send, be sure that your first paragraph is spectacular. Don’t waste your time or theirs.
4. Cut out the fluff
Write your first query quickly. Leave it for at least an hour. Then come back and read it with fresh eyes.
Is the first paragraph exciting? Yes? Great!
Now into the second paragraph.
Is it just as exciting? No? It’s filled with fluff? Cut it out.
A query letter isn’t all that long. It might be about 3 paragraphs, maybe 4.
So it absolutely cannot have one single lull moment. It cannot have one single dull moment. It has to be immaculate. It has to be perfect.
You get one shot. Don’t blow it. Make sure there is not one single boring sentence.
5. Don’t just assume they’ll read your entire letter
You think they just read the entirety of every pitch that makes it to their desk? Hah! Fat chance!
If they get bored in paragraph one. They won’t read into paragraph two. And just like that, the letter means nothing.
Take your query a sentence at a time. Does sentence one make me want to read sentence two?
Does sentence three make me want to read sentence four? If the answer is no, rewrite sentence 3 or scrap it altogether.
Treat your entire query letter like this and you will be much closer to a full read and an acceptance to take the next step with them.
6. Give interesting details not just details
“The hero fights off the evil corporation to save her family!”
Boring.
“But it has an exclamation point!”
Hah! Be serious.
“Regina and her mother are thrown into another realm where Regina must learn how to use magic or her mother will die.”
Better. Not quite there yet, but definitely better.
You can see the difference. You can give vague details of an interesting story or you can give strategic details of an interesting story.
Don’t shout yourself in the foot by not choosing the right details to give.
Choose words that are more interesting and bear more weight. Choose words that give extra imagery, depth, and meaning.
7. Do this to not give away too much
Remember how I said, write them a teaser but don’t give them the entire thing.
Here is a specific way to do that.
Give them the major conflict, but don’t solve it for them in the query.
The editor wants to know that you know how to do this.
They want to know that you can give a major set up but not give away too much to where the reader feels satisfied with knowing the conclusion.
Maybe hint at a twist, but don’t give up the twist.
If your editor wants to read your story, you win.
Don’t take that opportunity away from yourself by giving away the twist and the resolution to your story to the agent in your query letter. That’s a big “no-no.”
Just like you want to leave your reader wanting more. You want to leave your agent you’re pitching wanting more.
After all they are the ones who have to decide if they actually want to start reading your book or not. Might as well leave them curious to find out how your story resolves.
Does Regina save her mother? Does she make it back to her own world? What does she discover about herself in this new realm?
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Everything You Need to Know for Writing in Third Person
What is writing in third person point of view?
“In third-person point of view, the author is narrating a story about the characters, referring to them by name, or using the third-person pronouns “he,“” she,” and “they.” The other points of view in writing are first person and second person.” Source.
What does writing in third person mean?
“When you are writing in the third person, the story is about other people. Not yourself or the reader. Use the character’s name or pronouns such as ‘he’ or ‘she’.”
What are the 3 types of third person point of view?
1. Third-person omniscient point of view:
“The omniscient narrator knows everything about the story and its characters. This narrator can enter any character’s mind, move freely through time, and give the reader their own opinions and observations as well as those of the characters. For example, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is told from a third-person omniscient point of view, giving the reader full access to the main character, Elizabeth, as well as the characters around her.” Source.
2. Third-person limited point of view:
“The third-person limited point of view (often called a “close third”) is when an author sticks closely to a single character but remains in third-person. The narrator can do this for the entire novel or switch between different characters for different chapters or sections. This point of view allows the author to limit a reader’s perspective and control what information the reader knows. It is used to build interest and heighten suspense.” Source.
3. Third-person objective point of view:
“Third-person objective point of view has a neutral narrator that is not privy to any character’s thoughts or feelings. The narrator presents the story with an observational tone. Ernest Hemingway employs this third-person narrative voice in his short story “Hills Like White Elephants.” An unknown narrator relays the dialogue between a couple as they wait for a train in Spain. This point of view puts the reader in the position of a voyeur, eavesdropping on a scene or story.” Source.
Writing in third person examples:
Famous Quotes written in third person:
“Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only Beauty. There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”― Robert Frost
“Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master…” ― William Faulkner
“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It’s a way of understanding it.” ― Lloyd Alexander
“A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.” – Oscar Wilde
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein
“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” – Helen Keller
“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” – Victor Hugo
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” – Henry Ford
“Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.” – Michael J. Fox
“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” – Lou Holtz
Third person writing in everyday advertising:
Plop Plop Fizz Fizz. Oh, what a relief it is – Alka-Seltzer
The King of Beers – Budweiser
It’s the real thing – Coca-Cola
A diamond is forever – De Beers
The happiest place on earth – Disneyland
It keeps going and going and going – Energizer
When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight – FedEx
The Possibilities are Infinite – Fujitsu
The best a man can get – Gillette
It wouldn’t be home without Hellmann’s – Hellman’s
It’s finger lickin’ good – KFC
Nobody can do it like McDonald’s can – McDonald’s
Good to the last drop – Maxwell House
Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s Maybelline – Maybelline
Third person point of view examples are all around us. We just have to keep an eye-out for them.
Third person writing in Known Literature:
“”What are you doing?” Yossarian asked guardedly when he entered the tent, although he saw at once.”There’s a leak here,” Orr said. “I’m trying to fix it.” – Joseph Heller, Catch 22
“Please stop it,” said Yossarian. “You’re making me nervous.” – Joseph Heller, Catch 22
“When I was a kid,” Orr replied, “I used to walk around all day with crab apples in my cheeks. One in each cheek.” – Joseph Heller, Catch 22
“Yossarian put aside his musette bag from which he had begun removing his toilet articles and braced himself suspiciously. A minute passed. “Why?” he found himself forced to ask finally.” – Joseph Heller, Catch 22
“Orr tittered triumphantly. “Because they’re better than horse chestnuts,” he answered.” – Joseph Heller, Catch 22
“When Jane and Elizabeth were alone, the former, who had been cautious in her praise of Mr. Bingley before, expressed to her sister how very much she admired him.” – Jane Austin, Pride and Prejudice
“He is just what a young man ought to be,” said she, “sensible, good humoured, lively; and I never saw such happy manners! — so much ease, with such perfect good breeding!” – Jane Austin, Pride and Prejudice
“He is also handsome,” replied Elizabeth, “which a young man ought likewise to be, if he possibly can. His character is thereby complete.” – Jane Austin, Pride and Prejudice
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” – George Orwell, 1984
“Their commander was a middle-aged corporal-red-eyed, scrawny, tough as dried beef, sick of war. He had been wounded four times-and patched up, and sent back to war.” – Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five
“It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents, except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets.” – Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, Paul Clifford
“He drank an Anis at the bar and looked at the people. They were all waiting reasonably for the train. He went out through the bead curtain. She was sitting at the table and smiled at him.” – Ernest Hemingway, “Hills Like White Elephants”
“She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes” – Lord Byron, “She Walks in Beauty”
Third person writing academic example:
“Third-person point of view identifies people by proper noun (a given name such as
Ella Clark) or noun (such as teachers, students, doctors, or players) and uses the
pronouns he, she, and they. Third person also includes the use of one, everyone, and
anyone. Most formal, academic writing uses the third person. Note the use of various
third-person nouns and pronouns in the following:
“The bosses at the factory have decided that employees need a day of in-house
training. Times have been scheduled for everyone. Several senior employees will
be required to make five-minute presentations. One is not eager to speak in front of
others since she’s very shy. Another one, however, is anxious to relate her
expertise. The variation in routine should provide an interesting day for all people
For formal writing, such as research and argumentative papers, use the third person. Third person makes your writing more objective and less personal. For academic and professional writing, this sense of objectivity allows the writer to seem less biased and, therefore, more credible.[1]
Third person helps the writing stay focused on facts and evidence instead of personal opinion.”
Even though third person speaks about others and doesn’t use the pronouns I or we, how do I write about myself in third person?
Just use a story or event that you experienced and give the character you are following (yourself) a different name and write about that character as if you were talking about someone else. “Jimmy went to the park. He rode his bike there. On the way, he crashed. He had to go to the ER.” Even if those events really happened to you, you were still able to write about your true to life experiences in the third person.
Tips and Tricks for Writing in Third Person:
1. Create a narrator’s voice
When writing in third person, speak with authority. Show your reader that the narrator’s voice is trustworthy. Give them the inner thoughts of at least one character. The main narrator voice you use will give them the idea that you are in-the-know and can carry them well through the events to come.
3. If you choose third person objective point of view the narrator doesn’t know what anyone is thinking
If you choose this point of view remember that you are just an observer. You will have to make a point to work harder on conveying the emotions each character is experiencing. The reader won’t get to hear the inner feelings and thoughts of any of the characters. That makes it really important to emphasize the right character facial expressions and describe them adequately but not overdo it.
4. Be aware of singular and plural pronoun use.
“Incorrect example: “The witness wanted to offer anonymous testimony. They’ were afraid of getting hurt if their name was spread.”
“Correct example: “The witness wanted to offer anonymous testimony. He or she was afraid of getting hurt if his or her name was spread.”
5. If you write in third person limited you only know what the protagonist knows
If you write in third person limited, remember that you are limited by the same knowledge that the main character you are following knows. Be strategic with this and give the reader the same feelings the protagonist has at their limited knowledge of the events befalling them.
6. Avoid slipping into other points of view
It is easy while you are writing to accidentally and mindlessly slip into first and second person point of view.
When you go back to edit, keep this in mind and watch out for any accidental “I” or “you” statements.
7. Understand that there are 3 types
Be sure to glance up at the top of this post and see that there are 3 different types of third person point of views. Choose wisely as you begin your story which one you would like to limit yourself to or not limit to.
My personal favorite to date is definitely third person omniscient. I like being able to say whatever whenever and even break down the third wall at times just for fun.
8. Watch your pronouns and be consistent
Whichever style you choose to start out, stick with it. Be consistent or it may take away from the story if you jump in and out of multiple points of view. (I would say multiple points of view is possible, but only for the right kind of story.)
9. You can use second and first person in dialogue
Don’t forget to use your character’s dialogue to its full advantages. “I’m tired,” “I’m hungry,” “can we slow down?” “Is it hot or is it just me?” “You’re a liar!” “You melt my heart and soul.”
Just because you can’t say “you” or “I” doesn’t mean your character can’t. Just because your character doesn’t know how someone is feeling, doesn’t mean that character can’t say it out loud at the appropriate times to give your reader an inside look at another character’s personality.
10. Have a strategy for when you switch viewpoints
In the movie “Wonder,” they do an awesome job of switching viewpoints strategically and at pivotal moments.
This does a lot for the audience. We are surprised to get to go into the life of another character and get to know them intimately just like we did the main character.
11. Follow the character with the most weight
If you have a dynamic cast of characters, how do you choose which one to follow?
Margaret Atwood would say, “When choosing which character will serve as your main point of view for any chapter or scene, hone in on the person who has the most to lose or learn.”
This might change depending on what part of the plot you are headed into, but if it just follows one or two characters the entire time choose the one that has the most to lose.
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How to Add Surprise to Your Stories That’ll Make Your Readers Love You
We all love a good twist, but sometimes the foundation of a story is where the real magic lurks.
What gave you the idea that started your story? Did it have a surprise in it that would cause your reader to burst into laughter if you told them about it?
There is a surprising amount of power behind giving your audience a good surprise. (See what I did there?)
As readers, we love to be surprised. Sometimes surprise shocks us. Sometimes it makes us laugh. Whatever it is we enjoy the emotion we are experiencing.
As writers we need to hone this craft of finding good surprises to give to our audience and the best way to do it is to keep an eye out for them. As you read, consume, and walk around in your daily life there is excellent inspiration in plain sight for you to add to your media that can surprise your audience in fun ways.
Here are some examples and explanations that will hopefully help you come up with great story ideas that have the foundational note of surprise.
Example 1:
“You are one of the world’s greatest bakers. Customers ask daily what your secret is. You always tote back, “the secret ingredient is Love of course!” With a giant grin. But deep down you hate baking and you hate all the customers too. Your real secret ingredient is hate.”
To be honest, I didn’t come up with this writing prompt. I read it somewhere. But it actually made me laugh out loud by myself, sitting in a room alone staring at my phone screen.
When this happens to me, it makes me reflect on the moment. What just made me have that reaction?
It was the surprise.
But here’s what makes the story prompt and its twist so genius. It plays off of something all of us have heard a million or so times, “I made these cookies with love!”
Take this in. Look for ideas like that. Ones that you hear often and twist them to give them a surprise your audience isn’t expecting.
Avoid inside jokes. If only you and two of your friends know about it. It won’t be as powerful to evoke emotion (unless you can bring your readers into it as well). But otherwise, stay away from inside things.
Look for common everyday occurrences that everybody hears or knows about.
“2020 Canceled”
“Mansplaining”
“Snowflakes”
“Riots”
“Trump rallies”
BREAKING NEWS: THIS JUST IN: “The 2020 mansplaining snowflakes canceled the remaining trump rallies. Peace in the Galaxy restored!”
“Wait, wait! I’m getting something! THIS JUST IN: Kamala quoted, “Biden not fit for presidency,” declares war on the Biden’s!”
Now, let’s be honest, this isn’t the most amazing piece of satire, but if you’ve seen anything political this year, it makes a point and uses surprise to do it.
It uses satire to poke fun at both sides and then “peace is finally achieved!” You would think everyone would be happy and go on with their day and enjoy peace, but not politicians. They almost always seem to be looking for a leg up the political ladder.
So surprise! The new President and Vice President of the satire declare war on each other for top dog spot.
Look for things like this where a majority of the world experiences it and add a surprise twist to it for your readers to enjoy.
Example 2:
“You’ve had the same sweet little nanny for 10 years now. You love her. She’s like a second mother to you. Recently though as you were leaving school you see her hand a baggy to one of the kids at your school and drive away in a red Ferrari.”
Why does this prompt work? It plays off of something a lot of people know and love: the sweet nanny figure. (Not everyone has or had a nanny, but have you at least seen the tv show? Or worked as a nanny? Or know someone that had a nanny?)
She’s kind, gentle, always loving. We assume innocence.
We would never expect her to be doing anything possibly illegal. And since when did she make enough money to drive a Ferrari?
It makes the reader curious because it plays off a seemingly innocent character in our society.
Story writers have been doing this for years with teachers, janitors, presidents, priests, pastors, moms, dads, grandparents.
Anyone you inherently trust as a child is at risk to become a surprisingly flawed character in a story.
Example 3:
“Just because she goes to work all day and I sit around the house doesn’t mean she has the right to come home and beat me. She thinks I’m lazy and good for nothing. She thinks I don’t know how to take care of myself. She thinks I’m a leech and a stain on society.
She doesn’t know that I’m actually quite a hard worker. If she’d let me outside more I can dig holes really fast. I always tell her right away when the evil intruder comes down the driveway to leave his trash at our front door. I make sure the evil cats and squirrels don’t get anywhere near our house. I don’t have opposable thumbs so I can’t always open the door for myself, but at least I’m polite enough to go in a corner where no one will step in it.”
The reason this works is because you start off explaining something as if it’s someone else entirely. You give woods and clues that lead the reader astray on purpose.
At first, I was describing what a lazy man that chooses not to work might say about his wife, and the fact that she beat him is meant to steer their emotions even further into the charade.
But then you have to find a way to make them start to question what they believed about what you first said. This is a fun moment for readers. They think, “Oh wait. Is that really what I thought it was. Make them curious with lines like, “she thinks I don’t know how to take care of myself,” and “If she’d let me outside I can dig holes really fast.”
Surprise! We’re not talking about what you thought we were!
Use language that means one thing but don’t spell it out for them. Say it in such a way that their brain wheels have to turn to try to figure it out.
That’s what many readers want. They want to be given a puzzle that over time will be given more and more clues until finally, they think they’ve solved it and then you reveal the true answer and it is a surprise.
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Search for nuggets of wisdom to apply to your writing ideas and habits.
Don’t be afraid to be a little different and think outside the box.
When you get an idea go ahead and write it down somewhere. It might just stay an idea forever or one day it may become a book and then a play and a movie or a toy. You just never know.
If you don’t write it down it’ll never even be an idea.
Hopefully, these writing quotes will help inspire you towards your next great writing prompt or ideas.
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