What do you think of my writing?
As a regular responder on the Quora 'How to write' questions, I get a number of 'What do you think of my writing?' requests.I rarely answer these, though I will commonly look at what they have written. Typically - as in this case - it will be few paragraphs which at most will indicate spelling, grammar, and style, but rarely anything to do with the plot or characterization. In fact the sort of work that a primary school child would hand in when asked to write a story, and be judged for their literary gradeWhen I do respond, my advice is commonly the same as most professional writers, and along the lines ofNever ever show unfinished work to anyone. It is totally meaningless to criticize work that is unfinished, unstructured, and out of contextUnless it is clear cut what the market is, there is no way to judge the readership or how to compare it with the competition, and if you don't know your market then you are going nowhereIt does not matter what I, or anyone else thinks of your writing in regards to whether it is worth publishing. The people you need to impress are the Publishers, Agents, and Reviewers, and they are not writers. They are the people who earn a living by judging the merits of a book as a product, and that is what it is. If, by the merest chance it happens to be a work of art, then you will certainly be fully aware of this yourselfThough it may seem trivial when one starts writing, 'Writing' is a job. Anyone who is capable of judging your work to the point of analyzing it, commenting on it, restructuring it, and presenting it back to you in a useful way, is also capable of doing that to their own work, and unless they are a teacher paid to do such work, they would prefer to spend their time more usefullyAnd lastly, if you do get those prepared to consider your work and spend time trying to be helpful, you might take time to consider replying to them for their efforts (but not to me, as I do not intend being helpful on these types of question)Having said that, I do have a website for writers at MakeMovies Database it has virtually everything you will ever need to learn about writing on it.
I can never think of anything to write about!?
Hon, if you can't think of what to write about, maybe you arent a writer. Maybe you're an editor or an agent. Not everybody was born to write. Do not underestimate the value of the advice "write about what you know." Let me explain. When you are writing characters, the way to take them from two dimensional flat characters to real people is to give them lives - real memories, real likes and dislikes etc. So maybe you're terrified of spiders. You can use that for a character. You can give them your memories and your thoughts. An author I knew was writing a scene where the character was semi conscious and kind of remembering his childhood. He remembered a time when he went to school and the kids laughed at his shoes. That was really a moment from the author's life. The second way you write about what you know is by research. I can write about anything I want, as long as I become an expert in it. I could write about South African blue leaf eating ants (if there was such a thing) if I researched it and learned about it. That is why people tell you to write about what you know. I advise kids the following ... Get yourself a black and white marble notebook. I prefer them because they dont fall apart. Fill it with thoughts. Anything. Little sketches, observations, anything. I could sit in the food court at the mall and fill half a book. Maybe you see this really goofy man with his pants up around his neck and glasses with tape on them and a bow tie. Write about him. He could become a character later on. Or what about a guy trying to wait on customers in Victoria's Secret? Use your imagination. Just keep writing, drawing, whatever. When you fill the book, go through it and look around for things that hit you. Circle them in red. Then try writing very short stories - even paragraphs about them. Something you write about is bound to turn into a longer piece. Give it a try. And dont underestimate your life. I bet it's a lot more exciting than you think. Pax - C
I'm thinking of writing a book.
hello,my name is Jennifer,I'm 15.I was thinking of starting a book.Here is the title I thought of:"In Sickness and Health".It is about a Marine who marrys this girl,well a couple months after they get married he gets shipped off to Iraq.While he is gone the wife begins to miss him dearly so she begins looking through his belongings and she comes across a steel box hidden under the bed that she has never seen before.She gets it out and there are legal documents and His birth certificate.She notices the name on the birth certificate is different then the name he has now.She begins doing research on his old name and discovers he was a rapest who got ran out of his old state.She tries to get out of there as soon as possible.She is packing up her things when a man comes breaking down the door and ties her to a chair in the basement and starts harrasing her.Hours later her husband comes down and asked her why she was looking through his things and every time she didnt answer he would put the gun an inch closer to her head. (i dont know what to put after that) could you help me with the ending and do you like it
Whats it called when you write without thinking?
I've seen it on Derren Brown before, you start scribbling and just letting your hand move while focusing on something else and eventually you start writing words and it can reveal a lot about your subconscious apparently.
How did a gospel writer know what a person was thinking and that jesus knew what that person was thinking?
How did a gospel writer know what a person was thinking and that Jesus knew what that person was thinking?Example: Luke 7:39 says a pharisee was thinking about something in his mind. It also mentions later that Jesus knew what was in the mind of pharisees. It seems like gospel writers could read minds of other people?The Gospel of Mark, history tells us was written down as dictated to Mark by the Apostle Peter. The Gospel of Matthew was written by the Apostle Matthew so that others would know what happened when he knew Lord Jesus. The Gospel of John is an eyewitness account written with an emphasis on what the Apostle John thought was important. The Gospel of Luke was written so an accurate record of events could be meditated upon by Theophilus.You quote from the Gospel of Luke and desire to know how is it possible for a person to write down how other people told him what happened. One of the eyewitnesses told Luke what he or she observed when Jesus demonstrated that He had the capacity to read the minds of other people, in this case Pharisees, via the power of the Holy Spirit.It is worth noting, the Lord Jesus Christ has the power to read people’s thoughts today. In fact, the Bible teaches that Lord Jesus searches the hearts of people (Revelation 2:23) to discern the purity of their thoughts and intentions (Hebrews 4:12-13).Just because somebody writes about what another person did, this does not mean that the person did or does the same thing.Learn Truths That Have Been Hidden By Religious Authorities For 1000′s of Years
How do you write what a character in a novel is thinking? Every time I try to write one, it always look like they are saying it. I’m using a third person view.
Internal dialogue is, essentially, the same as external dialogue. This is particularly true when writing in the first person. To distinguish the two, I use quotation marks for external dialogue, but not for internal dialogue. Some people like to use italic writing for internal dialogue or even a different font - personally, I find the formatting of this too time consuming.Don’t, whatever you do, use identifiers, like ‘I thought’. Actually, when I’m writing in the first person present tense, I don’t like to use identifiers at all, and breaking up the flow between internal and external dialogue is one of the reasons.Internal dialogue is often unfiltered, you don’t have to be polite or kind to yourself:“Sure, no problem.” Yeah right, actually I do mind - a lot - but I’m not going to give you the satisfaction of knowing that, you little…So your internal dialogue can have a different voice to your external dialogue - it’s a bit like having two different characters in the same body..Sometimes characters say things different to what they actually mean:How dare he? There is no way I’m going to settle for that in a million years. “Oh, okay.”What your character actually says to another character commits them to actions, with consequences, but if they have said something they don’t mean, that will be shown in the way they undertake those actions.Hope that helps,Nick
Do you think I'm a good writer? (sample included)?
Wow nice vocab. Here's how I would lay it down. You're writing detail wise is great. Nice flow, nice grammar etc. But another part about writing is creativity. I liked the humor, but I would like to see something that hooks me. Nice first paragraph and then it was good but keep me interested. Also, by what I can see it's good, but I would need to know more about what is going on, like are they in an orphanage or something. Good luck and keep at it. Duncan
Can you write a guide to critical and analytical thinking?
Critical thinking is looking at a piece of work and critiquing it. It’s saying, “I did not like this novel, which was about a girl and her dog. The characters were one-dimensional, and the narrative was flat and boring.” Analytical thinking is more along the lines of “In this essay, the author is making this argument. He is saying that this person is wrong and this is right.” It’s taking a piece of usually-nonfiction work and looking at it in a different way, without applying your opinion to it. Critical thinking, on the other hand, is simply making a judgement on whether or not you agree with an author and stating reasons for your belief.