Jul 14 2009
Writing Tip: Test Your Ideas
Today’s writing tip is cheating because I didn’t write it; I read this article in the Writers Digest newsletter earlier today, and it was so good I had to share it. (I’m also sort of somewhat on vacation, which makes less likely to blog with absolute faithfulness.)
The article, which urges writers to test their novel and short story ideas to see if they have “legs,” is an excerpt from The Constant Art of Being a Writer by N.M. Kelby. It’s got great practical suggestions along with a fascinating analysis of how a story is birthed. Check it out!
I read the article, and I thought it was great! Thanks for posting this. I haven’t thought seriously about some of those issues, so once I do that, the story I’m writing may become better.
Thanks again.
By the way, how’s The Advent coming?