12/19/2008
Found a Good Article
I found this article and thought it was a good piece of information for writers.
Some Thoughts on Crafting Fiction
Like any idea you conceive in life, fiction starts and ends in the mind; first in the conscious, then the subconscious, and finally digging deeper into the labyrinth of ageless wisdom; the subconscious, the ever-lasting fountain of imagination and inspiration.
I will not attempt here to teach you how to write fiction because quite frankly I do not believe it can be done with modular instruction. Crafting invented stories and converting them into novels and novellas is a highly personalized art form which writers approach in a myriad of disparate ways.
What I will do on the other hand is provide you with some personal thoughts on crafting fiction; thoughts derived from my own experience.
WHY I WRITE FICTION
While I have a preference for non-fiction I also write fiction with a modest but nonetheless marked degree of success.
Some writers take one route, some the other; I take both - but only after I managed to master the first: non-fiction.
Why should this be so?
I discovered early on in my writing career that coming to terms with the disciplines of crafting non-fiction dramatically improved my ability to create fiction and to attract proposals for publication of my increasing output.
So why do I write fiction?
Quite simply, to amuse myself, to stretch my reach, to challenge my imagination - and when my offerings are published and other people tell me they like what I create, so much the better.
Having proposals for works of fiction accepted for publication is never easy but with contracts in my pocket for all ten outpourings to date, I am not complaining…
HOW I WRITE FICTION
Drawing on the disciplines of one genre I apply them to the other - and so - my golden rule on crafting fiction is to operate solely within the confines of what I know. That is why before tackling a fictional project I visit my subconscious to establish levels of interest, knowledge, and above all expertise.
Functioning in scenarios where I feel comfortable, relaxed, confident, and at ease makes writing fiction a joyous occasion and provides me with a sense of fulfilment.
Writer Info: JIM GREEN is a bestselling author in the realms of both fiction and non-fiction. http://how-to-write-cutting-edge-fiction.com
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12/09/2006
Industry Standards: Fact or Fiction?
Aside from submission requirements (double-spaced, appropriate margins, last name and title in header, etc.), there is no set “industry standard.”
When you edit your work until it looks perfect, you have brought your manuscript up to industry standard. It will be up to industry standard when it is ready to submit to agents. There is no magical editing formula or method to guarantee publication or acceptance with any company. Your work is already “standard.” Writers work with their material, they constantly work to improve as a writer, and they produce the best piece they can. It is their own, “industry standard.”
That is all this term means. It isn’t a secret or mystery. Writers all differ and the work they produce is equally diverse. What is your standard will be different to the standards of others. This is precisely why there are no specific rules for the publishing industry. Every editor will differ and every agent will differ. Their personal preferences create what we know to be, “industry standard.”
In closing, you never have to wonder exactly what “industry standards,” are. The only rules are creating the best work we can and following submission guidelines wherever we query.
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