Writing Prompt Fifteen

Monday, September 14th, 2015 - Prompt, Wattpad

Here are five easy-to-fix edits:

1-    Don’t rush to post work before you’ve re-read it. Always, always take the time to glance over your writing and make sure it’s the best it can be. It’ll give your reader the best reading experience.

2-    Learn how to punctuate speech. It’s worth getting this right as it helps your reader dive into the dialogue without tripping.

3-    A strong voice compels a reader – listen in the quiet to hear your characters speak to you, think about who is telling the story, make sure the tone of the writing is consistent.

4-    Keep your characters reacting to events around them. What they do makes them who they are.

5-    Every word counts. Use powerful verbs, clear vocabulary, delicious language to elevate your text. Enjoy selecting the best words for the job.

This week the prompt is to write a letter and the reply to that letter. A thank you letter, a goodbye letter, a love letter. Any sort of letter. You have up to 500 words. In my first novel, I wrote the entire book as notes between two characters – letters are a great way to get to the heart of your characters and let us as readers know how they feel.

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