10 tips for aspiring writers from Anne Lamott

Book Anne Lamott "The bird the bird"I remember a lot. Firstly, Anne was very interesting to tell the story of his life. Second, the book is really a lot of useful tips for writers that can be applied in practice. It would be foolish to believe the advice of the writer, whose book was a failed or would be uninteresting.

Find tips for beginning writers is not difficult. Only on such Layfhakere articles has more than several. So I tried to choose the most interesting, and most importantly, the previously unknown tips. I had almost for the second time to re-read the book, but it was worth it.

You will not always like what you write

not like what I write in nine cases out of ten to me. When I reread the draft articles, which were written in the table, it makes me a little uncomfortable. Unfortunately, no other way to get better does not exist. In order to improve, you need to write a lot. And not always the result will please you. This is normal.

Publish is not as important as many people think

It's like thinking that tea ceremony is necessary for tea. In fact, the ceremony is necessary for the ceremony. And a writer thing.

Creative writer need itself - to write. It is not necessary to strive to ensure that your book or article published.

The publication must clearly be in your list of priorities, but do not put it in the first place. Write in order to write.

To write well - so tell the truth

It seems that the easiest way to write the truth. It is much more difficult at first to think of something, to give it form and write. In fact, everything is not so. Write the truth so it was interesting and understandable to the reader, it is just as hard as you bathe your cat.

If you do not know what to write about, start in childhood

Write about the beginning. About that time, when you have just started to understand themselves and the world around. If your childhood was bad - get gloomy story, if good - get the bright and colorful history. However, no matter what was your childhood, the result of your work first will still be terrible, but the main thing - is to begin.

Anyone who has experienced childhood, scored enough material to last a lifetime.

Flannery O'Connor

When you start to think about all the details of his childhood, the material can be so much that you do not understand how you can even write about everything. In this case, narrow the scope of and write about individual events, time periods, or others.

Sit down to write at the same time every day

Lamotte says that this ritual will train the subconscious included in creative activities. Sit down at a table at 9 am or 7 pm, or 2 o'clock in the morning - when you like. The first hour you will probably just be looking at a sheet of white paper or a computer screen, like an idiot. Then you start to swing from side to side. Then you will want to dig deeper into the nose - do not avoid it. You will start to crackle fingers stretch, stroking a cat, nail biting or lip biting. And only then you may be able to start writing. Doterpit up to this point.

Write better in small portions

If your intention is incredible work, then because of the fear of its size, you can fall into a stupor. Write in small portions. Do not be afraid to take a pause and rest.

To write a novel - it's like to drive at night. You see only what lights snatched from the darkness, and yet so you can go all the way.

Edgar Doctorow

You do not necessarily immediately see all the way - just the next couple of meters. And in writing: do not try to master everything at once, and write small portions - so you do not go mad.

Do not be afraid of disgusting sketches

Reading a book by Stephen King, Charles Bukowski or Salinger, do you think that these stories are obtained from them the first time. But this is not the case. All good writers are the first sketches of disgusting. And then the second, third, fourth. Then comes the turn of tolerable draft, and only then it turns out that something sensible.

Almost everyone, even great writers, creativity is given a hard time. And the only way to begin to write - this sketch is weak, disgusting draft.

Perfectionism - the enemy of the writer

The desire to make perfect will haunt you all the time. On the one hand, this is good, on the other - perfectionism kills in the text of life. Trying to get rid of unnecessary junk, you will Scribbles, reduce and change the text as long as it does not become dry and lifeless. Know the measure.

The author has to dispose of his

Think about your favorite actors. Each of you will be typed exactly couple. You certainly willing to look even the worst movie if it is removed your pet, right? Yes, that really there, you would have a look at the weather forecast without stopping, lead him your favorite actor.

With fiction writing as well. You as the author should have to yourself.

If your view of life coincides with the views of the reader and you can come to express the thoughts that the reader, too, came to mind, he is not so important, what is happening in your book. He would read it anyway.

Try on someone your stuff

Find a good friend, relative or colleague and ask him to impartially evaluate what you have written. They do not necessarily also be a writer because you will surely write for ordinary people. The eye is much easier to see all the shortcomings and gaps in your text, but they are there, no doubt.