Emotions From Your Heart
Bring your story to life
Give your characters attitude
Make your writing sparkle
Write what publishers want
Make your writing original
Each of these contain emotion, and it all comes from the same place. From your heart. As I said in a previous article, you literally must pour yourself into your writing.
Relax, close your eyes, and think about yourself as a child. What were you afraid of? The dark? Were there monsters in the closet or under the bed? These stories have been done to death haven't they? Don't publishers want new ideas? Freshness and originality? Yes. And the originality is in your version! Approach the theme from your unique perspective and give it a surprise ending.
New writers are often told to 'write what you know'. This is because you can put so much of yourself into the piece. I have experienced being alone in darkness so thick I was unable to move. I've heard the squeaking of the floorboards as someone or something sneaked across them. I've squatted in the far corner of my closet, hiding myself with clothing pulled from the hangers. My heart pounded so hard it drowned out all other sounds. I strained to see and hear, and dared not to come out until the first faint, light of day chased the darkness away.
Darkness affects the imagination; it brings unfamiliar noises and shadows, and it produces monsters. This is what is meant by writing 'what you know'. It doesn't mean you have to write from your experiences only, those may be limited. You can write from your emotions, we all have experienced those. Emotions are universal, from world to world. It applies in all genres.
If you want to write for children, know that children have the same fears today that they had when you were a child. They feel the same flustering excitement and stomach aches when they have to start a new school. What if your character moved to a distant planet? Would he be able to find a friend?
What if instead of falling down a rabbit hole, your character fell into a parallel dimension? What adventures might he meet? Would he find his other self? Perhaps they'd both been whining and wishing they had another family because they thought their own was unfair. What if the two secretly traded families? Hey, what if the parents didn't want to trade back?
Think about the emotion that comes to mind as you roam back in your memories, and use it in a new experience. Describe the body language of the emotion and you will bring the story to life.
It isn't easy to do. You may feel uncomfortable letting others the personal you. But, let that thought go. Readers aren't going to see you in the character, they're going to see themselves - and you'll have a great book.
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Harriet is an author on http://www.Writing.Com which is a site for Creative Writing.Her portfolio can be found at http://www.Writing.Com/authors/storytime so stop by and read for a while. She specializes in reading and reviewing new writers.
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