7 Easy Tips to Instantly Set Your Writing Career Soaring…
New and veteran writers share the value of not going it alone… Do you have a safety net?
Did you hear about the tragic death of a Circ du Soleil trapeze artist in Tampa recently?
Although he was highly experienced, he fell while performing a new act … without a safety net.
Of course, writing without a ‘safety net’ isn’t life threatening. But, it can sure feel like a thud on the ground if you’re floundering.
That’s why writers (or soon-to-be writers) lap up a little guidance and feedback. Or, they just need someone to vent to when their page reads like yesterday’s trash or worse yet, is blank…
Here are a few tips on sharing with other writers…
- Bounce ideas off each other to give yourself a chance to get clarity. If you can explain your idea clearly, you’re probably on track. If not, discussing it helps get you there.
- Get feedback from an extra set of educated eyes. Writers sometimes ‘fall in love with their own words. An independent reader can tell you if this is happening. And stop you before you run away into an undying romance with yourself.
- “Think out loud” to spur new perspectives. An idea can spark a new direction that inspires you when discussing it with others.
- Share successes and failures so you can learn a new path to take or what to avoid.
- To improve writing, see veteran writer John’s example below. Writers never stop learning.
- Fine tune your work almost like an unofficial ‘safe’ edit. Self edits will only get you so far.
- Gain confidence by sharing an opinion that’s valued. Helping other writers may seem generous, and it is. But, it also gives you an insight into what they feel is useful, which helps you as well.
New writer Len Lannard joins in writer’s groups to handle these points and more. There are two main groups she uses as she grows as a writer…
Len explains
“Even if you don’t know what you’re doing, chatting with people who at least share similar goals, will get you further.
At first, I needed someone to answer basic questions, a couple of times a day. So, that’s why I looked for a writers group. I found a large community who helped enormously. They still do.
Now, I’ve also got a writers group of four. (I found them through my big group.) Judi, Lisa, Roni and me. We meet weekly on Skype to troubleshoot, push each other, cheer, whatever anyone needs, I guess!”
Veteran writers agree it takes a team to succeed…
My friend John has been a writer for over 25 years. He’s been paid millions by clients for his specific type of writing skills. And, because of his reputation, he’s invited regularly to speak at writer’s conferences.
Even with all his experience and success, John often sits in the audience to get tips.
And he still conducts a weekly ‘roundtable’ writers group via Skype. They pick a piece of writing and study it.
John’s an American, but moved his family to Paris to live because of the freedom his writer’s life brings.
On the other hand, my friend Bob who’s been writing for over 30 years hates to travel. He’s happy to walk 10 feet from his bedroom to his home office in New Jersey each ‘work day’ to write.
Bob’s written 95 or so books on business and writing. He still doesn’t send anything ‘to the printer’ without some of his writers group taking a look.
Writers LOVE to share what they know…
Like my friend Steve … he’s worked in industrial manufacturing for over 30 years. Now he writes about it. Actually, he makes as much money writing as he does working his day job.
Although he’s been writing for a long time, he didn’t know where to find the well-paid writing gigs. (I think he wrote 320 articles for $5 each in the beginning.) But, when he found the right guidance, he was able to push past the struggling writer pay.
Steve uses LinkedIn to get clients for his writing business.
And he’s thrilled to share exactly how he does it with anyone who asks.
Get ready to launch your writer’s life along side Len, Judi, Lisa, Roni, John, Bob, Steve, and me!
You can read my story here and I’ll show you how to get your writing to fly high … starting today.
See you in a moment …
Mindy McHorse
Executive Editor – The Barefoot Writer Magazine
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