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Why Reading Everything Will Make You a Better Writer - WritersLife.org Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/ Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/ Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus Website: http://www.WritersLife.org Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/ Advertise your book and.or writing https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello it's peaceful here again from Writer's Life and today why reading everything will make you a better writer when it comes to improving our writing one of the most important things you can do is read reading is by far the very best way to get inspired to learn to experiment and find our own writing voice and the more we read the more our writing will improve many famous writers have testified the same speaking about how reading can have a profound and exciting influence on the mind as the great Stephen King said if you don't have time to read you don't have the time all the tools to write it's as simple as that the great news is that reading is a brilliant pastime too when you're truly immersed in a great book there's nothing quite like it you're lost in another world and you can truly let go of the stresses and strains of everyday life so just how does reading influence and improve your writing let's take a look first it inspires you reading as much as you possibly can is by far the best way to get inspiration for your work that's not to say you should set out with the goal of copying or pinching and other author's ideas but allowing yourself to be inspired by their work and purposely thinking about the elements of their stories that you'll love and how you could use them in your own writing just makes good sense and next it teaches you when you read you are learning from the grades your favorite authors are probably pretty successful and by reading their work and that of others you'll understand that it's that that makes a great story this knowledge is invaluable to any writer and the more you read the more insights you'll discover next it helps you to get to know as onra better and learn its rules when you know what genre your book is it's a good idea to read as many books as possible those are in the same genre doing so will help you discover the various patterns that make a book fall into that category and you'll begin to understand the common themes and the rules which can help you make sure that when you write your own story you're following these and are therefore more likely to make it appeal to the right readers next it widens your vocabulary improves your grammar skills and opens your eyes to new techniques the more you read the more educators you become not just around the topics you read but also the tools and structures that are necessary to make a story flow well you will have a more extensive vocabulary using language creatively will come more naturally to you and the way to pull sentences together will also improve think about it do you know any painters who don't love art any musicians who refuse to listen to music all creat...

Alternatives to Writing Books - WritersLife.org Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/ Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/ Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus Website: http://www.WritersLife.org Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/ Advertise your book and.or writing https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello there is Peter here again from Writers Life and today alternatives to writing a book many of us start out by knowing that we have something inside us a burning desire to put our thoughts down on paper to express ourselves through stories through our words the natural choice seems to be to write a novel this is the ultimate goal and sometimes it feels as the writing a novel is the only way to be a successful writer the problem is that writing a novel is hard it's time-consuming challenging and we all know that there are very slim chances that we will get our books out there published and read by many people so perhaps it's time that writers considered the alternatives to writing a book it's silly that novel writing seems like the be-all and end-all when there are so many more options out there could it be that writers put too many of their hopes and dreams into writing their books when if they had stopped and thought about what they wanted to achieve it might be that an alternative Avenue is better for them but what are the alternatives to novel writing that we can consider let's take a look at some of them now first writing a play whether for the stage or for radio there are plenty of opportunities to try your hand at playwriting imagine access realizing your vision on the stage or writing the next popular radio drama this could be a fantastic and creative alternative to writing a book next writing a blog many authors write blogs anyway but tend to try and juggle these with their book writing perhaps it's time to focus your attention on your blog entirely imagine what it could be if you put all your efforts into it and wrote about whatever you wanted blob writing can be a great way to boost your profile and debate money to the next short stories instead of the mammoth task of writing a book why not consider writing a short story collection writing great short stories requires real skill and is always good practice if you do go on to write a novel later a next poetry have you ever considered trying to write a poetry collection while being a novelist doesn't necessarily translate to being good at poetry it could be an exciting side project or alternative writing poetry can be very cathartic can help you tap into your emotions and learn how to be smart with language all great skills for any writer a next article of course there is also always the option of writing articles as a freelance writer while this may not fulfill your creative needs as much as fiction writing would freelance writing can be a great way to keep practicing and if you write about your passions you are sure to enjoy as well as potentially make some money too and next film or TV scripts why not se...

Why Your Lack of Focus is Holding You Back - WritersLife.org Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/ Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/ Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus Website: http://www.WritersLife.org Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/ Advertise your book and.or writing https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello it's Peter here again from writers life and today why your lack of focus is holding you back have you ever thought what's stopping you from becoming successful you could probably say a lack of money resources or you don't quite know where to begin well the only thing holding you back from starting a successful business or becoming a best-selling author is your lack of focus when you like focus you can't get anything done you're sleeping in or playing on your phone when you don't focus on the task at hand you'll be unproductive and when you're unproductive you'll fall into a life of mediocrity and that's not what you want some people spend countless hours each day surfing the net or surfing their phone or watching Netflix and can't understand why they're not successful well it's simple if you wish to become successful you need to become focused and focus like anything else is a habit but how exactly do you become more focused the number one step to becoming more focused is through eliminating distractions this means when you work on a single task you work on that task alone you don't pick up your phone or browse the internet when you are done with one task you move on to another task your goal should be to complete five tasks each day these are the five tasks that will push you forward to your desired success once you complete your five tasks for the day then you're done you can have as much lack of focus as you want after that the key is this only happens once you finish your five tasks for the day when you get control of your focus you can become successful now don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find the time to write and finally get your book finished to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now be sure to like this video and subscribe to our channel for more and I'll see you next time

How to Write Multiple Points of View Let us know if I should share more content like this. Like, share or leave a comment below if you or someone you know can benefit from it, that way we’ll know if we should share more content of this type. Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/ Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/ Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus Website: http://www.WritersLife.org Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/ Advertise your book and.or writing https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello there it's Peter here again from writers life coming up today how to write multiple points of view writing a book with multiple points of view is one of the most challenging ways to tell a story and requires doodling and bouncing various personalities points of view and motivations as well as the ability to pull these together to create a narrative that not only makes sense but is compelling and read worthy - however done right and using multiple points of view can provide added layers of insight and intrigue to a story they can be a smart and insightful way to widen the readers perspective and allow them to get to know multiple characters in more depth before you get started it's essential to make sure that telling your story from multiple points of view is the right decision list the reasons why your story will benefit from using this narrative device and be clear on why this will enhance your story for example by giving your reader a broader insight into the into the world you are creating or allowing different secrets to come out through the different perspectives giving the reader information that other characters in the story do not have once you have decided to go ahead and use multiple points of view here are some useful tips to ensure you make this as effective as possible first be clear and distinct when switching point of view there's nothing worse than confusing your reader and the danger of doing so is far greater when using multiple points of view be very clear when you are switching from the perspective of one character to another only changing when beginning a new chapter is usually a more natural way to keep switches defined and easy to follow next have distinct characters and voices if you're using multiple points of view make sure that they are all distinctive and exciting enough to stand alone in your story each character should have a unique voice and personality that feels utterly separate from the others and next make everyone as important as each other each point of view needs to come from a character that's the hero of their own story give equal importance to each character and make sure that they all have their journeys struggles conflicts and obstacles to overcome which make the reader interested in them and want to hear more from their own point of view next don't repeat the same scenes over and over telling the same scene from each character's point of view runs the risk of boring your reader and not allowing the story to move forward of course...

Why You Should Say No More Often - WritersLife.org Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/ Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/ Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus Website: http://www.WritersLife.org Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/ Advertise your book and.or writing https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi guys his Peter here again from WritersLife.org coming up today why you should say no more often most people are keen on saying yes all the time but not a lot of people like to say no the thing is you should be saying no more often than you say yes the reason you should be saying no is that your time is valuable when you say yes too often you're giving up your time that could have been better used elsewhere there's nothing wrong with saying yes to things that are important to you but you've also got to get your priorities straight if you don't have your priorities in order you will waste your time you may not think saying yesterday will affect you but if you compound it over time you will find out you haven't ended up at the destination you intended and I don't think you want to end up at a destination that you never intended to be at the only way to make sure that that doesn't happen is if you say no more often you need to remember that this is your life you are not responsible for anyone else besides yourself don't be afraid to say no people will respect you more for saying no than saying yes all the time don't become the person who says yes just because they don't want to hurt the other person's feelings the person won't be offended and don't make up an excuse when you say no tell them straight about how you're feeling when you say no more often you're creating boundaries in your life by creating boundaries in your life you're able to get more done when you get more done during the day you get closer to achieving your dreams because your actions will compound you need to create boundaries in your life if you ever wish to become successful ask you self if you're where you want to be if the answer is no you need to say no more in your life and don't forget if he's struggling to write or finish your book our three writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now be sure to give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter