by Rita Karnopp
If you’re honest . . . you’ll agree . . . writing is hard work. If it was easy – everyone would be doing it. Actually lately it seems everyone is. The problem I’m seeing with that is those new authors think all there is to writing is to write. For them writing is going to be a breeze.
There’s a lot more to writing than one would think. There is plotting, dialog that’s exciting, pacing, internal and external conflict, character development, a beginning, middle, and an end? Really? Yep!
Wait ‘till you’ve been dragged down the bumpy road toward finding a publisher a few times. It’s not easy at all. You can’t get into the door – unless you write a good book. They don’t expect it to be perfect, but they do expect you to know ‘basic writing skills.’