What keeps a book or article in my hands, or thoughts...

What keeps a book or article in my hands, or thoughts... Oct 27, 2013 11:38:24 GMT -5

Post by X factor on Oct 27, 2013 11:38:24 GMT -5

Explosions...who doesn't love explosions!!

Hello there!!

Let's Rock-N-Roll...

So, wanna know what keeps a book or article in my hand?
So, wanna know what keeps me reading a online blog, or article, verses skipping to next thing of interest?
You, and your writing style, that's what.

Your writing should be the thing of 'interest' that others leave other places, to find.

I for one love explosions....no, not literal ones...(although they're fun to watch also), but rather literary ones...

Your words, the picture you're trying to paint in my mind, the imagery, should be explosive right from the start, not the end, but from the start.

You should 'grrraaaab' me, the reader, and pull me in instantly...right away...waste no time, just do it...

Pull me in...with big wonderful ideas, with action...make me care about the other 99 pages of your book or other 2500 words of your blog.

Go ahead...grab me...pull me into your mind, the depth of your mind, your thoughts...do it now!

Ouch!...ok ok, you got my attention...you have managed to pull me into, draaaag me down into the depths of your mind through powerful graphic wording.

Do you see the point I'm trying to make?

Of course I'm using 'gifs' to highlight a point...but you don't need gifs, to pull people into your mind, your thoughts...

All you need is 'action'...

Get me interested in what you have to say immediately, then I'm more likely to stick around for the rest, cause now I want to know how it ends.

Show me the monster from page 1, then let me finish reading, to find out more about this 'monster'...use my own naturally curiosity to get me to read more...to search the basement (other pages) of your book or blog.

I don't so much care that 'Sally was wearing a red dress' as I do 'Sally was kicked off the cheerleading squad for skipping class'...

Get me interested in Sally, then after I'm interested in Sally, and can relate, then maybe I'll care what type of dress she's wearing...

I don't so much care that 'Bob sat inside his Mercedes' as I do 'Bob stole, and then sat inside his Mercedes, on the way to work'....

Action words, action characters...characters that have traits we publicly condemn, but quietly admire.

(just making illustrative points here, don't panic)...

The End....

(Short sweet and simple)....

No actually there may be a few more posts on this subject of how to effectively write in a way that keeps your readers interested.

Now go away...thanks...

What keeps a book or article in my hands, or thoughts... Jul 12, 2022 19:22:08 GMT -5

Post by X factor on Jul 12, 2022 19:22:08 GMT -5

Well, I've just completed my second book, I mean haven't uploaded it or anything or had it converted, all I got to do now is edit it myself ect ect, but for the most part it's done.

Everyone's writing books these days, and sadly it's always these already wealthy types who get all the exposure on radio shows, where their buddies allow them onto the show to pitch yet their newest book, which no one would ever care to read if not for the reach of radio. But most of us don't know DJ's, or talk radio hosts like Hannity or Levin, or Mark Davis who can give us such a broad and wide plug, so we have to come up with other ways to promote our books.

That aside, here's the thing with me folks, don't try to be some Ivy League Yale writer...

Never forget what I'm about to tell you...rather simply write about what you know, by you, it's that simple...don't complicate stuff by trying to sound more sophisticated than you are.

I mean sure, if sophisticated and Harvard or Duke educated, than fine, but the majority of Authors are not, and simply have their own stories to tell, be it fiction, or memoirs, or whatever, I'm just saying, be yourself and people will appreciate that.

People don't expect you to be perfect...editors do, people your readers do not....OK.

No one can tell your story better than you can, not sure if I'd ever trust a ghost writer or not, these ghost-writing services popping up everywhere.
To me, some ghostwriters are equivalent to putting water in your gas tank...not all, but some.
And a good ghostwriter costs a lot of money.
Why not just read into computer and let computer by your ghost writer for you, then you can hire someone to clean it up, or do it yourself.

Most writers are snobs, I am not.
If I ever make it as a Author, I want to bring back what Oprah use to do by highlighting one good book a week and giving underdog authors a chance at success.