Writing Down the Bones: The 10 Commandments of Fiction Writing - Session 2

Sorry I missed last week - but I'm back and have the next two commandments for you:

3.) Write your passion: Most of us do, but the key here is to write what moves you. Don’t chase the trends. Unless you have the book already written and just sitting there waiting for the perfect moment, you run the risk of cutting corners and compromising your work by pushing to get the book done. Instead stick to what you do best. Writing from your heart.

4.) Love the Process: Writers are a different breed. We think far too much and about things that don’t exist. There are days when you sit down in front of your computer and nothing comes out. There are days when it’s flowing so fast you can’t write quick enough. Whether it is feast or famine you do it every day. You have to or your characters will haunt you.