Lex Sonne / Writing Coach

Kind words from a former client.
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Fiction Tip #1: DON'T BE BORED
One of the first pieces of writing advice I took to heart came from a Kentucky novelist by the name of Silas House. He said to me or to a group of us fledgling writers, "Discover something new every day." If I remember correctly, Silas had picked it up from poet and novelist James Still.
I'll push beyond that and say, if you want to write well, don't be bored. Be an active listener and observer whether you're on the train after work or sitting down to a less-than-exciting dinner with people you know too well. Watch people's gestures. Notice how their eyes change when something sparks them. And listen to how the banter jumps from topic to topic, how replies are often not replies at all, and how conversations loop themselves back together in ways that are something more akin to art than an equation.
Boredom is the worst. We all know that. So fight it with always watching and listening for your stories. You don't even have to talk, which is what most of us writers prefer.

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