Education A Writers Secret To Writing Winning Fiction Novels

I have a few secret skills that I use to make my writing come alive. I believe that everyone has their own skills but I like to think I have a few secrets that few know about. I really can't believe I'm spreading my information like this, but maybe it will result in better material. One of my rules are I never write about things I know nothing about unless I've researched it. I like to use places that are exact and have their own description so I won't have to make up things. Hey we've got enough to think about making the story. Perhaps one of my greatest secrets to writing a great fiction novel is my descriptive tricks. Yes tricks, I'll have to demonstrate rather than just tell you. I use emotions and word association to show you what I want you to see. Here's an example: I won't write things like this. Tim's mother died and he cried while Sarah consoled him saying, "She's in a better place now." Tim cried harder as he heard the words and thought about how much his mother loved him. I'd write this instead. Tim's mother died in the peace of her sleep last night. Tim threw his head back and soaked his tears within his red shirt. Sarah tried to console him by sheltering him with her arms. "She's in a better place now," Sarah whimpered. Tim's heart heated with pain and his tears dripped over his wrist as he thought about how much his mother loved him. Do you see the difference in the same two examples. In the first one, there is a lot of telling and in the second fiction paragraph there is more showing. That's rule number two; don't tell what happened, show what happened and tell the story. Look at the word associations. Can you guess how many I used? I used more than three but I'll only discuss three. What do you think of when I say the word red? Most people think of the words stop, love, or blood to name a few. Now ask yourself what do these words have to do with the character or the scene? His shirt was used to give you a better picture and to guild your mind. Look at the word sheltering. What comes to mind? Is it homeless, refugees or some type of sad situation. It's a much different effect if I was to use the word housed instead. What about the word whimpered? This word is perfect because I describes how she said the remark. Also did you notice how I put her words before I said who said them. Keep in mind the fact that you are controlling the readers thoughts by saying certain words. Don't simply say Tim cried. Show Tim crying. If you want me to see the room, describe it to me first. If you want me to see the person describe that to me. You'll always win in fiction if you can make your readers feel emotions. When I read a novel and I feel like I want to cry afterwords, I say this is good. If I laugh, then it entertains me. Whatever emotion you can make your audience feel is great. You can win writing a great fiction novel, you'll just have to learn word association and be very descriptive.

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