Posts Tagged ‘being believable’

Writing News Flash

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Everyone thinks that their problems are unique. They take them in, internalize them and fester on them. They must be unique because if they weren’t they could just find out what someone else did to fix it and do that.

As we grow up we are programmed not to talk about our problems and hence the same situations/challenges (that all human beings face) become personal.

Remember I keep telling you to write out what you did to solve the problem you faced and be willing to share the steps and results with others so they could get to the solution more quickly.

It’s just that you think you are the only one going through problem xyz, that no one else would want to know what you did and you might be embarrassed if they found out you had that problem. 

Even through we all feel that our problems are unique to us, they are in fact a problem that everyone faces at some time in their life. If you can solve your problem and move yourself closer to your goal, then you have created a solution to a problem that millions of others also have and will gladly pay money to read, learn about  or give their attention to.

Ex: Have you ever had the experience of telling someone something and when they explained your problem back to you, you were excited because this person truly understood what you were experiencing and feeling?

They are really willing to listen to you then when they feel like you understand them.  They will become one of your readers because you are helping them with an answer.

News Flash:  Stop thinking you are the only one going through situations in your life and focus on looking for and sharing with others your steps on solving those issues we all face.

Write and share and enjoy the profits you will make by being willing to do that.

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When You Write-Keep It Real

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

In the end, making claims or bragging about accomplishments are only as good as the reality of them and not the perceptions you have which negatively affect your friends, family or customers. The small details can matter and make the difference of whether people will by your products or services or read your books or articles. So, make claims that are true and keep the promises you make!!

You have to keep it real for your readers or they will find other authors that they can resonate with who do tell the truth or present the story line in such a way that the reader can connect with the content.  No body likes a showoff and often that is how they perceive someone who is bragging but can not back up what they are saying with any proof that what they said is what they did.

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Using Both Sides Of The Brain To Write

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

When you are writing it is important to use both sides of the brain.  Getting the creative idea and then using the logic side of the brain to explain the details of the story can make your stories more believable and more engaging to the reader.

Lean too far to the right and creative side and the story starts to wander all over the place.  Lean too far to the left and logical side and your story takes on too many boring facts and becomes more difficult for you to write.

So how do you find a balance?  Usually you can tell when the story seems to wander and there is no sequence of events.  You might be coming in the door and in the next paragraph eating dinner.  Well, what happened between these two events? 

On the other hand you could give so many details about the events between the door and eating that the reader says alright already let’s get on with the story. 

Just read over your story line and see how your events flow together and you will immediately improve the quality as well as the content in your story line.

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Write About Whose Side You Are On

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

There are two sides to every story so in order for you to give the most to your reader explore both sides to the experiences you are sharing. Let your reader choose the side they want to be on.  We can only give the information and then take a hands off approach.  Your reader will make the final decision. 

For the side that you prefer to be the one they choose, it is up to you to give the most in depth explanation so your reader can join with you.  Being believable with your writing is the key to that. 

If you were ever in debate club in school or knew of others in your class who were, you might remember that you were not always in favor of the topic you were assigned to defend and had to spend some time researching to be sure you had enough facts to actually defend the topic.  Well, life is very much like debate club.  We are always faced with topics that we need to research to be able to make a decision if they are accurate and apply to our lives or not.

If you make looking at both sides of a story fun, it is easier and quicker to get to the decision point regarding the information you are presented.  If you can do that in your writing, your reader will stay engaged with your content and continue on to the next chapter.  Creating curiosity is another way to keep a reader engaged, but, for now just apply the gathering information on both sides of the story and begin to apply that to your writing.  Your story  lines will blossom and for the characters in your non-fiction work you will be able to create very interesting plot twists.

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Write So Others Want To Read Your Stories

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Writing in an engaging manner so others can feel like they are right there with you having the same experience is a special skill that every author who is serious about their writing aspires to achieve.  So how do you do that?

First you tell your story from your experience and knowledge.  Be believable. If it is fiction have your characters doing things that really could have happened to someone.  Being credible with your facts and presentation will set you apart as an author/writer that people will want to read more work from in the future.

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Wow, What An Amazing Story

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Have you ever heard a story and something about it made you question and you immediately said to yourself “hmmm, I wonder if that is really true”?  We have flags that go up when the information presented does not seem to go together or the details are so far fetched that for sure you know they are in question.

Your reader has the same response when you present your story in such a way that the story line is not believable.  Once you begin to present information in that way you will notice you have less and less interest in what you are writing about. 

Write, have someone else read it and give you feedback to see if they can find any areas where you could improve your story line and your overall presentation.  A good way to determine that is if your reader begins to question you about what they are reading or start asking for more information.  It can be as simple as leaving out steps in the story to as complex as skipping important sequences in the information of your story line.

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