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SAT URDAY,26JULY2014

FindingtheMotivationtoWrite
Aswriters,sometimeswedontfeellikewriting.Oftenit
seemsourcreativityhascrawledoff,ourinspiration
hasgoneonvacationandourbrainsjustdontwantto
bother.Ourmojohasdonearunner.Somedays,we
justdontwanttowrite.
Thisiscompletelynormal.
Writingisntjustahobbyforsome,itsadisciplined
formofartandittakesagreatdealofcommitment,
timeandhardworktodoit,soitisnosurprisethat
someofthatdisciplineandcommitmentwaversand
wobblesfromtimetotimeforvariousreasons.
Thethingtorememberisthatwewritersarenotrobots,
andsometimes,afteralongdayatwork,writingisthe
lastthingonourminds,especiallyifwehavetosortthe
kidsout,tidyup,dothedinnerandfeedthecat.
Sometimesthemindandbodyaretootired.The
motivationjustisntthere.
Lifeingeneralgetsinthewaysometimes.Thereisjust
somuchgoingonthatyoudonthavethetimeto
dedicatetowriting,oritseemsthatway,whetheritsa
fullworkloadintheofficecausingyoustressorrunning
aroundlookingafterthefamilytheschoolrun,
shopping,errands,appointmentsetc.Motivationtends
tovanishwhenwerebusywithotherthingsandother
people.
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fictionwritingjourney.
It'soneofthehardestthingsto
docreateawhole,believable
worldforotherpeopletoenjoy,
especiallyifyou'renewto
writing.It'salsooneofthe
loneliestjobs,especiallywhen
thereisnohelporadviceor
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Distractionsareanothercauseoflackofmotivationto
write.Socialmediasoaksupmotivationandcreativity
anddrainsyourwillpower.Itseasiertoprocrastinate
thanwritemeaningfulnarrative.Wealldoit.
Othertimes,wejustcantbebothered.Thepub,the
footballmatchorthemovieseemsabetteroption.Any
excusefornotsittingdownandgettingsomewriting
done,orevenfinishingoffwhatwestarted.

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Sohowcanwritersfindthemotivationtowrite?Howdo
writersstopthemotivationfromvanishingcompletely?
Thereareplentyofthingsthatwecandotospur
ourselvesonandnotfallintoalaissezfairattitude.
1.Tirednesscancrushcreativityandmotivation.
Writingdoesntworkwhenthebrainneedstoshut
down.Getsomemuchneededsleepandcomeback
motivatedandenergisedforwriting.Youllfinditworks.
2.Makesometimeforjustyouandyourwriting.Evenif
itsjustforanhourtojotdownideasorobservationsor
doalittleplanning.Whetheritsearlyinthemorning,
duringthedaywhenyouhavethehousetoyourself,or
whetheryoureanightowltype,thereisalwaysatime
towrite,sodontmakeexcuses.Makeitahabit.
3.Switchoffallelectroniccommunicationssuchas
phonesoremails.Dontgoanywhereneartheinternet.
Dontallowyourselftobecomedistractedbysocial
media.
4.Maketodolists.Useitasamotivationalpush,
whetheritsawordcountlist,anideaslist,aplanning
list,achapterlistetc.Theyarevisualremindersand
helpustostayfocusedanddisciplinedandtostayon
track.

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5.Allowyourselfplentyofbreaks.Itsprovenfactthat
restincreasesproductivity.Notjustlongerrest
periods,butlittlerestbreaksthroughoutyourwriting
sessions.Allowyourmindtobreatheandreflect.Go
takefiveminutesinthegarden.Walkthedog.Gostare
atthestarsforalittleandletyourmindwander.Go
takeashortwalkinthepark.

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5.Dosomereading.Readingyourfavouriteauthors
hasthismagicalqualityofignitingyourenthusiasmand
makingyouwanttowriteitmotivatesustowanttobe
likeourfavouriteauthors,tobethebestwecan,it
spursustogetonwiththejobofwriting.
6.Imaginesomeone,somewhere,iswritingthesame
bookasyou,buttheybeatyoutopublicationwithit,
leavingyouinthestartingline.So,whatareyou
waitingfor?
7.Ifyouliketosetyourselfgoalsortargets,thendoso.
Setyourselfawordcounttargetperday,orachapter,
orwhateveryoufeelyoucanrealisticallyachieve.And
sticktoit.
NBDontsetyourselfgoalsortargetsiftheycause
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8.Setyourselfawriting/rewardsystem.Itworksinthe
samewayassettinggoalsandtargets,butbygetting
thingsdone,youcanrewardyourselfattheend.You
havetodothework,however,toappreciatethe
reward.Ifyoucheatbybypassingtheworkandgoing
straightfortherewardyouwillsimplydisappoint
yourselfandaccomplishnothing.
Iusethiswhenmymotivationfeelsdepleted.IfIwrite
somethingitmightbe500wordsor1000wordsofa
story,oritmightbeanarticlethenIrewardmyself
withsometimeplayingcomputergames.ThatwayIve
accomplishedsomethingandIgettorelaxafterward.
Foryouitmightbefeetup,adrinkofyourfavourite
wineandamovie.Oritcouldbedinnerout
somewhere.Therewardiswhateveryoumakeit,but
youhavetoearnitfirst.

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9.Enterawritingcompetition.Thishelpsyou
concentrateonsomethingdifferent,awayfromthe
usualprojectsanditgivesyouadeadlinetoworkto.
Plus,thereisalwaystheprospectyoumightwin
something.
10.Ifyouhaventjoinedone,tryjoiningawritinggroup
oranonlinewritingforum.Therewillalwaysbe
somebodywillingtohelpmotivateandspuryouonwith
adviceandencouragement.
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11.Musicisknowntohelpplentyofwriterswhouseit
toinspireandmotivatethem.Iusethismethodallthe
time,becausetherightmusiccanhelpcreatemood
andatmosphere,itsetsthescenetowrite,itcreates
therightframeofmind.
12.Havefriendsreadyourworkandprovidefeedback.
Whetheritspositiveornegative,youllfindyourself
wantingtoimproveevenfurther,itwillmakeyouwant
towrite,becausetheyarediscussingyourwork.
Motivationisntsomethingthatmaterialisesthe
momentwestartwritingandstayswithusforthe
duration.Itslikesunlightitcomesandgoes,itfades,
comesback,butitnevertrulyvanishes.Itsalways
there,butsometimeswejusthavetofindit.
Rememberthatsomewhere,somebodywillbeworking
onanideasimilartoyours.Theymightbecome
successfulatitthanyou,theymightnot,butaswriters
wehavetoacknowledgethatweretheonlyonesthat
canmakeithappen.
Andwhethersometimeswedontwantto,wecanonly
makeithappenifwesimplygetonwithwhatweloveto
dowriting.

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MakingSureYourPlotIsntPredictable
Ifyouvereadabookandguessedwhatwascoming,
orifyouveseenamovieandguessedtheoutcome
waybeforeitfinishes,thenitsgenerallyasignthatthe
plotispredictable.
Perhapsyouvereadabookthatseemsquitesimilarto
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moviessomefeelverysimilar.Thatsbecausetheir
plotsaresimilar,orthesame.Theonlydifferenceis
thestoryiswrittenlightlydifferently.
Butthatsthethingwithplotsmostofthemarea
variationoneachother.Theyrethesameplots,or
sharethesameplotpoints,butwritteninmanydifferent
ways,andthatsbecausethereareonly36basicplots
(asdescribedbyGeorgesPolti).Anythingelsereallyis
justavariationonatheme.
Butthewaywewriteourstoriesiswhatsetsthem
apartfromothers.Whetherthereareonly10basic
plotsor36,everystoryyouwriteshouldbedifferent
enoughfromalltheotherstoriesoutthere.
Thatisdowntohowyourstructureyourstory,the
charactersyoucreate,thethemesyouexplore,
informationthatyouprovideforyourreader,the
subplotsandofcourse,theoutcomeyouchoosetoend
yourstory.
Ifyourplotdoesbecomepredictableandboring,then
yourreaderwontbethatimpressedwiththeoverall
story.
Takeloveasanexample.Plotsinvolvinglove,in
particular,canbeveryformulaicandtherefore
somewhatpredictable:boymeetsgirl,girlisnt
interestedatfirst,boythendoessomethingheroicand
impressesher,girlchangeshermindandfallshead
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Anotherpredicableoneisthethrillergenre.They
inevitablyinvolveahero,avillainandaloveinterest.
Theyaresocommonplacethatithasbecome
expected.Butunfortunatelytheyarealsoformulaicand
boring.
Writersarenottryinghardenoughtobedifferent.
Sohowdoyoupreventyourplotfrombecomingso
predictable,andtedious?Howdoyoumakeyourstory
differentfromeveryotherstoryoutthere?
1.Consideradifferentapproachinotherwords,
throwinsomeunpredictableplottwists,thekindthat
yourreaderwontbeabletosecondguess.Writers
lovetowrongfoottheirreaders,sodontbeafraidto
thrownthemoffcourse.
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2.Trytobefreshanddifferentwithyourthemes
readersliketheunexpected.Bepolitical,be
controversialthemesaretheretoexplore.
3.AskprovocativequestionsaboutyourstoryWhat
wouldthemaincharacterreallydoinagivensituation?
Thepredictableactionortheunpredictableaction?
Sometimestheunpredictableworksbetter.
4.Addinsomesurprises.Again,readerslovesurprises
theymakefortheunpredictable.Asthewriter,you
cancreateanysurprise,butjustmakesuretheyare
nottoofarfetchedthatthereaderthinkstheyaresilly
orridiculous.
5.Avoidclichs.Doesyourdetectivehavetobemale,
withafemalesidekick,usuallyseenasafoiltothe
maincharacter?Thenreversetheroles.Havea
femaledetective,withthemalefoil.Areyourfemale
charactersgenerallywrittenasweakandsometimes
stupid?Havearealitycheck.Notallwomenareweak
orstupid.Andnotallmenareheroicandstrong.These
areallclichs.
6.Dontbeafraidtotakeadifferentdirectionwithyour
storykeepyourreaderontheirtoes,sodontbe
afraidtotakeariskwiththestoryarc.
Theideawithwritingistomakeitdifferentfromevery
otherstoryoutthere,andwedothatbybeingfreshand
originalandunexpected.

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Whatdoesitactuallymean?
Therearequiteanumberofdevicesavailableto
writerswhichhelpthemenhancenarrativeand
emphasiscertainthingswithinit.Oneoftheways
writersdothisisbyplacingstrategicdialoguethisis
dialoguethatisrepeatedseveraltimesinthenovel,like
amessage,aconstantreminderforthereader,andis
basedonthemainthemerunningthroughthestory.
Italsoappearsatopportunemomentsinthenarrative
hencethestrategicplacement.Thisismorecommonly
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Motifsarerecurringthemes,ideasorelementsthat
carrysignificantmeaningandarealwaysbroughttothe
forefrontbythewriteratstrategicmomentsinthestory,
toremindthereaderoftheimportanceofthetheme.It
worksbecauseitissubtle,almostsubliminal,and
formsanintegralpartoftheoverallmessageatthe
heartofthestory.
Somefamousmovieshaveusedthismethodquite
effectivelyTheWizardofOzusesthetheresno
placelikehomemotiftopushthethemethatthehome
iswherethehearttrulyis.Thisisthemainthemetothe
entirestory.DespitetheexcitinglandofOzandallits
colourfulcharacters,Dorothyisconstantlyreminded
thatthereisnoplacelikehome.
ChuckPalahniuksFightClubusesmotifwhentalking
abouttherulesofFightClub.Severaltimesthe
characterstalkofrules:Thefirstruleoffightclubis
youdonottalkaboutFightClub.Thisisrepeatedasa
remindertothereader(andtheaudienceinthefilm
version)howsecretiveandexclusivetheclubis.
StephenKinghasusedstrategicdialoguewithmany
novels,butoneverymemorablenovelisMisery.He
repeatsAnniesphrase,Imyournumberonefan
severaltimesthroughoutthenovelasamotif,because
itdirectlyrelatestotheprimarythemeofcontroland
misplacedadulation.Heusesthephrasetoopenthe
bookandthencleverlyusesthesamephraseatthe
endofthenovel.
Eachofthesestrategicdialoguephrasesareexamples
thatdirectlyrelatetothemainthemeofthestoryand
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acrosstothereader.
Andthegoodthingisthatsuchplanneddialoguecan
beanythingyouwantacharactertosay(aslongasit
isntclich),anditispertinenttothestory.
Writersmaynotrealiseit,butthepowerofrepeated
phrasesandwordsdoeshaveasubconsciouseffect
onthereader,andbecauseofittheyaremorelikelyto
rememberwhatyourprimaryordominantthemeis
about.
Thecleverthingaboutstrategicdialogueplacementis
thatitdoesnthavetobeovert.Youdonthavetobeat
thereaderovertheheadeverytwopageswithit.It
shouldbeverysubtle.Strategicdialogueisnotthere
toannoythereader,butrathertoenhancethenarrative
andstoryexperienceforthem.
Sohowmanytimesshouldyouusestrategicdialogue?
Thereisnowrittenruleonthis,butcommonsense
shouldprevail,sodontoverdoit.Ifthemotifis
mentionedeverynowandthensaythreetimes
throughoutthenovelitwillgentlyremindthereader
ratherthanirritatethem.Ifyougoabovefourorfive
timesthenthereadermaybecomeannoyedbythe
repetition.Andrepetitiononlyworkswhenitssubtle
andoccasionallydone.
Somestrategicdialoguephrasesaresowelldonethat
thereaderdoesntrealisealwaystheyrereading
intentionaldialogue,butthemessagebehinditwillstill
getthrough.Thatswhyitremainsoneoftheleastused
andmostcleverofliterarydevicesthatwriterscanuse.
Rememberthatifyoudowanttoenhancethenarrative
andhighlightyourtheme,andusestrategicdialogue,
makesureitdirectlyrelatestothestory,oritwont
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Doesmultigenrewritingreallywork?
ThisisasubjectIgetaskedaboutallthetime,
especiallyfromnewwritersanxioustowriteasmuch
aspossibleinasmanygenresaspossible,yetwhile
manywriterscananddowriteindifferentgenres,and
itsnotimpossible,tostepwitheasefromonekindto
anotherisntaseasyasitseems.
Itsawellknownfactthatwritersstartoutwritinginthe
genrethattheymostenjoyreading,andcertainlytheir
earliestinfluencesmaydrivethistendency.Ifyouenjoy
readingthrillers,itsmostlikelyyoullwriteinthat
genre,becauseyouenjoyitandunderstandit.Ifyou
enjoyreadingromancefiction,thenthelikelihoodis
thatyoullfeelcomfortablewritingromance.
Ofcourse,thereareotherthingsthatinfluencewriters.
WatchingcertaingenreofmoviesorTVshowsthat
theyenjoymayalsoinfluenceawriter.
Awriterwillalwayswriteinthegenretheyfeelmost
affinitywith,onethattheyfeelcomfortableworking
withtheonetheyenjoy.Andbecauseofthiseaseand
affinity,anauthorsvoiceandstylewillevolve
accordingly.
DoesitWork?
Itcan,butsometimesitdoesnt.
Therearemanycrossgenrewritersoutthere,people
whocaneasilydipinandoutofdifferentstyles.For
instance,horrorwritersmightalsobeabletowrite
romance.Thrillerwritersmightalsowritescifietc.But
crossgenrewritingworksonlyifthewriterfeels
comfortablewithit,theyenjoythesubjectandcanbuild
closenesswithit.
Awriterwhohatesromancewillnotbeabletowritea
convincingromancestory.Likewisearomancewriter
mightnotbeabletowriteaconvincingandscaryhorror
story.Theresultmightbesomethingcontrived,stilted
orforced.
Butoftenmanywritersdothisinthebelieftheycan
writeinanygenre,andtheresultisalwaysthesame.If
somethingdoesntfeelright,theninevitablyitisnt.The
readerswillnoticethisandtheywontenjoythestory.
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Iwritedarkthrillerorhistoricalthrillerstories,butIalso
writehorror.Idontwritesciencefictionbecause
althoughIlikescifimovies,Idonthaveenoughaffinity
orattractiontothesubjecttowriteconvincinglyand
authoritativelyaboutthesubject.Likewise,Idontwrite
romancestoriesbecausehavenoattractiontothe
subject,nordoIwritepoliticalstories,becauseIhave
zerointerestinpolitics.
Insteadoffocusingonwritinginasmanydifferent
genrestylesaspossibleandtryingtofitintooneof
them,writeinthegenreyoufeelmostcomfortable,one
thatyouenjoyreading,onethatyoufeelclosestto
thisisyourprimarygenre.Thisiswhatyourspecialist
subject.
Onceyourecognisethatyoucanbuildyourwriting
arounditandgainexperience(andhopefullysuccess)
fromwritingit.Youcanthenexploreothergenresthat
youfeelattractedto,orcomfortablewithorlike
reading.Thesearesecondarygenres.
Whenwethinkofsomeofourfavouriteauthors,we
usuallyassociatethemwithonespecificgenre,but
therearemanywhohavewrittennovelsincompletely
differentgenres,forinstance:
IanFlemingisknownforhisJamesBond/spynovels,
buthealsowroteChittyChittyBangBang,whichisa
childrensnovel.WethinkofStephenKingasmasterof
horror,withstorieslikeCarrieandTheShining,but
hesalsowrittencontemporarythrillerssuchasThe
GreenMile,andsciencefictionbasedstorieslike
UndertheDome.NeilGaimanisknownforhisfantasy,
scifiandgraphicnovels,buthesalsowritten
childrensstories,suchasTheGraveyardBook.
Noticethatthesewritershaveaprimarygenre,written
worksthattheyaremostfamousfor,buttheyalsohave
secondarygenres.
ButwhatifIcanonlywriteinonegenre?
Mostwriterscanprobablywritetwoorthreegenres
quitecomfortablyandsuccessfully.Otherscanonly
writeonegenreonlyandthatdoesntmakethemany
lessdifferent.
Thereisnothingwrongwithonlybeingabletowritein
onespecificgenre.Plentyofwritersdo,simply
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becauseitswhattheyaregoodat,itstheirforteand
theyhavebeenjustassuccessfulasmultigenre
writers.
Thethingtorememberisthatifitisasubjectyoudont
particularlylikeorunderstand,oryoudontfeelaffinity
towardsthendontwriteitbecausetheresultwillbea
terrible,forcedandunconvincingstory.Andthats
becauseyourheartwontbeinit.
Writewhatyoulove,whatinterestsyou,whatmoves
you,whatmakesyoupassionate.Writewhatmakes
youhappy.Whateverthegenre.
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