Writerly Advice #2

[justine_currie]

From the awesome agent, Nathan Bransford, some general writing advice to keep in mind:

Writing isn't about capturing real life as it actually happens. We have, well, real life for that.

Instead, writers have to elevate life and add spices and all the rest. Writers interpret real life, elevate it, reorder events, and serve up something perfectly balanced and ready for public consumption.

Your thoughts?

Comments

[stellamoon.livejournal.com]

Well, knowing he's a kid's book author actually kinda changes my impression of what he said. In that case, I do agree with him. :) But as an adult reader, I definitely value more the impact of bare truth and stark reality, over a jazzed up story made to be more exciting. But that's just me!