"If you want to get good at something, find an expert and make them teach you" - Eric Witchey
Imagine if writing fiction felt as natural as talking in your mother tongue
Have you ever tried learning a new language? Even if you get to the point where you feel pretty good about your skills, when you listen to a native speaker, they seem to talk so fast you can’t keep up! But really, they’re just fluent and you’re not quite tuned into the language enough yet.
Writing fiction feels a lot like that, too. Even if you’ve been doing it for a while, you run into snags that make you realize you’re not as proficient as you thought.
You can become fluent in the language of fiction.
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Write deeper. Write faster. Write better.
It’s the writer’s dream. But how?
Four Steps to Writing Fast
from Eric Witchey
You have to believe it’s possible. See it happen, and you start to believe.
You must have an internalized sense of what makes a story.
This is easy. If you grew up in a family that uses language, you automatically internalized a sense of story by the time you were three years old.You have to abandon the concept of making it good or getting it right. Harder to do, but it can be practiced.
You must train yourself to produce in order to discover possibilities. See #3 for caveats.
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About Eric Witchey
Award-winning writer Eric Witchey distills the nebulous concepts of writing fiction–normally attributed to talent or years of trial-and-error–into clear, usable market-tested techniques you can start practicing immediately. His seminars and classes come from his experience teaching in higher education and at conferences, along with a background in theoretical linguistics, course development, and more than 30 years of full-time freelance writing experience.
Working in multiple genres, and using the same techniques he teaches, Eric’s sold more than 160 short stories, five novels, and two collections into national and international markets. His stories have appeared under several names, in multiple languages, and on six continents.
Writers of the Future, New Century Writers, Writer’s Digest, The Irish Aeon Awards, Short Story America, the Eric Hoffer Prose Award, Writer's Digest Short Fiction Award, the International Book Award, the Independent Publisher's Book Award, and others have given him awards and recognition. His how-to articles have appeared in The Writer Magazine, Writer's Digest Magazine, and other print and online magazines.
Eric’s high-energy, interactive seminars are popular because they transform complex, interacting concepts into simple, clear, immediately useful skills.
When not writing or teaching, he tosses small bits of feather and pointy wire at laughing trout.
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