Read all the time, write all the time. Waiting for inspiration, you'll be waiting until you're dead and in the grave. Try to publish the good stuff, just keep trying, but, never stop reading or writing. Even if you never get published or even if you do and no one buys your stuff, it's ultimately for your spirit to grow and be free, right? So, you've won either way.
I’ve always loved writing. While it may not work in the long run, I’ve been concentrating on one mega story series, and that’s how I like it. It might not be what gives me success but it’s what I love doing. And it kinda did start as a simpler story, just without an end… My story is almost like a giant conglomerate of all of the thoughts and feelings I’ve had over the past years, and trying to make it make sense as a story. And it won’t make complete sense, but I’ve tried. I’ve been taking elements from my past stories and either fixing or keeping them. Writing should start as a hobby, and all things you hope to get into, you can’t go in expecting success with anything, you have to enjoy it before you can succeed at it.
I find McEwan to be a writer's writer, if that makes sense... there's so much you can learn and take from his fiction and interviews, that is so enriching for your writerly rituals and craft... this interview is a classic case in point..
I think someone teaching you how to tell a story is like someone offering to pick you up in thier arms and carry you when you have a feeling you know how to walk anyway and so it just would not be right or healthy in any way. But your advise is not like that. I got inspired
Everything after Black Dogs feels like the work of someone else; someone stuffier, more pompous. It seems a cruel trick of fate that as his audience grew his sense of it shrank.
Read all the time, write all the time. Waiting for inspiration, you'll be waiting until you're dead and in the grave. Try to publish the good stuff, just keep trying, but, never stop reading or writing. Even if you never get published or even if you do and no one buys your stuff, it's ultimately for your spirit to grow and be free, right? So, you've won either way.
On February 28, 2019. I decided to become a writer because of an interview I saw with you. Thank you for inspiration.
Good luck!
Still a writer?
How is it goin
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McEwan gives the best advice. Start small and work big. This is true in all of life.
This is the first piece of writing advice I've found useful. Thanks.
I’ve always loved writing. While it may not work in the long run, I’ve been concentrating on one mega story series, and that’s how I like it. It might not be what gives me success but it’s what I love doing. And it kinda did start as a simpler story, just without an end… My story is almost like a giant conglomerate of all of the thoughts and feelings I’ve had over the past years, and trying to make it make sense as a story. And it won’t make complete sense, but I’ve tried. I’ve been taking elements from my past stories and either fixing or keeping them. Writing should start as a hobby, and all things you hope to get into, you can’t go in expecting success with anything, you have to enjoy it before you can succeed at it.
I have been writing since 2017. Im 21 years old now. I want to fully develop my creation and just publish it somewhere and be done with it.
can you tell me more of your stories?
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I find McEwan to be a writer's writer, if that makes sense... there's so much you can learn and take from his fiction and interviews, that is so enriching for your writerly rituals and craft... this interview is a classic case in point..
I found my passion in writing back in 2019
same
How's that passion going? Still burning intensely I hope.
I have characters, character dynamics, setting, tone, style, and chapter plots. One day I may accomplish this long term goal
Thank-you for great share. I also find the type of writing best for you will 'flow' - My creative writing flows, however the 'how to' books...omg!
Thank you very much Ian.
I think someone teaching you how to tell a story is like someone offering to pick you up in thier arms and carry you when you have a feeling you know how to walk anyway and so it just would not be right or healthy in any way.
But your advise is not like that. I got inspired
Yes
i am a very happy reader. of your novels.
Thankyou
Cool
Why this musical wallpaper in the background? Utterly irritating. An interview is not a shopping mall.
Everything after Black Dogs feels like the work of someone else; someone stuffier, more pompous. It seems a cruel trick of fate that as his audience grew his sense of it shrank.
He nailed it.My problem is, I hate to write but I have a story to tell.
Maybe speak it into a voice recorder.
Mine is the opposite. I don't have a story worth telling but I've been in love with writing since I was 6.
500 words a week? Lol
Ah yes. I know. You can vanquish that in a half-an-hour sitting.
I can't take this remoaning Brexit-hater with any seriousness