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I spent last weekend at the South Carolina Writers Association StoryFest Conference. It was a great little convention, and I learned a lot. We had some good speakers and of course, assorted agents, editors, and publishers made an appearance. One of our keynote speakers, Janisse Ray, spoke on 5 Challenges to Great Writing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here\u2019s what we learned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Thinking It\u2019s Easy<\/strong>. Writing is hard. Janisse likened it to a brick wall, but if you keep punching the wall, eventually cracks will appear and you will get through.<\/li>
  2. Giving Up Without Realy Trying<\/strong>. To make goal-setting work, you should write down your goals\u2014but\u00a0don\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0talk about them to everyone. Studies actually show that people who talk about goals are less likely to achieve them. Make your goals attainable, also.<\/li>
  3. Convincing Readers Through the Senses<\/strong>. You must write about\u00a0people<\/em>\u00a0and create a world with weight and extension. Showing is scene building, while telling is reflection. You can tell the difference between a scene and a reflection by noting certain phrases. For example, a scene would say things like \u201cOne day\u2026\u201d or \u201cThis particular day\u2026\u201d while a reflection says \u201cOften when\u2026\u201d or \u201cUsually\u2026\u201d Just remember there are more than the usual five senses.<\/li>
  4. Seizing the Reader\u2019s Attention.<\/strong> This is perhaps the biggest challenge to the writer. As Benjamin Percy puts it, \u201cThe work is not about\u00a0us<\/em>; it\u2019s about the other.\u201d Janisse says there are three ways of perceiving: bodily, interior, and environmental.\u00a0<\/li>
  5. Believing All the Genius Comes from Inside You<\/strong>. A writer, says Janisse, is Coyote or Kolopelli. Sometimes the words just seem to flow from somewhere outside of you.<\/li><\/ol>\n
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