How to Avoid 3 Common Creative Writing Mistake
Polaroid Images Reading ‘Who’, ‘When’, ‘Where’, ‘How’, ‘Why’, and ‘What’ Attached to Wooden Slats Writing might be something you learn as you grow up, but creative writing is a skill set. You may have a knack for weaving worlds through your words, but turning that knack into an art form will take time and a series of trials and errors. Urban novelist Charlie Mon was no different, but he worked to understand his mistakes and adapt his writing accordingly. Here’s how you can do the same. 1. Starting When the Deadline is Near Creative writing takes time, so not granting yourself any is not the way to hone your craft. You might be tempted to rush through the process because you have a deadline coming up, and that’s where you’d be wrong. A deadline isn’t a call for you to get to work. It’s not a time limit for you but an indication from your publishers of how long they’re willing to wait for your book. Creative writing involves building a world out of nothing, and it consists of a lot...