So, during my vacation I read The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, just because I had never read the book but had always wanted to. It was so well worth the time. Great writing is such a treat. You are taken on adventure in your mind that tranports you into another dimension. You find it difficult to put the book down because the experience of that other dimension is so engrossing.
So what, you ask? Well, if you are writing a book, or if you intend to write a book, I highly urge you to read some classics because you will see and experience the difference between OK writing and something special. Great writers don't write things like, "On a hot summer day when the sky was blue and the fluffy white clouds blew across the sky, the young girl awoke to hear birds singing." A great writer (which I am not) will set the scene in a way that compels you to enter into the story. The scene is set without you even realizing that it is happening.
I wish that I was a great writer, but I am just a publishing coach. You, however, should aspire to be great if you are writing or if you are planning to write.
Read great books, take writing courses, join writers' groups and create something wonderful that will compel people to enter into your other dimension.
I look forward to hearing about you and to reading your book.
Denise
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