Editor’s Choice — Top 10: How to Approach Tough Decisions in Your Writing
Read these Top 10 writers to learn how they make their decisions
You don’t have to invent everything when you start writing.
Do some research. Some other writer must have written something about the topic you have chosen. The internet must be your starting point.
But if you want to write an excellent story, you have to make tough decisions. From writing a headline that grabs your reader’s attention to what you write in the body and how you end your story — are all hard choices if you want your readers to read from start to end.
As a writer, every decision you make is a difficult one. Should I remove this paragraph? Should I add a reference to a book or a research? Which research would be the best choice? How do I connect different sections that the logic of the story flows smoothly? Should I leave this story at this time to have another look after a day or two?
After you have written the first draft, you have to edit it. It is the hardest part. Every sentence needs more work. As William Zinsser wrote in his book, On Writing Well, “Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time or even the third time. Remember this in…
