Foundation of Writing With Authority.
Any writer who values writing stories will value feedback. You’ll want to know what readers like about your writing, and the parts readers find troubling. One of the earliest comments I recall was about my ‘passive’ writing. Yes, I looked into this matter right away. What did this person mean by writing passive? Come to find out this meant I wasn’t writing with authority. Haha! Too many ‘I think’ and ‘maybes’. Interestingly enough, I respected this ‘professional editor’s’ feedback tremendously. And upon a full investigation, respected it even more. This was critical bouillabaisse I needed to know. For starters, I personally found it more comfortable to write in third person. Later I learned this was what moved my characters away from me, or my personal perspectives. Now, of course this was merely a habit I adopted and leaned on. In other words, this was no high-end skill I picked up and employed. BUT!!! I love adventurous writing challenges too. If it lands on my mental scope, I’ll go ...
