![]() What is a genre? It’s a specific form or type of communication. Having said that, you need to become intimately familiar with the writing style of the genre in which you want to write. A science fiction novel uses words and story pacing very differently than an autobiography. So, what should you read? Just like you need to eat a variety of foods to be healthy, you should read a variety of content to be well-rounded. It helped me take my newfound knowledge of sentence structure, word placement, and the development of a story’s beginning, middle, and end and use it to write thousands of pieces of content over my 30-year corporate career. Reading good writing enables you to see the writing process laid out in front of you. First, I read the Hardy Boys and every Agatha Christie book I could get my hands on and then business, marketing, sales, and historical nonfiction books. Long before I became a writer, I was a reader. To learn how to write well, you need to read things that are well written. I tell you this because whether you write as part of your job or dream about writing the next great novel, there are two truths you need to know. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I started writing nonfiction and finally published my book for corporate marketers and small business owners, Trade Show 411: The Essential Guide to Exhibiting Like a Pro. As part of that responsibility, I was also the senior content creator, writing website content, blog posts, white papers, e-guides, press releases, product brochures, magazine articles, and much more. I had a day job running corporate marketing departments at large corporations and small startups. While I didn’t publish a book until three years ago, I was swamped writing other things. I have a drawer full of character descriptions and plot outlines for cozy mystery books I never wrote – but will write over the next few years. In my case, I wanted to write books for decades before I finished one. You may have woken up this morning and decided to be a writer, or you may have been thinking about it for years. They also asked themselves, “how do I become a writer?” How to be a writer They were nervous and unsure where to begin. Remember, your favorite author was just like you at one point in their career. You think that you can never be as good as your favorite author. ![]() If you have never written anything, it’s time to start. Being a writer doesn’t mean publishing a 300-page fiction or nonfiction book that sells 10,000 copies. ![]()
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