Writing to Be Published: A Writers Guide to Successful Writing Pt. 2

Author Michelle Devon Offers Helpful Advice and Tips for Beginning Writers

I have stated the fact I never planned on becoming a writer much less to try to write a short story or novel. But becoming I writer I am. I spend hours a day at the computer writing. Much of what I write is never seen but some is published on Associated Content. I'm more focused now and willing to try harder. I never thought I would want to write a short story. My focus and goal was to write a novel. I wanted to be another Stephen King or Koons or like any other famous writer.

I have to tell you I was clueless about the differences between writing a short story verses writing a novel. As always I turned to Michelle Devon - author, editor, and owner of Accentuate Writers Forum (the fastest growing writer's forum on the web today) for advice and guidance. In a previous article published here in Associated Content (http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/748821/writing_to_be_published_a_writers_guide.html) I asked what makes up the field of writing, about the different places to write, and much more. Michelle was gracious enough to answer even more questions and ease my concerns about becoming a writer.

Writing is an art and not everyone can do art. At least that is what I always understood. Can anyone be a writer or does it take special requirements?

Michelle: "Well, I mean, you have to write and finish something and it has to be good enough someone can edit it and make it salable and a publisher has to want it.

Nowadays, with POD technology, just about anyone can have a book made by going with a vanity press or some of the less then desired publishers (and I use that word loosely, since many are just glorified printers, like PublishAmerica is), but it takes some real dedication and perseverance to be a traditionally published author.

I guess the only special requirement is a desire to succeed as a writer, or perhaps also a passion for it."

As I said I was clueless about writing a short story or a novel so I asked Michelle Devon what the difference between short story and novel writing was.