Expert: Cathy Clamp - 7/4/2008

Question
hello

whats your opinion about someone analyze all things around him , usually searching for trunth , scientific facts , research any case confront , has high imagination , alawys contemplate , endure social & world problems as his was the responsible for solving it , has photographic memory , live his own live as serial episode , all his wishes & principles hope to be done , moreover usually try to prove his view for hisself & others , has the ability to write coversation between two persons for more than 100 page , daydreaming all the time , imagine seeing this by making stories in his mind

all the above is short breif about all things I m doing or at least is it mine

my question all people around me touch that suggest me that I may me a good writer , or story writer

but I need your opinion as you an experts , are the above behaviours can qualify me or intutive behaviours for a writer or artist ?

need your comments & recommendation

Answer
Hi, ga!

Well, you seem to have some of the abilities that could make you a storyteller. But I'm wondering whether English is your first language, because some of the concepts you're trying to convey in this aren't in a form that are easily understood. That's not to say that you can't MAKE yourself understood, but the questions you posed here are very difficult to interpret on the first reading, and that's critical to a writer's success.

Daydreaming and making stories in your mind mean that you're probably a visual person. (So am I!) So, my best advice is to spend time working at turning the images you see in your head into words that will paint that scene so that others can see it too. That will take work on grammar, composition, spelling and word choice. What you might see in your mind as a vivid emerald green won't come across that way unless you pick your words carefully and write with care. Conversations, too, are tricky, because you can't just put down the words the people are saying. You have to make the reader SEE those people---every movement of their hands and facial expressions. Readers have to feel the wind in their hair, the sweat on their brow and the scent of their cologne. Subtle phrasing can turn an ordinary conversation into a bestseller on the shelf.

If English isn't your first language, then first try to write in your native tongue. If English IS your regular language, then you'll have to study up to get your vocabulary to a point where readers are willing to spend money to read what you write. It's a struggle. Know that now. I have to work every single day to increase my skills. Just writing a bestseller doesn't mean you get to stop learning, so walk into writing with a JOY for learning. It'll make the journey as much fun as the destination. :)

Good luck!

Cathy