Writing Styles and Road Maps
Motivational guru Tony Robbins believes anyone can be successful in a given area by duplicating the steps and behavior of those who already enjoy success. If Robbins' premise is correct, a successful writer could be "made" by faithfully following the steps outlined in Walter Mosley's book This is the Year You Write Your Novel. Mosley describes precisely how he produces a manuscript, when he does revisions and research, and all other steps leading up to publication . Mosley identifies two different approaches to writing: the structured and intuitive styles. The structured writer has an overall idea of plot, characters and scenes before they start writing and may create detailed outlines, character and scene studies prior to beginning their book. This style of writer will know most of the main characters, how the book will end, and turning points before typing out the opening sentence. The intuitive writer starts with a first line and as he wr...