Write for yourself

Considering my random ways,

 it should be obvious why I say this.

Just the way I go about it.

Feel your words.

 If there is nothing there why bother?

Find a connection.

I realize this is nothing new.

 Preaching to the choir is a phrase which comes to mind.

The reason I say this is you can tell.

You can feel when someone is going through the motions.

The writing feels like an exercise.

Where is the fun in that?

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and "exercise" is not so much fun to read...it is a workout.
but natural writing with purpose and meaning, that which comes from real inspiration to do it...

that is good...

Sean Connery's Forrester in the film said "why is it that the best writing we do is the writing we do for ourselves"---good line.

[Jon Roggie]

I would like to say I am not directing this at anyone here. I read a lot. You can tell when the author starts going through the motion. Too often it turns into a revolving story line. Names simply change.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i know this well...one of my novelist friends...so terrific at weaving two or three plots in one novel..she writes historical romance and has had over 40 NY Times bestsellers, and yet...they all start sounding the same...different settings, different character names, but basically...the same stories...and she even confided in me that after awhile she felt she was going through the motions...she wanted to break out of that..but she had such great success with what she was doing, her publisher did not want her to vary from it.

[Jon Roggie]

I think this is why some writers try stuff under a pseudonym. It gives them some freedom.