Your writing likely sucks — not because you can’t write — but because your ideas are not…

<p>It&rsquo;s taken me a long time to realise the significance of this.</p> <p>When they see their writing isn&rsquo;t connecting, most people believe the solution lies in writing better.</p> <p>But this isn&rsquo;t quite right.</p> <p>It has less to do with how you write, and more to do with the idea.</p> <p>Yes, there are many variables at play in good writing, but a strong idea sits at the top of the hierarchy.</p> <p>Particularly an idea that is unexpected.</p> <p>As writers and content creators, we are really in the game of&nbsp;<em>interrupting patterns.</em></p> <blockquote> <p>&ldquo;When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge.&rdquo;&nbsp;<em>― Tuli Kupferberg</em></p> </blockquote> <p>When the world&rsquo;s best screenwriters learn to write movies, they are told to write a premise. But not just any premise.</p> <p>The premise must be a &lsquo;high-premise.&rsquo;</p> <p>John Truby discussed this in his book,&nbsp;<em>&lsquo;The Anatomy of Story.&rsquo;</em></p> <p>Many things compose a strong premise in a story, including originality, a unique world, conflict, and an intriguing and relatable character.</p> <p><a href="https://iamalexmathers.medium.com/your-writing-likely-sucks-not-because-you-cant-write-but-because-your-ideas-are-not-ffed517355be">Website</a></p>
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