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  • The Five Traits of a Successful Writer & 100 Musical Footsteps

    From the page: The Five Traits of a Successful Writer By ggw_bach-writing a book- writing is much more than stringing together sentences of words. This is maybe what it looks like, but there is Magic and Mystery which truly empowers Great Writing. I believe the following are the 5 Traits that... more

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  • Rated by chikoos on Oct 03, 3:54am

    From the page: "1) beautiful, enchanting, effective way (Mastery of Language) 2) convincing, authentic, credible way (Mastery of Psychology 3) meaningful, enlightening, escapist way (Mastery of Philosophy) 4) developed, engrossing, page turning way (Mastery of Narrative) 5) timely, relevant, immediate way (Mastery of Opportunity). so you can see that Great Writers are also pretty good human beings. They have fascinating life histories, and there is nothing more thrilling for me than diving into a well-written Literary Biography. Writers are amazing!"
  • Rated by Bijou242 on Aug 30, 4:31am

    Interesting. I also think someone should be a Master of passion - to be passionate enough to transfer their thoughts into a book.
  • Rated by bohemiozzz on Jul 06, 5:52pm

    Very interesting! Thanks!
  • Rated by jedwardchan on Jun 07, 10:05am

    I really enjoyed reading this..now I'm thinking which trait do I belong?
  • Rated by inspiration3 on May 30, 4:08pm

    Sums things up pretty well!
  • Rated by AstroGirlBunny on May 20, 12:33am

    Nice deviation from the usual list you see. Loved it, gives you more to think about and consider. I would hope basic grammer and spelling would already be a given by the time you've left high school.
  • Rated by Vonilan on May 13 2009, 5:32pm

    Unfortunately, the writer of this guide appears to lack the majority of these traits, including knowledge of basic grammar and spelling.
  • Rated by mommymystic on May 11 2009, 10:52am

    the five paths to mastery for writers
  • Rated by AStumbleMeister on May 10 2009, 9:34pm

    Number one, I'd say, is passion.
  • Rated by figuremeout on May 10 2009, 2:35pm

    The traits that are essential for a writer is definitely the ones featured in this article. still the most important of all is the practice of performing the five traits or simply keep on writing.