???Enjoy the English language, life and 
the world around you???
   
--English is a beautiful language, use it to 
     express what you would like to share with the 
     reader.  Make sure words exist;
   --CWW receives too many manuscripts that deal 
     with the sadness of life, with death, and 
     with a whole variety of violence.  The reader 
     is tired of these;  Give joy to the reader.
   --Poetry and prose can effectively be used to 
     express the enjoyment of life and the world.

???Look at everything from a different 
perspective???
   
--Almost everything has already been reported on 
     and written about.  Use the old, write it 
     differently, and the reader will say, WOW!

???Be less descriptive???
   
--Too much description only bores the reader.

???Be less dramatic???
   
--Being too dramatic makes the reader snicker 
     at your work and toss it aside.

???Use words wisely???
   
--CWW receives too many manuscripts where 
     words were chosen just because they rhyme, 
     often they don't even exist.  There is no 
     meaning to the poem or for that matter to 
     the story.  Make sure, every word adds 
     meaning to the poem, or every word is nee-
     ded for plot development of your story.

???Let the reader experience a story or 
poem through a viewpoint character???
   
--A good writer allows a viewpoint character 
     to draw a reader into a story.  The reader 
     will experience the story along with the 
     viewpoint character.  Switching from one 
     character to another, only confuses the 
     reader.  The reader stops reading.  There
     goes your story.

     What is a viewpoint character?
     It can be a protagonist--the leader of 
     the story; or an antagonist--the one 
     against the leader of the story.  It can be 
     written in the first person; or in the 
     third person; or even as the omnis-
     cient--the all-knowing--narrator.


!!!Remember:  We write for the reader.  
     We do not write for ourselves or 
     because we feel we need to write.  
     Always ask yourself, "Will the 
     reader be interested in what I 
     have to say?"!!!

Also remember CWW's guidelines.  Poems
should not exceed 20 lines and 46
characters per line.  If they do, a
poem is rewritten as prose.  Prose should
not exceed 800 words, if it does, it is
either shortened or published in parts
or returned to the sender in the SASE.

In 2016/2017,
twice a year, 
CWW will select 
the three best
WRITING TIPS
sent to us
during the previous
publishing month,
and will publish them!

To send us your tips, send SASE or international coupon to:
CWW
P. O. Box 223226
Carmel, CA 93922
USA

Thank you!