Share the best writing advice you’ve ever gotten.
The best writing advice I ever received was from a friend of mine who has bene in the business even longer than I have. She told me to write what touched my heart. And that was amazing! The old adage is to write what you know, but I think that’s misguided. You should write things you know about, but that can be expanded through research.
But writing what touches your heart, means that you write with feeling and if a subject or topic makes you feel something, then it’s likely your writing will touch your readers hearts. And that is always the goal when writing a romance. Nuff said. 😊
“Old friend of yours?” Rachel asked.
Lucas nodded. “The one I let get away.” And the man he had thought about almost every day since he left town. He went to the room and stepped inside.
His father lay on the hospital bed, eyes closed. Lucas was tempted to leave, but then his father’s eyes slid open, so Lucas came forward. “Aunt Rose said you were asking for me.”
His father blinked and opened his mouth, but no words came out. He raised his hand, and Lucas took it. For so many years he had hated this man. Every time he needed to bring up a well of emotion or strong, deep hatred in a movie, he thought of him, and every director and critic remarked on the power of his performances. But now, standing here next to him, none of that mattered. His father had always seemed so big, and now there was very little left of him.
“I never understood,” he whispered as he squeezed Lucas’s hand.
“What, Dad?” he asked softly.
“I never understood, but I do now.” He squeezed Lucas’s hand a final time, and then his fingers went lax.
The beeping of the monitor stopped, and Lucas turned away. At least he had made it in time.
Andrew grew up in western Michigan with a father who loved to tell stories and a mother who loved to read them. Since then, he has lived throughout the country and traveled throughout the world. He has a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and works in information systems for a large corporation.
Andrew Grey
Four kids is a lot to take care of. I found taking care of one more than enough!
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