There is a significant difference between being a writer and treating writing as a profession. Obviously, without a serious attitude, one cannot become a well-known expert who knows how to impact the readers in a profound way. Therefore, if you want to succeed in this field and master your writing skills, you have to learn the essentials of the profession.

Every profession has essentials that allow to produce top quality work. In writing, for example, they set a memorable text apart from mediocre work and help to attract the interest from readers. Today, people with a lot of reading experience can recognise a mediocre, amateurish text right away, so there is no way you can be a best-selling author or even a good author without the knowledge of essentials.

In the infographic below, Awriter.org reveals ten essential skills that will make your writing fundamentally sound, engaging, and clear. It also suggests learning about The Ladder of Abstraction, which takes us from the abstract to the concrete (learn more, HERE).

The infographic also outlines a plan on how to find original ways to express things, construct scenes, and create multi-level dialogs. By using this plan, you can develop a personalised vision of how you can improve in each of these areas.

Lastly, the infographic has some good advice for those who want to be published. Indeed, a writer should not only know how to produce a good book but also develop a publishing mindset that helps to learn from each failure and move forward. It is a known fact that even one rejection from an editor can feel like a major setback, so learning how to deal with it a highly valuable skill.

Let’s get to reading the infographic now! Hope it will help you to create your first real masterpiece, which will be the first of many.

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BIO: Lucy Benton is a writing coach, an editor who finds her passion in expressing own thoughts as a blogger. She is constantly looking for the ways to improve her skills and expertise. Also Lucy has her own blog ProWritingPartner where you can check her last publications. If you’re interested in working with Lucy , you can find her on FaceBook.