In defining my ten tips to being a legendary writer, I think it’s best to evaluate some legendary writers and what they bring to the table.
Take William Shakespeare for example, who is timeless and legendary for: his way with words, the fact he was a wordsmith who created some words we even use today, and was one of the first writers to use modern prose, his subject matter encompassing love, revenge, death, suicide, adultery, murder, -all still relevant in our era, his colorful characters, his fusion of drama, comedy, action and fantasy.
Take Zora Neale Hurston as another example who is widely read even today, though born in 1891, whose works are colorfully descriptive, emotionally infused and engrossing.
Even Oscar Wilde can be called legendary as his works are still well read, his literature being witty, comedic, obscene and controversial.
Langston Hughes was yet another legendary writer best known as an innovator of a new literary art form known as jazz poetry which can be defined as poetry that imitates jazz music according to its rhythm and style and incorporates improvisation as well.
Walt Whitman is another legendary writer in that he is credited with being a free verse poet, manifesting the idea of the individual self, and being controversial in that his poetic imagery heavily exuded sexuality.
A wealth of knowledge can be gained from these five legends alone, though they are few of many, but to summarize the credence they offer in defining what is required to be a legendary writer, I present the following:
10 Tips to Being A Legendary Writer
These ten tips defined embody the following ideologies: