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AuthorHouse UK reviews brings you a comparison between that quintessentially English game of cricket and the writing process. The qualities needed to be a good cricketer are similar in many ways to those needed to be a good writer. Patience, tenacity, a good eye, flair and good timing are but a few of the many similarities.

Here are 8 cricket scenarios that have a direct comparison to writing situations:

Cricket bag: Every cricketer before setting out to play ensures that he has all the equipment needed for the match- bats, pads, cricket box, boots, shirt and trousers etc, just as before you start to write have all the necessary accoutrements- pens, paper, computer, notebook etc.

Setting your Field: Every bowler before he starts an over takes into account, the weather conditions, the state of the score and is the batsman right or left handed in order to set the fielders in the best positions for his bowling. When you writing a book you need to plan the structure, the plot line, where your characters fit etc.-setting your field

Meat of the bat: This is the thickest part of the cricket bat, from which the most energy is imparted to the ball with the greatest economy of effort by the batsman. When you are writing try to do it when you feel you have the most energy and you are thinking clearly.

Batting Average: In cricket the real measure of a batsman is his average number of runs scored in a series, season or whole career; the higher the average the better the batsman. As a writer try to keep you batting average up by scoring consistently each time you sit down to write; in other words try to write roughly the same amount each time.

Wide Balls: Bowlers try to always bowl a good length ball close to the stumps each time to avoid giving unnecessary extra runs away. In writing by keeping your line and length, you will be sticking to the structure of your story or plot.

Run Out: Being run out in cricket is the most wasteful way to lose a wicket. It usually happens when there is confusion between the two batsmen and one cannot make the crease. Be careful with your writing that you do not go down blind alleys and end up be twixt and between in no-man’s land and are run out.

Tea Interval: Everything stops for tea, and so does cricket; a time to have a breather, get refreshed and gird up your loins. Just so with writing, if you feel weary, things are slowing down; just stop and have a refreshing cup of tea.

The Yips: In cricket this is when a bowler is unable to sufficiently relax when delivering the ball – often holding the ball too long before release, losing flight, turn and accuracy in the process. In writing this is the dreaded writer’s block, so if it occurs, go for a walk, talk to friends whatever, just forget about writing until your confidence returns- it will!

AuthorHouse UK trusts that this analogy between cricket and writing has been fun will give you inspiration in your writing efforts.