-Decide what sort of story you want to write and how it's going to develop (turn out). It's fun to surprise yourself, but it's easy to write yourself into a corner without some kind of plan.
*Decide the how's why's and who's. Number of Main, supporting and opposing characters or, an estimate.
*Decide on a small scale the characters' ideals personality and such, if you can make them deep and versatile.
-The why of the plot. why do the good gals fight? why do the bad guys fight?
-To complete the main objective, what obstacles do they face? where should they go?
-What will happen if X faction wins?

Use those criteria to make a solid base.

-It can sometimes be difficult to get ideas. But really, ideas are everywhere- even in our dreams. Look around, but also look inside yourself, for inspiration. Read other well written books, and even a funny happening in life could give you an idea. Many talk about cliches and stereotypes. I will cover those in another chance. No idea is bad, some just need refinement. Sometimes in the train, or in the car you may get your answer!

-Decide what tense the story will be in. Past, present, or future? Will you be telling it, or the person in the book. (Eg, you: Katie Opened the large metal door, hoping to find her dreams. eg: The character: I opened the large metal door hoping to find my dreams.) This will make the use of grammar less complicated.

-Stay in touch with the real world- read newspapers and the internet. Broadening your reality will improve your ability to share an alternate reality- your story! I've read the...craziest things and they were bad, not because of ideas but by lack of a Little common sense and sense of reality.

-Start building up your vocabulary. Every book has to have some big words in it. Read books, newspapers and do well in English at school. The broader, the better. It causes interest in readers.

-When you know what your story is about think carefully about your main characters. Get to know them. Not just their age and clothes and hairstyle but every aspect of their personality. The more real they are to you, the easier it will be to predict their actions in the circumstances you put them in. They might even surprise you! Try to find pictures on the internet similar to what your character will look like.Or even draw him/her/it out. Use a sim program to create a more sturdy picture of human characters. It's a good idea to write a character sheet at the beginning for reference.

-Try to have some sad chapters or sad endings. We all like happy things to happen but sometimes stories are LESS interesting if it's happy all the time. Tragedy is how characters grow- think about how you've handled things when you had problems, and how you could have handled them better. Give your characters a chance to grow, too.

-Try to have a strong beginning, a good middle and a proper ending, but if you get fed up or bored half way through, don't worry! Leave your story for a couple of days to see if you can get new ideas, but if you don't get any, don't give up! Look to your plan, and ask yourself what the characters need to do to go from where they are to where they need to be. Ideas will come!

-For virtually every published author, there are hundreds of rejection notices that they have accrued over the years of writing. Don't give up! Keep writing, and eventually, you'll find a publisher willing to publish your story. Or you can start a website, and share your work with others that way. Having people you don't know enjoying your stories can be a great feeling! You might even meet other aspiring authors. In any case, keep your old stories for more ideas and to show you how much you've grown!

[*]-Get some peace and quiet and try to clear your head and focus.
[*]-Get some good advice with someone who is experienced. A good English teacher is usually a great source of ideas!
[*]-When you travel anywhere, on the airplane you might see some people and get some ideas from them. E.g a man with a beard might be the father(characters)
[*]-When you are out in the streets and you see someone looking sad ask yourself why this might be and make up a story about it. Maybe you see two girls giggling and making fun of a poor girl, you can work out their story easily. You don't have to know these people, just pretend!
[*]-Have a mystery going on and have the characters trying to solve it! It doesn't have to be a mystery story, but the characters might not know what's happening even if the reader does.
[*]-Drink lots of water and healthy food to stay focused. Try to eat some candy or chocolate to have a bit of energy.
[*]-Once you finish, copy all of your story on the computer for easier editing and eventually publishing!
[*]-When you are drafting, try using the format 'heart, star, dot' if it's a short story. Heart is your main idea (s), stars are the important details, and dots are the examples from the text that support the stars.
[*]-Make a list of characters and a list of ideas and carry your NOTEBOOK around you all the time, you never know when you'll have an idea!
[*]-Even if you are young and love to write, you should try and showcase your writing in many competitions, so you have a better chance in winning. If you don't win, it's okay. We all have different opinions! But you should look over your piece and edit so you won't make the same mistake again.


Keep your pens up! This is a long workshop! Tepo will bring you more! Later!
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