Augh Spink I was gonna make this.
Here's a tip or two for any old story:
- No one, and I mean no one, has ever started a story with getting inspired by another source first. Be it a song, a poem, a quote, a person, an animal, another book, a celebrity, all authors never just get ideas from plain imagination. They look for something to loosely base their work on, and make it seem original. Look for something that inspires you. Anything at all.
- Don't go off saying "This happened and then this." First, all stories need some sort of transition into the next part, so everything is a smooth surface. And, you need detail. You want people to picture what's going on, as if in a movie. BUT, don't overdo detail, or else the reader can't create an image that's seemingly perfect for
them.
- Fanfics and Songfics are great to write about. You take what you already know from a certain story or lyrics, and make it your own. For just a few minutes.
- Write about whatever the heck you want. Just cuz all your buddies like Realistic Fiction, and you're a Fantasy freak, doesn't mean you have to write Realistic Fiction to please them.
- Admit it. You need well-developed characters and settings.
- Publish it. There is no spoon.
...More to come....
