The translation of human experience into an artful literary presentation is the art of writing. Writing is a careful craft that follows certain literary techniques. While writing, you go miles away with your imagination, you can transform reality into a fantasy world, you can meet exciting characters...But a story won't come out of the blue, it takes previous planning. You can have a very good idea, but you need to put your mind in order. Here are some tips that can help you become a writer:
Use dreams to assist with ideas. Dreams are a big help. Have a notebook near you and if you remember a dream write it down. Some people can only remember some of their dreams but when you write it down the rest will come back to you.
Read, read, read. If you read a lot, sometimes idea's that aren't even related to what you're reading will come to you. This also helps with learning and memorizing words you can use later in writing.
Ask yourself, "What kind of story is it going to be?" It can be a short story or a novel
Jot down notes and ideas. After that, check over your work and think about your ideas.
Decide what genre your story will have. Some examples are romance, comedy, horror, fairy tale, and adventure.
Think about the plot of your story. Will it have a happy or sad ending? Also think about the problem in your story, like stolen jewels.
Create characters. Think of names and their personalities. Think about how important they are. Think the most about your main character.
Think of a title. Don't make it too short, but not too long. Also, don't make a title that doesn't match the story, like a story called Home Run, and the book is about princesses.
Create a blog. It is an easy way to start publishing, once you've published your first work and have received some positive comments, you'll feel more motivated to keep on creating.
