Writing a book is certainly not easy. Fine-tuning the plot and setting is important to make sure it's accurate, quality, and realistic. Often, however, the authors only have a starting idea, a thought on which they have reflected and which they want to share with readers. Here's how to process it.
Steps
Step 1. Think about what you enjoy doing or learning
Remember the experiences you have lived and the places you have visited. Think back to a friend, relative, or special pet. Maybe, imagine a place you'd like to see or you've been to before. If you want to write a fiction or science fiction book, start talking about something you know; you could set a fantasy in your city or region, or perhaps speculate what the Earth will be like in hundreds of years.
Step 2. Visualize and focus on the subject
Think about how you would develop the plot. Will it affect just one person? A pet? Various characters? Where would you like the story to start and at what point do you want to finish it?
Step 3. Remember to pay attention to the central part of the novel
At this point, the reader goes beyond the introduction and the interest it aroused in him, and can't wait to know how it will turn out. In the meantime, however, he may get bored. This is where the magic comes in! It is impossible for the protagonist to return to his old life: needs to evolve to the end, and do it in the most compelling way possible.
Step 4. Buy a notebook or sit in front of the computer
Write down your ideas and thoughts. Since you are a teenager, you should talk about current experiences, what you want, what you always wanted to do or see. You can write about your four-legged friend or your friends, but don't use real names. Make them up for everyone, but they shouldn't look too much like the real ones. Be inspired by just one physical or character trait of the people you know in everyday life and that you will talk about in the book, otherwise you risk accidentally describing them in an unflattering way.
Step 5. Make an outline of the introduction, middle and end
The book must finish, and you must know the epilogue, or at least get an idea. Sometimes, just because you're planning a conclusion, the story doesn't necessarily have to end this way. On the other hand, when you conceive the end, the plot will have to advance in the predetermined manner until you decide to change it. Feel free to change it as much as you like, but then review the rest of the book to make sure it's consistent.
Step 6. Sort the notes by considering the point of the story to which they refer, which can be the beginning, the middle or the end
Start writing more information on each chapter. Sit down in a quiet place and let your thoughts and memories guide you. You will see that inspiration will knock on your door. Don't stop writing as long as the words drag you along. It is always better to have many more ideas than you will actually use; this means that after this novel you will be able to write many others. You won't have to do any further research, everything will be ready.
Step 7. Be consistent:
edit and re-edit the book until it contains everything you want to say or convey. Next, ask someone else to read it and make a contribution. Remember that you never stop correcting - the more people give you constructive suggestions, the better.
Step 8. Eventually, you will end up with pages and pages full of stories, and your book will be ready
Advice
- The book can be about any topic that interests you - remember it belongs to you.
- Read a lot of books. Analyze the style of other writers, the way they present the arguments, the point of view taken and the dialogues.
- Take breaks so you can re-read and correct it, taking on a different perspective each time.
- Once the book is ready, you may want to share it with your friends, relatives or people you know on the internet. If you get a lot of compliments and good reviews, you may be able to publish it.
- Writing a book is an individual activity. This is why there are so many authors and so many topics are talked about.
- Not all books need to be about your family or group of friends, unless you feel like writing about those topics.
Warnings
- Anyone can write a book. Not all of them are successful or will sell thousands or millions of copies. Make sure you understand this, and don't be upset if your novel isn't considered outside your family.
- Sometimes writers get so carried away by the world that they have created that they begin to neglect their family, friends, and other people they should pay attention to. Don't let that happen to you. Set an alarm on your mobile so that it sounds an hour after you sit down to write. At that point, finish the last sentence and stop. That way the writing won't absorb you for days on end.
