Step 3: WRITING!! :O

Yes I know, here comes the hard part. You have to WRITE down your idea, and make something out of it. You see, in the old days people barely knew how to write. Methods of writing have certainly evolved as well. First, there was the quill and ink, then came the pencil, and then the pen, and now... TYPING!! Yes, if you really feel lazy about writing using your hand, there's the computer to go to. That's what I do. I find typing more convenient because I don't have to scratch out my mistakes and there's always the spell check (just be sure it's set on your 'dialect'). So go ahead, do use your computers if you want to (I suggest it) but there's no problem in writing on paper with a pen or pencil.



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You might also feel a dread to write. You can't get a firm grasp on your ideas. That's no problem, you will pull your things together. But try, when you are super bored and have nothing to do, to think of different scenarios that may be part of your piece. Figure out different possibilities, what may happen or what might not. Think the unthinkable! Thought that will certainly require a lot of brain power on your part >:O
Brain powers good, it helps you develop yer thinkin machine.

Ciaoo,
~~Dark Shade
>:)

Step 2: Developing Your Idea

Ok so, you got inspired. Bottom line. And you feel like writing. Now, all you have to figure out is what genre it will fall into. Here are few common genres of books (most people do choose to write books, like me :])

-Fantasy/Sci-Fi

Science fiction/fantasy novels depict distant worlds and futuristic technologies that whirl readers far away from the here and now and yet provoke contemplation of contemporary issues. Imaginative, thoughtful, and other-worldly. Good sci-fi/fantasy books include The Chronicles of Narnia, Star Wars, Inheritance Cycle, etc. There's many good books out there. My favourite genre by the way.

-Horror

Filled with gut-wrenching fear, this popular genre keeps readers turning the blood-filled pages. From a writer's perspective, the defining characteristic is the intention to frighten readers by exploiting their fears, both conscious and subconscious: fears of supernatural forces, alien visitations, madness, death, dismemberment, and other terrifying notions. Stephen King is a very good authour of horror. If you want to be scared out of your guts and you don;t know where to hide, then you can read his books.

-Drama

 What else can I say than DRAMATIC! Something super exciting happens and it appears to draw so much attention. Shakespeare's plays are quite dramamtic, but you don' t have to go looking for old english novels. I myself haven't read many dramamtic novels, but here is ONE suggestion I can give you is the DRAMA! books by Paul Ruditis. They're purdy good.

-Mystery

Mystery is a popular genre, boasting a huge established audience. All mysteries focus on a crime, usually murder. The action tends to center on the attempts of a wily detective-type to solve the crime. And the climax usually occurs near the end, in a leisurely setting where all the elements of the mystery are neatly assembled for the reader's convenience. The solution, complete with surprises, is then delivered to the characters and the reader alike. Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys would be good referneces since many writers are teenagers.

-Romance

Romance is a huge category aimed at diverting and entertaining women. In romance novels, you have elements of fantasy, love, adventure, and always the heroic lover overcoming impossible odds to be with his true love(like in a fairy tale<3)Many romances, especially the gothic romance, have an easy-to-follow formula — a young, inexperienced girl living a somewhat remote existence is courted or threatened by evil and then rescued by their love. But that's all fairytale. Nowadays books like Twilight make good romance novel references (I can't believe I even mentioned the saga... -.- but hey, it's romance). Actually Twilight is sort of far-fetched because lots of teens are into it. I don;t know much about romance, because I don;t read those types of novels.

-Westerns

 Known simply as westerns, these novels about life on America's post Civil War western frontier usually involve conflicts between cowboys and outlaws, cowboys and Native Americans, or Easterners and Westerners. While this category still has a mass-market audience and a thriving regional market, it's not the popular genre it was 25 years ago. But you know, people still read these types of books.

-Suspense/Thriller

Suspense novels and thrillers are tense, exciting, often sensational works with ingenious plotting, swift action, and continuous suspense. In this genre, a writer's objective is to deliver a story with sustained tension, surprise, and a constant sense of impending doom that propels the reader forward. Unlike mysteries, thrillers are dominated by action in which physical threat is a constant companion, and a hero is pitted against a villain. James Bond is an example of such.

-Adventure

 Adventure novels are an exciting undertaking involving risk and physical danger, as its main theme. Indian Jones is a good refernce. He goes on all sorts of quests and things like that.

(BTW this was taken from Exploring the Different Types of Fiction For Dummies [really good and helpful books :)]) And of course my own experiences.

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/exploring-the-different-types-of-fiction.html#ixzz10pviIkWv

I know these are common BOOK genres, but you know what, you can write song lyrics, short stories, poems, raps, WHATEVER YOU LIKE! It doesn't matter. You don't have to impress anyone. You are doing this for yourself, and who knows maybe one day you can get published (not at this stage, we will get there later.)

Ciaoo

~~Dark Shade
>:)

Step 1: The Idea

So, the first thing to writing is you get inspired. You get an IDEA!




Here's a few things you can get ideas from:
- Hanging out with friends
- Staring at the ceiling
- Looking out the window at school
- Boredom
- A song
- A book you have read
- A place you have visited
- A situation in your own life
-Something you are interested in


You can get inspired from pretty much anywhere.


Like Cobb said in Inception "An idea is like a virus.  Resiliant.  Highly contagious.  The smallest seed of an idea can grow." And maybe paper is the best way to express it.


Ciaoo
~~Dark Shade
>:)

New Blogging Experience

Ok so... I'm super really new to this blogging experience so don't post mean things since I still haven't figured out how to work this Google Blog thingy. Just a school assignment, but I want to continue it. :)


Ciaoo
~~Dark Shade
>:)