#writingisnoteasy

I am so good,I am so good muhahaha😆

Probably 2 seconds later: What I am doing here? Do something! I sound retarded😭 Why is my brain puzzle pieces?! 😵🥴😖😫

Writers problems, right? 😅

Clichés aren’t relatable. Clichés are lazy and patronizing. But your dad may be thinking of archetypes, which isn’t the same thing. Now, archetypes can be useful, if not unavoidable.

For example, having an old wise mentor who advises your main character is an archetype. Dumbledore, Gandalf, Mr Miyagi and Yoda all fit that archetype. But what makes your guy different? It is a cliché to have that mentor just know everything and always be right and always coming up with the right info at the right time (and often withholding said info for no reason until all is lost).

Dumbledore is a great example of how that archetype can be subverted. Because Dumbledore seems to fit it to the letter. He commands great respect from Harry who trusts him 100%. And for the longest time, it seems like he actually deserves that trust and respect. Dumbledore is always right. But in later books, it is starting to become clear that Dumbledore has his own agenda and it is not as benign as the usual “I only told you what you needed to” cliché. Dumbledore used Harry, from when he was just a baby. And Dumbledore is a complex character with a very rich hidden life that we only get hints of. He doesn’t live just to tell Harry what to do next or to give him some speech about trusting your instincts. Dumbledore is a planner, a cheater, an expert manipulator. He has hopes and he has fears and ambitions that are all his own and aren’t to Harry’s benefit.

People don’t relate to clichés. Anyone who believes that as a writer is seriously looking down on their readers and that is never a good thing. I actually have seen that a lot. Writers who say they have to dumb down things and explain and keep it simple to make it relatable because readers are supposedly not savy enough to understand it all. 

No story has to have romance. 

Holy bananas, Batman. My last post got notes... Like, actual legit notes. A post I made, and worked over, and edited. NOTES! Thank you all, and my blogging shall resume shortly. Seriously, I should start making more motivation posts. :P

Well, I got news for you: it's hard. It's not all sunshine and daises. I wish it was, though. Sometimes I want to sit down, write a story, publish it, and get instant cash. However, I know that it'll take work.

Although, if you are reading this: I assume you want to be an author as well. So, I shall provide the steps to do so.

Step 1: Get an idea. Look at writing prompts. Find something that you would like to spend hours upon hours of time on it. So, for example: I will be using a character named John and he is an agent that works for a secret society. Only-- the secret society deals with the super natural.

(Good blogs for prompts: promptsgalore, idareyoutowrite, suddenlyprompts, putthepromptsonpaper, novazerowriting, wonderfulwritingprompts, feverwrite, lets-get-some-ideas, picturewritingprompts and there are dozens more. Just search "writing prompts on tumblr. Feel free to add some to this list.)

Step 2: Sit down? What? You heard me, sit down and write. Find a character sheet and write your heart out. Tell the piece of paper everything you know about your character.

For example: John is 15, he's a young kid, but he's good at his job. Though, once in a while he might get tracked down by the police, but the secret society (which we shall call Plitheria, 'cause it sounds cool) normally gets him out of the sticky situations.

Step 4: It's okay to start writing chapter 5, and then focus on chapter 37, before going back to look at the 1st chapter. As long as you go back and put all the chapters in order later. It would get very confusing to read if you didn't!

So, right now John (in chapter 30) is having a battle with Unicorn. Then, I go back to chapter 1 and write about him getting accepted into Plitheria.

Step 5: What happened to Step 3? That was just helping me with my point.

Step 6: Oh crap, did we forget to plot? Go back to Step 2 and write a plot somewhere on that paper. Try and follow that from here on out.

Step 7: AHH, NOO, EDITING. Don't edit it yet! Are you done with the thing? No, not yet. But it's soo bad. Come on, Writer. Please... Nope, nope, nope. That might work for some writers, but editing while in progress might be disastrous.

Step 8: If you're like me, turn on some classical music and just write to the music.

Step 9: No writing advice is perfect. I bet you that I left out a whole lot of things that need to be in here. Just-- stick with what you got and write a little bit every day. Also, you're allowed to focus on other projects. So, if you're bored-- take a break and write about Mary. The kick-ass school teacher who sacrifices everything for her students. 

Aw... Erm, I suggest finish writing the novel, and then going back to edit it later. Because one of my friends edited his novel while writing it-- and to my knowledge he's been working on it for the last few years, and he regrets editing it.