So, you wanna be a writer?
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:Â 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:Â 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.Â
...I really hope this helps. I would just writing stuff down on a piece of paper and hoping it would be good. Then again, doesn't every writer do that?