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3 Responses to “how do I get the inspiration to write a book and stick to it?”

1. Rob, on September 25th, 2009 at 3:36 am Said:

   Never plan thw whole story in your head. Get the beginning, the end, and some plot twists, and then fill in the rest naturally. If you plan it all at once, you’ll lose interest.
   And for inspiration, go to a touristy place. A lot of westerns take place near Yellowstone. I thought up a baseball story in Amish country, Pennsylvania.
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2. Lozzaa Cullen, on September 25th, 2009 at 3:59 am Said:

   It has to be something you’re really interested in. And you need to be able to connect with the characters and really understand them. Without copying, i find reading one of the biggest inspriations. If not that, just the world around you : ) x
   Happy Writing. x

   Mine – http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090916123528AAQqmEt
   please, people, answer? x
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3. Miss. Smarty Pants, on September 25th, 2009 at 4:29 am Said:

   First find out what you enjoy the most. Fantasy, action, mystery, science fiction, etc. If you write about something interesting then you will get more inspiration. Or you can just make random character files. If you create one you really think you could right a story about then use it. That’s how I sometimes start off.

   Here’s a character information sheet I fill out before I attempt a story:

   Name:
   Alias:
   Gender:
   Age:
   Hair color:
   Eye color:
   Occupation:
   Profession(s):
   Hobbies:
   Habits:
   Likes:
   Dislikes:
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   [Favorites]
   Color:
   Animal:
   Food:
   Drink:
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   [Past and Personality]
   ’s Past:
   ’s Personality:
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   [Relationships]

   You can add more if you like. This helps you get a pretty good understanding of each character so you’ll know better how to make them respond to different situations. Make sure you create all the major characters including villains (if any) and minor characters (if you want to. The more the better.)

   Then you should fill out a sheet of paper with the basics of the story. What the setting is, the time frame, the climax, etc. You could also do the mountain peak thing they teach in elementary school.

   Drawing and doodling is good. If you still doodle but don’t think up strange stories, then try to. Draw someone you’ve seen before and add some strange features. Maybe wings, talons, a tail, and others. Maybe even create something completely from your imagination. Keep on adding until you’ve got something that sparks something in your brain.

   For me, I drew a manga boy once. He was human. Then I added large wings and cat ears. I dressed him in really strange fantasy clothes. Then I made another boy similar to him except he had war marks painted on his face. I drew horns on his head and put medieval armor on him. Then I said to myself, "I’ll make a story where the first guy is him in his ‘normal form’ and when he gets into battle he ‘transforms’ into the second guy."

   You could totally draw a character then imagine a story for him/her. Make a folder of random character drawings and for each one fill out a character form. Then whenever you want you can pull a few out and put them together in a story.

   All stories are hard to write. If it’s hard here’s a few tips and secrets I have:

   1) Make a first draft then add details to it. Keep on going over and over until you’ve got something close to what you want.

   2) Don’t describe something that’s not important in the story. (A graveyard in a town. If it’s part of one of the main locations describe it. If it isn’t try not to talk too much about it. You’ll draw attention to less important stuff. You could do this if you’re trying to conceal something from the reader as much as possible and then reveal it at another time.)

   3) Put yourself in the character’s place. What would you want to happen? How would you feel? Answer those questions for good emotion and reasonable reactions.

   4) Never ever let the character solve the problem in the first try. It’s boring, unrealistic, and just childish. Maybe the character thinks he/she solved it then finds out shortly later they didn’t. It could’ve gotten worse or maybe just a bit better.

   5) To keep the reader into it end each chapter on a good note. Like a character gets seriously injured and the reader wants to find out what happens next. Or maybe someone screams and it finishes it there.

   Be careful and don’t make everything too cliche. If it is the reader can practically predict what’s going to happen next. That pretty much makes a story weakened up.

   I’ve got more but I don’t to give them all out to you.
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