any advice on writing a book?

Question

i have written chapter stories before. but sometimes i forget about them cuz ill get bored with them cuz i have a slight case of ADD. any advice? no smart allick answers please. im very seirious right now.

Answer 1

1. think of a good story.... try going somewhere or doing something that gives you inspiration
2. as soon as you get the idea, write every single detail down in a notebook (caution it will change because when writing it down the story changes)
3. start your first chapter
4. keep at it every day, try writing several chapters in a day, alternate writing different stories, write one story one day another the next, it might solve for you getting board
5. when finished read through it and make any corrections that need be made.
6. have someone you trust (maybe an english major/ teacher, someone who knows proper grammer and english) read it and have them write ideas and any corrections (in story, spelling, grammer, etc.)
7. fix the corrections, and have someone else read over it
8. repeat 7
9. have at least two different people of different backgrounds read over it
10. read it again yourself
11. fix anything you want to change
12. find a literary agent- most will have no reading fee/ and only take a percent from what you make on the story
13. if you dont get an agent try to send it off to publishers that publish books similar to yours/ most wont even look at you unless you have published other stuff first (try newspapers, magazines, etc. before you send the story off)
14. make sure that story is not ripped off from another before you send it off to an agent or publisher.

Answer 2

Hi, I'm currently a creative writing major in college and I'm also trying to write a book! My professor once gave me advice on how to organize thoughts, because that's one of the hardest parts of novel writing. It's almost impossible to starting writing a book from the first sentence to the last. Often, you might think of the very last sentence first, or you might have a sudden inspiration on a scene somewhere in the middle. His advice (and mine) is to write individual scenes as they pop into your head, and then organize them in a folder, a computer file, or even as a series of post-it notes on your bedroom wall. This way, you won't lose any ideas and you can order them however you want as your story develops. Often, writers begin a story with just a few ideas in their head, and as they write, the ideas develop into the story. Also, I noticed someone made an earlier comment about criticism. Another difficult part about novel writing, and writing in general, is dealing with criticism. The first time I had a story work-shopped in class I almost cried. When someone says your story isn't good, it feels like they are saying that YOU are not good. However, no matter how mean people are, or how much you disagree, and essential part to being a writer is to listen to everything anyone has to say about your piece. It took me forever to realize that if many people did not like my story, or if they didn't understand what I was trying to say, that it was my fault and not theirs. A writer is writing for people to read, and if they don't understand the writing, then it's the writer's fault. In the end, you get to choose what feedback you want to use and what you want to discard. Anyways, I guess what I'm trying to say is that you should always ask people for their opinions on your work, and you should listen to what they have to say. Write lots of drafts and send them to friends. The more feedback you get, the better your story will be! I hope this helped, and good luck!

Answer 3

Wether you are writing fiction,self help, memoirs, or poetry, the key to any writing is this: simply write. Write without thinking about writing. In other words simply write anything that comes into your mind when your pen is moving on the paper. It may sound like absolute nonsense to you when you go back to it.

Whatever you are thinking write it down when you think it. Your first thought.
First thought is best thought.
Editing will come later after everything you have written is done. Getting it out and into written form is very easy if you use that principal.

Having ADD may actually benefit you in the process of writing thought stream, because your mind is constantly overflowing with thoughts and ideas. You will find that your mind works faster than your fingers are able to keep up with and therefore you become discouraged, or bored, but your writing can be very colorful, flavored and real.
Try keeping paper and pen handy with you at all times. When you are thinking about the story you want to write, whatever comes into your mind when you think about that story, write it down.
It may not seem like it makes sense at the moment after you write it, but if these thoughts happen when you think aboout your story, then they belong to the story. You can always sort them out later in the editing process.

Never get discouraged about forgetting. The simple answer to this is write your thoughts down constantly, whatever they are, however silly, dark, strange or wrong they may seem to be.
If you are serious about your writing, you may research the thought stream writing I spoke of by looking up Allen Ginsberg on the internet and read some of his poetry. Read: HOWL.

Write, Write, Write! That is your key.
I hope this helps in some way.

Answer 4

When writing a book, you will never get bored if you write about your own experiences, By this, I mean write only what you know about.

Try not to write about situations and places which are foreign to you , this is not good. Write your own stories, pen your child hood days, family stories or add facts with fiction. Make it interesting. Do you have a story to tell about Faith, how you over come somethings?

Be creative, and you will never be bored with your writing again.

Answer 5

Writting a book is a difficult and long process. A good book I mean. I reccomend taking a few basic writting courses as well as an advanced english lit. class. Also read alot. While reading focus on the flow of the books, the way language is used, the way foreshadowing is used, and also focus on the voice the author uses.

Answer 6

you can write a book if youve got the heart and the patience(add might hurt a little here) but the trick is to get it published so others can enjoy it. that take a lot of work and patience and rejection. and nothing smart allecky about this, but you really should have a good grasp of grammar and spelling, too.

Answer 7

Well, just write a interesting story with mix feelings, so you wont get bored.

Answer 8

my sister used 2 write and she wrote what ever came 2 her mind,like horror books she read gave her ideas on what 2 write on.i'd say wat ever u like just write about and see what comes out then do it over if you dont like it.