How do i start my novel?

Question

I'm writing a story about werewolves and blah so as u can imagine therre's a LOT of information i want to get out to the reader so they understand customs and the main character (and her fam's) life style.

How can i do that...like merge it with the story and not make it sound like an info-mercial/essay?

Oh and please don't say my idea is stupid....

i don't plan on getting it published so you don't need to dis it

okay wow thanks a lot guys. Most of you are really helping me out and i am not sure who to give the best answer to becuz u all are really helpful!

And as far as my story goes, it's not really going to be a cliche werewolf novel, in fact the main character (written in 1st person) being a werewolf has not as much to do with the main and sub plots. Like....the werewolf thing MAKES the plot but you won't see them turning into wolves every night or every 5 seconds.

The only cliche that MIGHT happen will be the vampire guy but that Romeo and Juliet Cliche will go VERY slowly. Starting off with them completely avoiding each other and then become friendly, then friends, then maybe more than that. I'm still working on it...

And yes my werewolves are different than the stereo-type werewolves...

like the full moon stuff isn't true, they just have a higher risk of losing control is their emotion get out of control.

Anyway thanks a lot guys

Answer 1

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...

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Answer 2

I never wrote a novel but plenty of essays which work the same way.
1) Get an out line together. First a brief one of what you want to get across and go through. Lets say how the werewolves got their start ( were they transformed from people?) If so, you might want to give a background about them.
2) While doing this, dint forget about the other characters, you cant just jump them into the story, Be sure to introduce them.
3) What do you want next? For them to turn into werewolves? Now you would want to introduce the werewolves.
4) What impact does the werewolf have, does it int erupt the daily life? Are the people werewolves by the night people by day?
The rest is up to you, as you go on you would want to advance your outline then come up with characters, plot, story line, etc.

If you decide to get it published, you need it copywrited then published by a publishers company.

Answer 3

Don't sweat the rough draft. Write it any way you want to get the story down. You'll be revising anyway when it's done.

The best way to get in background information is in bits and pieces. Convince your reader that this family is normal, just a bit eccentric. Show the story rather than tell it. Look at that bit someone wrote down about the Beeting Wall. That's a good way of doing it.

You don't have to explain every little detail. Readers will figure it out. If your first reader (someone you trust for feedback) doesn't get it, you can always rework it then. Don't sweat the rough draft.

Answer 4

Start off the way I do just have a character doing something very ordinary.It might be an old man entering his gate,or a woman who notices something from a train or or bus.Some ordinary everyday thing that leads to something else.Never ever use an opening like it was a dark and stormy night.You are not stupid and I will ask you to do one thing and that is to keep on writing it will help you with your education and write a lot of different stories but get used to not carrying SMS spelling over into your written communication.
Just let the story flow.

Answer 5

A fellow writing friend of mine was having a very difficult time writing a novel because of complexities in the plot, and I suggested that she write her novel as a one or two page short story. At first she didn't believe it was possible, but she tried and the short story was finished about a week later.

As expected, the short story gave her a road map for the novel, and the novel was finished a few months later.

With regard to ideas, I don't think your idea is stupid. Most story ideas have been done many times before, such as good triumphs over evil, boy meets girl, so and so leaves home and discovers himself, etc. The problem is to give an old story line a new way of portraying it.

Best of luck to both of us.

Answer 6

Show instead of telling. For example, if werewolves only eat short, fat people show them eating short, fat people and maybe passing by the tall, thin ones instead of saying it. Another example would be to not tell your readers that a werewolf is a construction worker, but have the police find a hard hat at the scene of the crime. (These may be silly details or not at all what you have in mind, but you get the idea.)

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Answer 7

Check out www.mediaminer.org.

There are fanfics and original works there. There are forums to talk to people about stories/characters/plots, what ever you want. And thousands of stories you can look over so you can kind of see how other people (that aren't professionals) write. You can also post your work to the web site.

Good luck to you, the world needs more writers!

Answer 8

Don't always make it seem like you are telling your reader about something. Try and let them figure it out a little.

Like if your characters have a custom of throwing beets against the wall for luck, don't say "Sally went to throw a beet against the wall, because in her culture, it was good luck."

You could just say "As Sally passed by the Beeting Wall, she tossed the vegetable over her shoulder and laughed as it smashed against the wall. She'd have plenty of good luck now for sure!"

And don't over describe scenery, etc. Just give them the basic idea and let the reader decide how everything looks to them.

Answer 9

Let the information come out as part of the story. The main thing with the type of novel you have in mind is that they usually establish normality first, then a bizarre event, then extended action and finally the reason.

Answer 10

umm start the story with tid bits from the whole family stuff you want to get into it like"_____ had to drive to mothers in the middle of the dark freaky wearwolfe infestid woods that was quite nice to build a fort in as a little girl/boy" good luck... =)

ps if you want to give the reader insight on what YOUR wearwolves are like then make it sound like the main char is a compleat dits when she/he sees it so you can add the whole description like" the foul creature was standing over the lifeless body of ______ with _____(add description here) ..... then add some smart old guy who met them before who has all the deteails you wanted to add about YOUR Wearwolfes so you dont have to use everyone elses stereotypes.

Answer 11

Most people know what werewolves are, so you don't have to bombard them with information. If yours are different, mention a little at a time;

"Bob was the black sheep of the family; he turned into a wolf at the new moon, not when it was full. His uncle Harry told him not to worry; there were about as many "New Mooners" as humans who were left-handed."