Can anyone help me out?

Question

I am 13 years old and I love to write. I am am currently writing a book and this is my first one. Does anyone have any tips on how to write a better book? My book is set in the middle-Earth setting. I need some names for middle earth places. I absolutly love J.R.R Tolkein's creativity for all his names in Te Lord of The Rings. I would really appricate it also if you could give me tips also on how to just write a great story. Thank you.

Answer 1

Well, my best advice would be to write out the story once without any concern for spelling, word choice, grammar, whatever, then to go over it again and fix it once you've written everything out. That way you know that you have your plot and that it works and everything, and you're excited to write more.

Assuming that you have a plot, of course, just try to develop it and make it interesting. Maybe check out a few books from the library on writing, and use your favorite books if you need help with dialogue, settings, or whatever. Try to make your characters realistic, and such...

I'd also say to try as hard as possible NOT to copy Tolkein. It's already been done, so not only would you be known as a Tolkein copier but you'd also be known for copying everyone else who copied him. You've heard everyone's opinion on Christopher Paulini, I'd assume? For place names, try the back section of an atlas, where they list the name of way many places (every place mentioned in the atlas, I believe). Use that to switch names around so that they sound convincing but not too real. Phone books are good for people names, and so are baby naming sites.

Hopefully something that I've said is something that you haven't heard dozens of times already...

Good luck!

Answer 2

Tolkien is, indeed, a very creative writer. However, his choice of place names comes from a knowledge of myths of various cultures rather than creativity. I will say this much, though about writing any type of fiction: The most important thing is to have a central conflict, which can be as simple as a family feud (Romeo and Juliet) or as complex as discovering the main personality in a person with multiple personality disorder (the book, Sybil, which was made into a movie of the same name, deals with this type of situation). The entire story must be built around your central conflict. That way, it will make sense to the readers and will also give you, as a writer, a central point of focus while writing the story.

Answer 3

Take your pen and paper and go sit under a tree as early in the morning as you can wake up and your parents think it is safe to go. (ya ya kidnappers, molesters - for the love of god can't a kid go outside anymore?)
Anyway, don't listen to anyone elses ideas. Stare at the bark of an old tree. Follow the roots along the ground. Imagine a tiny world that we can't see. Or imagine we are the tiny ones in someone elses world.
Create a musical background to your story in your head.
See the story, hear the story. Just sit back and watch the story and enjoy it...........and then write it down.

Answer 4

Imagin at least part of the story before you write it down. think of all of the different ways it could happen. if you want, you can read a book and stop every once in a while to think of the different ways that scene could have gone. this will help you.
Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 5

when you write your book. make everything in the story your own.just write what comes to mind first then later you can fix it so it makes sense.I dont think trying to write will help. just to write it would be the thing to do.