I have a question about writing a story...?

Question

well i wanted to wirte a story but whenver i start a story i cant keep writing it... has anyone got tips to keep me interested in writing?

Answer 1

If your story is so boring you can't even write it, that means it's predictable and nobody will read it. I've got a few folders of such works. To get over that, think of something that interests you a lot. Get rid of all your distractions. Everything. I bought a word processor so I can write in the dark. No light of the computer. No games. No TV. Just sit in the dark and go.
Some people enjoy plot lines. Some swear by them. Others let their characters come to life. That's my method. I find a character, get into the mindset of that character, and see where they go. Put them into any situation and see how that person would react.
Say you're writing a romance. First you need something original. Nerds, cowboys, knights, mermaids, vikings, pirates...it's all been done, right? Wrong. I want to write my romance around...skeletons. Haven't seen it myself (someone out there may have it. But since I haven't seen it, I won't be tempted to follow their style). So a skeleton meets a girl he likes. Where's this take place? Well, a cemetary is cliche. So I'll change things a bit: a funeral parlor, and instead of a skeleton it's a cadaver. So my zombie falls in love with someone. What would a zombie do to win over the embalmer's heart before he is buried? I'm not sure. So I start writing about my zombie at the funeral parlor...sitting and thinking about his love...and then I bring the love in. What do they talk about? Why should anyone care about a zombie love story?
When you have your character, ask questions. Where are they? Why are they there? Why is my story stopping dead? Odds are, the problem is either: a cliche story that you've seen a hundred times and you can't find a way to make it orignal (so change a character, setting, plot, point of view, tense, or any combination of these, or various other elements); or you have answered all your questions. You should not have your questions answered until the end. Think to yourself: what would the reader be asking at this point?
Find a way to keep the questions going. A man goes to buy an ice cream cone. If he gets the ice cream, the story is a flop (unless it's a characterization story, but that's different). So don't let him get the ice cream cone. He goes to pay, but has no money; he gets the cone and it falls on the ground; he turns and sees his boss standing there, asking why he is not paralyzed as his worker's comp. case says he is; the ice-cream-truck driver takes his money and flees...anything to keep him from achieving his goal. Preferably, it should bring up a new goal. My zombie wins over the embalmer, but she finds a paper saying he is to be cremated in an hour. You're in charge of the story. Stop them from having a happy ending until they deserve it.
If it comes down to it, just write nonsense stuff until your mind is numb and decides to write something worthwhile. Works for me.

Answer 2

There are no "tips" other than your own enthusiasm for what you're writing. I often get bored with my subject, too, but that's when you really have to just dig in and "get'er done", as Larry would say. Writing can be looked at two ways. 1. A lonely profession, or 2. An exciting world of creation. Make sure you have your story completely blocked, or thought out, beginning to end and set a time for writing each segment. It's not easy and it can become frustrating, but you can't let it get you down. Re-read what you've written and add a page each day. You'll surprise yourself with how much you can accomplish. Good luck!

Answer 3

When you start a story become the charrector you are writing and at the same time be the Villon and before you end the charrector add another charrector. A twist in a story and and a little adventure use the things around you that helps a lot when writhing a story. Try it and do tell me if it worked .

Answer 4

Make an outline:
Main characters -- sex, age, relationship to other characters, and each character's background, such as education, social life, etc. Main problem -- murder, romance, multiple personality, etc.
Main setting(s) -- Where and when do things happen?
Main action(s) -- What are the things that people do to (a) Kick off the story? (b) Make things worse (or more complicated)? (c) Get to the climax (or critical point of the story) (d) Solve the problem (e) End the story.

Answer 5

same thing happened to me for several times. i would start writing a story and then i got to page 20 and i get stuck. it's very frustrating for me. but then i was surfing on the web one time and i stumble upon some of my fav authors websites. they have very helpful informations and one of the most helpful was to plan a plot first before you write something. i've never did plan a plot before, i just set out and write. i suggest you should google your fav authors sometimes, or look up writing tips on the internet. i hope you luck on your next story. well, hope me luck on my next story, too.

Answer 6

i like analyzing. I continuously enjoyed making up memories, and then in 2d grade I observed that it replace into much extra effective as quickly as I wrote them down. as quickly as we examine poems in 0.33 grade, i desperate to jot down one and located that I enjoyed that in basic terms approximately as much as writing memories. same is going for essays. Now I as a rule communicate approximately a e book i'm attempting to jot down, yet over the years I certainly have switched off between short memories, poems, and finished length memories. The longer memories by no skill have been given very some distance because of the fact I wasn't mature sufficient to adhere to them. till a pair of 365 days in the past, all my memories have been under ten pages long, unfinished, or poems. Now that i'm slightly older, i can concentration on one tale longer (122 pages at present!). playstation > I additionally like the reality that as quickly as i'm writing, each and every thing is the way i prefer it to be, your regulations do not could carry on with to my international. i can assert what i prefer to and no-one can interrupt me. i'm slightly shy, so i don't try this lots in actual existence.

Answer 7

Turn off the tv, cell phone, and mp3 - picture your story as if you were reading it rather than writing it - and type away.

Answer 8

Write something that will really interest you.
Or, if you are like me, have a notebook where ever you go, so when ideas pop into your head, you can write them down!