I luv to read and want to become a writer & I have alot of ideas but I do not know how to put them on paper.?

Question

Do any of you have any ideas on how i should start.

Answer 1

a pen is usualy very good, lol. seriously good luck it is a special tallent to be able to keep people interested for 500 pages, my best advice would be to study other writers styles, or try a writing course

Answer 2

Get yourself a notebook, a good pen and concentrate on your ideas by putting them down on paper. Try to think of writing, per say, about something funny that happened to you, or a friend or someone, even a pet. Start out slow and take your time. Also, here are some great places for a beginner to start, which will give you some insight into the wild and crazy and wonderful world of writing and reading.

Are you interested in writing for adults or children? The first web below is for children, but still pertains some of your skills in becoming a writer. Doesn't hurt to view.

Institute of Children's Literature: www.institutechildrenslit.com

For adults in writing: www.writerswrite.com

www.knowledgehound.com

Also, just scan the web and visit your local library. Check out books that are of interest to you and read them. This will give you the best idea on what's out there and how you can begin with your own writing skills. And don't forget to check out the reference books in writing skills and techniques.

Enjoy!

Answer 3

Okay, so I used to always start books and then after a few days I would get stuck and stop. But lately that has all changed. I joined an RPG, the one I joined is a large network with over 800 people and it, unlike many others, has a few basic plot lines, over 30 different rooms and is set up unlike any RPG I've been to before.

Spend some time developing your charactor, get inside of their head so to say. At some crappy RPG sites people only write a total of twenty words per post which I wouldn't recomend if you want to improve your writing skills.

I usually write a page and a half before posting it and I take the time to look up new meanings for words I tend to use alot. You have no idea how it has made my spelling and speaking skills improve over the time period of four months.

You may even find yourself falling into step with your charactor and end up writing a background story about him/her. I guess all I can say is it worked for me... and now I can't stop the ideas from comming. Once you fall instep with your charactor it is the most amazing thing ever. You will be washing the dishes and imediatly think... "What would Alice be doing?" and then forming in your head would be something along the lines of ...

Alice glared. Her hands were covered in the remains of last nights supper. The chime of the old grandfather clock in her Gran's family room sent chills down her back. It always upseted her. A plate slipped from her hands, contacting the stone floor with a quiet clash. "Sodding hell." she spat, her eyes still glaring towards the open door, it represented freedom, a sole image of the life she once wanted to live.

It may seem weird, but it has worked for me...

Answer 4

Well, you certainly can't become a great writer WITHOUT reading. Chiefly because you'll have no idea what people are writing. Aside from this, if you want to become a great literary writer (the kind of writer whose works are included in literary collections like the Norton Anthology), you need to read literature and not pop fiction. A good writer to start out with is F. Scott Fitzgerald. You can also read Alice Munro's short stories- she's fabulous. Gregory Maguire is a good writer who kind of straddles the line between pop fiction and literary fiction.

Answer 5

Well... buy a notebook and make an outline of all the points that you want to be able to mention in your story. When you have this, start ordering your ideas and create scenes that happen in a chronological order. When you have done this you could think about phrases or ideas which characters or the narrator could say. Think about images, landscapes and places in which the story could take place and write them dawn until you have a complete structure. Then start with the first chapter and go step by step no too quickly. Enjoy what you are doing and good luck!! :D

Answer 6

Just start writing or typing. Let te words flow even if its a synopsis of what ya want and then you develop from there filling in the pieces. I have several poems that have come into my head middle of the night and I keep a pad and pen by my bed to write down the idea. Sometimes I develop more other times not.

Answer 7

Write out your ideas...just as they are. Paper never forgets, and we humans tend to, after a time.

Now, you didn't say what kind of writer you wanted to be, so I don't know if you mean poet, nonfiction, fiction, etc.

Keep an idea file, though, even if it's just a list of cool ideas on a page of paper...(but try having copies somewhere just in case)

Answer 8

Same problem. Just try making a list for one story of everything you want to happen. Then put it in order. Then add supporting details. Just keep making new lists, making changes and adding to them. You will be able to start a story in no time when you know exactly what you want. Hope it works!

Answer 9

Try keeping a notebook with you everywhere you go. Try to write it just how you see it, doesn't matter if it's bad or not, you can always work on that kinda stuff later.
Another thing you could try is a tape recorder, trying saying the story (Or whatever else your writing) out loud, and than replaying it.
Never force writing out .Let it flow, if you force it, it will never be any good.

Answer 10

Look online for the Community College in your city. They probably teach writing classes. You may be lucky enough to get a teacher who is also a published author and will give the class first-hand information about writing. The Universities in your city may also have writing courses.