Help with book writing!?

Question

OK see I tried to write this book, but after 4 chapters I got fed up. I keep attempting to write it but I keep getting stuck. PS the book is called "The Vampire Spanish Teacher" If you have any ideas let me know!

Thanks everyone who has answered. You've been tremendous help. I'll leave the question up for 3 more days and leave best answer to a vote, unless there's a clear winner!

Answer 1

Sounds cool but you need some back-story, characters, and motivation. Here's some pointers that helps me sometimes:

Re-scetch the details of your main and potential characters - start with looks, mannerisms, background, etc. Write the details down - or even draw them if you are a visual person.

Then take your main character or characters and imagine them in some new odd/out of the ordinary (out of your current work's context) places or scenarios – anything goes! Write down ideas on what would have to happen to your type of character or how they would react to the scenario you placed them in.

This may seem futile, but it will help you flesh out your characters further and give you insight into what you may want to happen to this type of character in a potential story. You may even come up with multiple story lines and can see if one of them just seems to be the best or easiest to continue

Strong well-crafted main characters can inspire readers to love your story as well as drive you to write a great story for these imagined beings to be in! :-)

This should get you going. Then you may want to write an outline of you story (a kind of synopsis), including the ending. I have heard that John Irving writes his endings first, down to the last line, and works backwards. The idea of the outline is to give you goals as you proceed. Writing the ending first may give you the "spark" you seek - and also give you something to strive for.

Answer 2

here are some good books to get you to see the different styles of writing
Series
Series:Artemis fowl
Series: The Bartimaeus Trilogy
Series: Enchanted Forest Chronicles
Good Authors
Author: Diana Wynne Jones
Author:Tamora Pierce (Great One!)
Author: JR Rolling (you've probably have read all of her books)
Author: Garth Nix
Author: Susan Cooper
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Author:Diana Duane
Author: Orson Scott Card (Enders Game Series)
Author: Roald Dahl
Author: DJ MacHale (Author of Pendragon)
Author: Norton Juster (The Phantom Tollbooth)

Enjoy! I know I did! These are book you just won't be able to put down!

Answer 3

The Vampire Spanish Teacher? What?

Answer 4

For starters I would take Ralph's advice seriously. I have the same problem, until I read Stevens Ambrose "Nothing Like it in the world" It's about the laying Trans Continental Railroad, writing sometimes is like laying track some parts are just not well done, but you can go back and do it later, just get it done. I would suggest following Ralph's advice, and just get it on paper you can rewrite it later.