Seeing as this is a subforum with avid readers, I am sure most or all of you have at some point like myself, tried to write and Im sure many have failed.
Are there any how to books, as in. Obviously the book or story isnt going to write itself, but a book which can give me the best chance of writing something in a logical coherent manner?
I often start writing, and Ill ramble on for 500-1000 words at a time on a rush just writing whatever is in my mind. But my stories are always incoherent and obviously unconnected, and
I cant seem to answer questions about the characters in them? i.e Ill describe some events that my character did but I wont be able to say why, or who my character is how did he get here? where is he going etc?
Also, whenever I try to answer these questions, invariably unconsciously my mind picks up a main stream character in a famous novel/movie/tvshow and suddenly find myself describing that character.
I hate when that happens. I dont want to be a published author or anything. I dont even need to strictly write books or chapters but even short but meaningful stories which make sense.
And Im sure this is something which over time I can improve upon as is the case with everything in life.
So Im looking for a beginner friendly blue print which I can follow to structure my writing until I can do all that myself.
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Also, I will be looking for some courses on coursera/edx/etc to see if I can educate myself as a starting point.
This post was edited by mandarkkk on Jun 20 2018 12:59am