So, my laptop crashed today. You know what that means? I have to start over.
I finally wrote the seventh chapter. (*whimpers at the thought of everything she's done, flushed down the drain*)
Sorry, I had to let that out.
Anyway, I figured that since I'm at stage one again, I should help those of you who want to start, or are struggling to do so. So, let's start with the first step:
An idea.
Yeah, I know. I really should specify. A good idea. I bet you guys are thinking something like:
"I can come up with a good idea, I did yesterday when I was in the shower."
Yeah, maybe you did. Every idea seems awesome in the start, but after a few days of thinking, your thoughts will change to:
"Whoa, my ideas suck. Maybe I should be a (totally boring career here) instead."
I won't let that happen. I thought my ideas sucked too. Then a short story I posted, and was told although there was need for improvement, it was amazing for a first short story, and I should continue. I will post he link in the next paragraph (Note, I have it under a different name for security reasons).
( http://figment.com/books/907860-Taken-Over)
Anyway, I thought the idea sucked too. I mean really? A story with a girl who must kill her boyfriend in order to kill the alien inside? Yeah, I'm insane. I thought it sucked too. But, against my better judgement, I posted the dang thing. Guess what? I got one heart, one cry, and one other thing ( I can't remember it at the moment). Those are the things that the site ranks with.
Just because your idea sucks, does't mean you shouldn't do it. Test is first. Here is how:
I finally wrote the seventh chapter. (*whimpers at the thought of everything she's done, flushed down the drain*)
Sorry, I had to let that out.
Anyway, I figured that since I'm at stage one again, I should help those of you who want to start, or are struggling to do so. So, let's start with the first step:
An idea.
Yeah, I know. I really should specify. A good idea. I bet you guys are thinking something like:
"I can come up with a good idea, I did yesterday when I was in the shower."
Yeah, maybe you did. Every idea seems awesome in the start, but after a few days of thinking, your thoughts will change to:
"Whoa, my ideas suck. Maybe I should be a (totally boring career here) instead."
I won't let that happen. I thought my ideas sucked too. Then a short story I posted, and was told although there was need for improvement, it was amazing for a first short story, and I should continue. I will post he link in the next paragraph (Note, I have it under a different name for security reasons).
( http://figment.com/books/907860-Taken-Over)
Anyway, I thought the idea sucked too. I mean really? A story with a girl who must kill her boyfriend in order to kill the alien inside? Yeah, I'm insane. I thought it sucked too. But, against my better judgement, I posted the dang thing. Guess what? I got one heart, one cry, and one other thing ( I can't remember it at the moment). Those are the things that the site ranks with.
Just because your idea sucks, does't mean you shouldn't do it. Test is first. Here is how:
- Turn Your Idea Into A Blurb: I have a post about these, I would check that out.
- Make A Tester: This is a short story based off of your plot idea. Make one small scene that might be in the book if it was made, like an action scene, the beginning, or the ending. (No, the book I'm, working on has nothing to do with the short story, but I might turn it into a story in the future).
- Friend Test (Optional):