WRITING TUTORIAL
                                                               by: no-named-fairy


OK people, for some time Ive been searching for writing tutorials here on DA, which are actually awesome!!!
but I think there are more things to be said if u really want your writing to be good.

Here are some steps which u can use.


                                   I   WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO WRITE ABOUT?

Before thinking of a plot, or the characters or anything else, first ask yourself: what kind of things do I like to be in a book?
Make a list of ALL the things that can occur to you.

heres an example of what I personally like:

Mystery
a curse
murder
romance
people with good sense of humor......etc.

when u make your list, make sure that u put things that YOU like, not what others want, imagine that youre writing only for you, not for anyone else to see it (even if its not true) that way you wont worry about what everyone says



                                                 II    CHOOSING TIME AND SPACE

Have u finished your list?
great!!
now read this:


Before u think of a plot, first think of the time and place you like, make a list of that too.
there can be several times and places.

example.

Medieval ages (1500s):  Spain, Italy
the 1900s:    Russia
Present time:    USA.....etc
   
CHOOSE WHICHEVER U THINK U LIKE BEST

     
                                             
                                                  III THE CHARACTERS

ok, have u decided the time and place?
are you really sure about it?
good, now follow me:

characters must be apropiate for the time and place youve chosen, you cant put a knight on the 1900s, nor a guy from the russian revolution in the medieval ages.
Before determining the characters, investigate how did people behaved, dressed and talked in that time and place.
also the names have to be appropiate

Once youre fuly informed try this character quizz:

Name:
Sex:
Age:
Hair color:
eye color:
tall or short?:
kind of clothing:
does he/she gets angry easily? (specify the reasons)
or sad?
or excited?
crushes:
likes:
dislikes:
best friend:
is she/he shy?
what makes she/he laugh:
part in the story (what does she/he does?):


you dont have to answer ne of those long character quizzes, with only answering this you have the basics to make a believable character, remember not to make too many, otherwise youll forget about them, also you dont have to introduce them in the first chapter, decide which will be the best part for she/he to appear.

note: remember not to pay any attention to the cliches and all, just make sure youre making your greatest effort, you dont have to do them in a single day, rome wasnt built in one day ye know.


                        
                                                 IV THE PLOT

got your characters?
remember you can use a larger character quizz if u want a more specific one, your choce.
now keep reading:

grab the list you made at first about the things you want to have in a book.
start to make a story including all of those things.

example:
you chose medieval ages, in england
you chose, accion, romance and murder.....
perfect, now try to make a story with the characters and this above.

this is an example of a story Ill invent right now:

Camila is a girl who lives in england, she is 25 and is a servant in the kings palace, one day she discovers a secret room in the palace which leads to a village once tought to be destroyed, she tells her best friend, charlie, a guy who is the stableboy in the palace, both of them discover new people, which now a dark secret about the king.

this is a summarized beginning, try to be original and dont copy of other peoples books, sometimes youre going to have an idea, whcich according to yoy, is the most original thing in the world, and then, oh surprise! youre going to realize that is very similar to a chapter in another book, dont mind this and keep writing, at the end you may think of something else, BUT NEVER QUIT.



                                                    V STARTING TO WRITE
got the plot?
remember it might take a looong while, but be patient.


now, you dont have to start with the first chapter, choose one of the things that u like and write a chapter about it.

ex: u want to write a chapter about romance, well whats holding u up?


                                                   VI   DESCRIPTION

try to describe people or things when you write, but you have to choose the correct way to do it.

example:

instead of:        Camile had brown hair and green eyes, she loved to wear her jeanjacket, and black pants, she hated spiders and loved soda.

WRITE IT THIS WAY: " the door opened, jake and claire turned to see a brunette girl smiling at them, making her jade eyes gleam, Camile greeted them and walked toward an empty table in the restaurant, even if she was far from them, they could see the shining rhinestones of the jeanjacket she always wore, making her black pants look shabbier, she ordered a soda and sat there for a while, suddenly she went to another table with a horrified face, both jack and clair went to her."

"What happened?" asked Clair
"S- spider" she said trembling and pointing toward a small black dot on he wall

you see? I made 8 lines out of two.

use this method also when you describe a place



                                                   VII  CORRECT ENGLISH

try to use the correct tenses, use a dictionary!!!!


                                                 VIII THE THREE P´S

Practice
Practice
Practice

maybe the first story you think of wont work and youll have to think of another one, or maybe it could be a best seller, whatever it is, practiiiceeee.



GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR WRITING!