Getting The Story Straight After The Idea
For the most part, an idea is easy to come up with, however, there are a multitude of problems that come immediately after the idea is thought up. The major issue to be dealt with at this time is the story line. What on earth will it be and how does one make it long enough for a novel? Is this even a good idea, and has it been done before?
These are only a few of the questions that any writer/author on their first go at it will possibly say to themselves while sitting there awaiting for the masterpiece to spill from their minds onto the computer screen via their fingertips. Some even begin writing with a pen and pad, scribbling out the idea in their heads not knowing how to do the most important thing…create.
The creation. It is more than an idea. It is a living and breathing image mentally that must correctly be put down in story form in order for it to be successful. For instance, there has already been a bright idea about saving money on gas by making a car that is hybrid, however, the fine details or the things that make it come to life must be put together before the idea is a success. The same thing with a story. The fiction or nonfiction writer must after the idea get the materials together that one needs to bring it to life.
Write it down. The idea and all. Summarize it, the idea that is. For a complete book or novel, go ahead and figure out the ending. That tends to be the easiest thing for the most part. Just as in the example in the previous paragraph, what made the idea about the gas saving car so great is just that…the end result of the car saving money! Therefore, the end of the book is more than likely the easiest thing to come up with. Write it down in summary, then focus on how you are going to get there.
There is something called boredom and then there is the opposite that is called excitement. Figure this out as well when it comes to writing your book. Now, every writer isn’t the same and therefore, every audience isn’t the same, so come to grips with everyone not liking your book. It will never happen. After that, let yourself go, and begin to fill in the gaps until it connects with that great ending that you had in mind. It is like building a house - lay the foundation only after figuring out what it will look like(the ending).
For more on writing a book, pick up The Author’s Toolkit: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing and Publishing Your Book
