Kevin L. O'Brien
Ultimately, every writer is different, and writes in his or her own way. What works for one may not work for another.
Having said that, I can offer two pieces of general advice:
1. Write; stick your butt in the chair and type. No one ever became a writer by dreaming about it.
2. Finish your stories; write as far as you need to to be able to say "The End". No one ever became a writer by starting a hundred stories but never completing any.
Now, if you have adult attention deficit disorder like I do and can't seem to finish anything, you might want to try this: don't force it. Put your story aside and start a new one. Just every now and then go back and reread your old story. At some point you will probably get interested in it again and be able to finish it.
Finally, if you have difficulty getting commercially published, you might want to look into self-publishing.
Having said that, I can offer two pieces of general advice:
1. Write; stick your butt in the chair and type. No one ever became a writer by dreaming about it.
2. Finish your stories; write as far as you need to to be able to say "The End". No one ever became a writer by starting a hundred stories but never completing any.
Now, if you have adult attention deficit disorder like I do and can't seem to finish anything, you might want to try this: don't force it. Put your story aside and start a new one. Just every now and then go back and reread your old story. At some point you will probably get interested in it again and be able to finish it.
Finally, if you have difficulty getting commercially published, you might want to look into self-publishing.
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