I am often asked how do you even start a novel? The task seems so daunting that at a glance you can feel hopeless. It is truly not that hard, or even painful. Just pick a character or idea that captivates you. Something you will want to spend a lot of time with. (Because you surely will)
If you start with a character, ask yourself about the world around them, how it effects them, and who you want them to be. If you start with and idea or event, build that world in your mind then you find someone. Pick a name and start listing off traits until they seem almost real. What they want, and who might stop them comes next. Yarns of thread forming that feeling for your character.
Now that you have the who and what we outline the events. Put down the beginning, and how you think it will end. (I say think because this often changes) Then you simply start connecting the dots. You have a start and an ending now you only have to travel the road. Add more adversity if the plot slows down or another character if you want a longer work.
Once this is done its much easier to mix story lines this way. Each story-line is braided with the others until the tie together. Moving scenes around is always easiest visually for me, and helps you plan foreshadowing.
After that you are free to write. All that is left is time and effort.
I am often asked how do you even start a novel? The task seems so daunting that at a glance you can feel hopeless. It is truly not that hard, or even painful. Just pick a character or idea that captivates you. Something you will want to spend a lot of time with. (Because you surely will)
If you start with a character, ask yourself about the world around them, how it effects them, and who you want them to be.
If you start with and idea or event, build that world in your mind then you find someone. Pick a name and start listing off traits until they seem almost real. What they want, and who might stop them comes next. Yarns of thread forming that feeling for your character.
Now that you have the who and what we outline the events. Put down the beginning, and how you think it will end. (I say think because this often changes) Then you simply start connecting the dots. You have a start and an ending now you only have to travel the road. Add more adversity if the plot slows down or another character if you want a longer work.
Once this is done its much easier to mix story lines this way. Each story-line is braided with the others until the tie together. Moving scenes around is always easiest visually for me, and helps you plan foreshadowing.
After that you are free to write. All that is left is time and effort.
Get to Writing!
Steven Lost