Writing is so tough for some people. But, I\u2019m going to rant for a minute. It cracks me up what I have to deal with sometimes.<\/p>\n
Just Get Started Already<\/p>\n
A guy is pacing his floor, throwing his football up and down, looking out the window, banging his head against the wall\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cThe night was dark and salty\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Salty, I don\u2019t think that word works all that well. Not salty. The air can be salty I guess, but the night wasn\u2019t salty.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe night was dark and lonely\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Well, I guess the character could have been lonely. But, night doesn\u2019t get lonely.<\/p>\n
Our guy paces the floor a bit more with his football. He puts it down and pours himself a short glass of his flavor. He takes a drink and paces the floor a bit more as he grapples over what word is going to follow, \u201cThe night was dark and\u2026\u201d
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\nJust Get Started Already<\/p>\n
It is in my personal experience that I\u2019ll have no idea how to write the beginning until I get to the end. Oh, I know what direction I want to take with what I\u2019m trying to write. I know that I have to start somewhere. But, I have never started from the beginning.<\/p>\n
Try to follow what I\u2019m trying to say. I figure out where I would like to start the story. So, I just get started writing the story. I figure out every nook and cranny of the story until I get to the end. That\u2019s when I understand everything about my story. So, I return and I start all over.<\/p>\n
Now, I know how to build the intrigue. I know how to start the first sentence and what words to use because now I know the real story. If you have ever endured reading three hundred pages of a Stephen King novel only to discover that the book was just beginning, then you know what I\u2019m talking about.<\/p>\n
He is the master of telling an entire story before the actual story begins. Well, I\u2019m not saying write a three hundred page introduction every time. But if you know the basic elements of a story, then you know that introductory information exists.<\/p>\n
You need setting and character development. You have to have some rising action to get you to the climax where you have falling action and a final conclusion. That\u2019s all called the plot of a story.<\/p>\n
Well, the setting and the rising action might all be understood before you get started writing. But, where is that first sentence going to come from when you are ready to write? Don\u2019t worry about it\u2026<\/p>\n
Just Get Started Already<\/p>\n
When I teach others to write, I always get an episode like the one depicted above. Whether they are writing an essay or a story, they just can\u2019t seem to get past that first sentence. Let your writing tell you the story, then come back and write the beginning all over again.<\/p>\n
If you have any questions or concerns about this entry, feel free to drop a comment. I\u2019ll try to explain it another way if I have to do so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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