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I started writing a book a couple of years ago about living overseas, and it’s kind of been on and off. Now I’ve been seriously writing again, but I feel like slacking off because my ideas don’t feel exciting or new. Any motivation to continue or to improve ideas to make it more interesting so I actually have to desire to finish writing it?

I know exactly what you mean. I’ll start books butthen never finish them. If you don’t like your own work, then chances are nobody else will. If you don’t feel your ideas are working, putt writing on hold and/or start something new. If you get any good ideas, just write them down. Then your ideas just start coming to you. What helped me get motivated to write was checking out tips from professional writers. I also let others read my work so they can help me improve. Try writing a little bit a day or if you can’t think of anything to write at that particular part in the story, skip to a different part. It’ll eventually come to you. You can even just write the main events or just particular parts in the story for now but then go back and add everything else later. If you know somebody else who likes to write or reads a lot have them help you so they can help you put things in your stry that will make them interesting. Make sure your story is interesting from the very beginning. Sometimes publishers will read the first few chapters and if they’re not interested, they won’t keep reading or even think about publishing. Sometimes it’s easier to write if you base something off an actual event. Listen to conversations around you so you can make the conversations sound real in your book. Brainstorm ideas. Make a list of things to happen in your book. Or, just write, your ideas will come. Come up with a huge twist that can happen. Books with twists in them are so much better than ones without. See, I meant to write a little for my answer, but I just kept getting ideas. So sorry about it being so long. So please try this. I speak from experience. I haven’t finshed a book yet, but I’m working on it. I’ve recently started a few new ones that I hope will go far. Take it from me, I’m not even 13 yet, I will be in November, and if I can do this, so can you.

Also, go to this site: http://www.megcabot.com/faqs.php
It won’t all help you but some of it might. Scroll down to the bottom of the page where it says ‘about writing.’ Some of that might help you, it helped me. The part about her advice to aspiring authors will most likely be the most help.

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I mean there are some non-fiction books that could help to know when to write something and when not to write another and how to begin the novel.

There is a wonderful novel called The Novelist by Angela Hunt. In it, a famous author teaches a class in a local college on writing. During the class, she goes through all the phases of her craft and actually writes a book for them that helps to heal her own family. In addition to a wonderful novel, it teaches you a great deal about the craft of writing.
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They’re, Their, There – Three Different Words.

Careful or you may wind up in my next novel.

Pax – C

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Finale Notepad. I have it and it’s one of the best I’ve ever tried. And it’s free, but make sure it’s Finale NOTEPAD.

Just type that in on google.

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I’ve been given as homework at school and assment to write a newspaper report on Th battle of the cowshed from the book called animal farm by George Orwell, i’m stuck and i really need help anyone who can give me some idea’s please ?
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In Animal Farm, the Russian Civil War gets depicted as the Battle of Cowshed. It’s worth noting that the Bolsheviks weren’t actually fighting the Russian tsar (who was already dead), but a patchwork army composed, in part, of landowners, middle-class citizens, monarchists, and old army generals.

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I am 16 and i love to write. But i want to know if i could possibly get a book published at this age. And is there a way to check if the idea for my book has already been taken? Also will i be taken seriously? I don’t write for little kids or young adults. My writing is more mature and more for people who are older. My ideas mostly deal with problems kids don’t have, such as death, violence, and war. And lastly, if it is published, how do i get people to read it?
I also do not want to be hated. As most of my ideas end up being contreversial. Especially at school.
I think i am mostly afraid that not even a publishing company will take me seriously.

I also spelled controversial wrong. Sorry.

take your idea to a publishing company, a real one, not one that promises to get you eyes, and see if they like it. If they do, they will publish it and advertise it for you, for a percentage of all of your sales and the rights to do a bunch of junk for it, I.E. make it into a movie, don’t listen to anyone who promises eyes for a fee, they are usually con artists. Keep in mind that some people will not take you seriously no matter which path you decide to follow, because noone ever has everyone liking their work, so don’t really worry about that. Also try self-publishing one of your items first (one of the ones you are proud of, but not one you’d showcase as your masterpiece) and see what friends, teachers, senior citizens(volunteer they’re and see if they like it) think. Maybe submit a short story to your school newspaper. Remember if you do get published the kids that see the story in the newspaper and laugh would be the same ones who pick up the book and laugh so don’t pay them any attention whatsoever. Before you’re assume you’re work is too mature for teens/young adults (your age group) see if they do like it. Once you know who generally likes your work the best, you’ll be able to remove certain things or add certain things to fit that age group, make yourself more marketable. And make sure you dress appopriately for any jobs interviews you have, dress in nice, generic work clothes, ie button down top, nice blouse, slacks, skirt (a work appopriate one!!) etc, I know marketability may sem like selling out in some cases (and it is some) their is a difference between selling out and compromise, and nobody is perfect. You may have some things that truly do need changing, take good reviews and bad review into careful consideration, don’t dismiss a bad review as someone thinking they’re better than you, or that they "just didn’t get it" see if their something in common that people aren’t liking, is the gore a little much (after all their is a difference betweeen a movie and a book some people like to see gore but not read about it in excruciating detail, most like just enough descriptiveness to get a clear idea in their head without being dictated too, after all book are the gateway to your imagination, and good books keeps you reading about a place for hours, but a great book takes you there, are your readers maybe very aware that they’re reading a book because you’re overly descriptive or maybe you’re not descriptive enough?) take these things to consideration and if you have the talent you can be published. And most importantly Remember this saying fall seven times, get up eight times. Just because one publisher doesn’t like it and doesn’t think it will go anywhere, doesn’t mean another one won’t. If you believe, and you have the talent, you can achieve. Maybe not this book, maybe not that publisher, but eventually. You just have to want it bad enough.

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I’m trying to write a book. I have the whole story in my head, playing like a movie. It’s memorized. I’m in the process of putting it down on paper. The problem is, I can’t seem to come up with a good title. I don’t want suggestions for titles, so don’t ask me what the book is about. I just want to know a good way to come up with a title.

All comments welcome. Please help!

Most great authors don’t think of there title until there finished with the book and even then they change it over and over again. If you have a solid idea go ahead and put it on paper before you forget and then work on the title. Even though it seems like a huge part of your book it will prob be the easiest thing.

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