Writing Tips - How to Escape the Ditch of Writer's Block!

Have you ever sat down to write a book or maybe a story for English homework, and found that even though you have a great idea that will get you lots and lots of recognition, you simply cannot put it into a story?

It's happened to every writer, trust me.

That's why I'm here to help!

Okay, I admit. I'm not the best at thinking of original ideas for stories. However, once I have one, I can write about it for pages and pages without stopping.

Soon you can too!

The first step is to remember that you probably won't suddenly have a whole story planned out in your head, so don't trash your idea if you can't immediately elaborate on it!

Ask yourself these questions:

• Who is the main character? If you can't think of a fresh, new character you can always do what I do: Go online and search for a doll maker or 'make a doll'. 

Yes, girly, I know, but hear me out. After that, you can make a doll. When you finish with your doll, look at it for a minute. 

What things run through your mind? Do they look timid and scared? Do they look like they stand out of the crowd? Do they look like a calm and serene person? Soon you'll get a rough idea of your main character, and you can always search 'names for (character personality) (gender)' if you need a name!

• Where is the story set? You can't have a story without a setting! If you can't think of a setting, it's totally okay for you to set it where you live.

• What is happening? What are the build-up, climax, and resolution going to be? What are those terms anyway?

A build-up is a series of events leading up to the exciting or shocking bit of the story, the climax. The climax is often either a huge problem or plot twist, or the 'epic bit of the story'.

For example, in the Harry Potter books, the build-up is Harry experiencing weird things happening, and the climax is the awesome fight or encounter with Voldemort.

A resolution is the solution to the problem, or the end of the epic bit. Let's take the Harry Potter books again for an example: The resolution in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is Harry defeating the basilisk and destroying the diary. After that, the book ends in a light and happy tone. However, not every story needs a happy ending.

Take The Fault In Our Stars for instance. The build-up was all the adorable Augustus/Hazel stuff that made me ship them so damn hard (asdfghjkl;)

The climax was us finding out about Augustus' cancer growing inside him, slowly eating away at his life.

The resolution...

I won't give spoilers, so let me say that the resolution was the part that TORE MY HEART INTO TINY LITTLE BITS AND CRUSHED THE LITTLE BITS AND THREW THEM INTO A FIRE

Always remember the three big W's! Who, Where, What?

Keep writing! Practice, practice, practice, and you'll reach your goal one day.

Nothing and nobody is perfect c:

Okay, maybe except for Jennifer Lawrence. But hey, she's perfect by being not perfect!