i always thought about writing a novel myself advice:always have a notebook and a pencil sometimes such original things come to my mind and i often forget itarchaicmalevolence said:As the title says i'm new to writing a proper book, i'm only 15 years old as of now. Any help with writing my new book would be appreciated, i take inspiration from authors like Lovecraft and Tolkien among other. When i've written parts of this book (only 4 pages as of recent times) i've gotten feedback that it's very descriptive and imaginative and also i'm good with imagery. Though i've been told that my punctuation could be better.
I'm wondering how i should go around with writing books as i enjoy writing it to create a mystery in sense, with a medievalist theme. Any help would be appreciated and i'm also able to send someone a copy via email of this book to anyone who might want to skim through it. Thanks
Any tips for a new Author writing his first book?
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Well okay ill post the first page of it, if it's not to long and see what you guys think.
I've probably not done enough rechecking on it as i'd like, but too much school work going on so can't write much.
Tucked away deep in a mountain cleft a town laid, it used to be commonly known among most people around the area but odd circumstances have befallen the area in and around this town. The mountains which cloak the area in a shroud of darkness have an aura of decay and unwillingness within them, they pass of wicked curvatures to the tips of the mountain path and pass over the time of the cleft covering all sun which may want to enter if sun were abundant in these parts. As you may guess a grave incident has befallen or you could say invaded the area. It had clawed its way through many plains and forests leaving an odour of decay and rotting everything under its horrid death.
The town which it had seemingly found rest at was called Archaic to the few who resided there but many now knew it as Désolé. This town harbours the majority of this malevolence within the depths of the soil and underground passages that the town had built in earlier years. These passages deep and wide were made by the earlier residents for their practices in religion towards a common god for the area. This god as described by the people of this village was meant to be an overwatch to the area for greater beings but outsiders knew little about this mysterious deity.
The area surrounding Archaic was always known as abundant farming soil but has since been withered and the touch of anyone causes the ground to evaporate and slip through your fingertips. The Creep had slowly moved it?s way from the coasts of Angara decimating all life there as the area is known as the Dead Watch, for the life lost was great the day The Creep appeared. It slowly then sneaked it?s way towards the surrounding villages and inevitably rot began to destroy the very core of these places. Though some places stayed strong to their beliefs and fought the push of the decay they all ended up succumbing to the will of the one lord.
As it moved its way towards Archaic word was sent to far off kingdoms for support or protection from this force but no word ever seemed to reach. The Creep had expanded thoroughly by then and its will had been nurtured and fed, its persuasive pull had already decimated the minds of weaker people in Archaic. It had thought and planned its moves and slowly made its views one with the townsfolk and then pushed into the town engulfing it, causing it to decay and rot but never destroying anything only killing and defiling until nothing would stand before it. The soil had turned to a bleak colour like what the sky had become a pallid colour of darkness that gave strength to the servants and forces of the area. It shaped the surrounding mountains to suit its needs and brought them to how they stand now like a fortress of rock that seemed to twist and move within its own devices.
The structures had now become twisted visages of their former self, demonically carved, fel objects shaped like distorted images red veins slipping off them into the ground pumping liquids deep into the ground. The whole area had seemingly become a breeding ground for a malevolent being that had taken up residency, it seemed to become to area. Growing in the catacombs under the city until it could reach up and become the surface itself. The whole area seemingly had veins of scarlet red slithering up and attaching to whatever surface there was.
I've probably not done enough rechecking on it as i'd like, but too much school work going on so can't write much.
Tucked away deep in a mountain cleft a town laid, it used to be commonly known among most people around the area but odd circumstances have befallen the area in and around this town. The mountains which cloak the area in a shroud of darkness have an aura of decay and unwillingness within them, they pass of wicked curvatures to the tips of the mountain path and pass over the time of the cleft covering all sun which may want to enter if sun were abundant in these parts. As you may guess a grave incident has befallen or you could say invaded the area. It had clawed its way through many plains and forests leaving an odour of decay and rotting everything under its horrid death.
The town which it had seemingly found rest at was called Archaic to the few who resided there but many now knew it as Désolé. This town harbours the majority of this malevolence within the depths of the soil and underground passages that the town had built in earlier years. These passages deep and wide were made by the earlier residents for their practices in religion towards a common god for the area. This god as described by the people of this village was meant to be an overwatch to the area for greater beings but outsiders knew little about this mysterious deity.
The area surrounding Archaic was always known as abundant farming soil but has since been withered and the touch of anyone causes the ground to evaporate and slip through your fingertips. The Creep had slowly moved it?s way from the coasts of Angara decimating all life there as the area is known as the Dead Watch, for the life lost was great the day The Creep appeared. It slowly then sneaked it?s way towards the surrounding villages and inevitably rot began to destroy the very core of these places. Though some places stayed strong to their beliefs and fought the push of the decay they all ended up succumbing to the will of the one lord.
As it moved its way towards Archaic word was sent to far off kingdoms for support or protection from this force but no word ever seemed to reach. The Creep had expanded thoroughly by then and its will had been nurtured and fed, its persuasive pull had already decimated the minds of weaker people in Archaic. It had thought and planned its moves and slowly made its views one with the townsfolk and then pushed into the town engulfing it, causing it to decay and rot but never destroying anything only killing and defiling until nothing would stand before it. The soil had turned to a bleak colour like what the sky had become a pallid colour of darkness that gave strength to the servants and forces of the area. It shaped the surrounding mountains to suit its needs and brought them to how they stand now like a fortress of rock that seemed to twist and move within its own devices.
The structures had now become twisted visages of their former self, demonically carved, fel objects shaped like distorted images red veins slipping off them into the ground pumping liquids deep into the ground. The whole area had seemingly become a breeding ground for a malevolent being that had taken up residency, it seemed to become to area. Growing in the catacombs under the city until it could reach up and become the surface itself. The whole area seemingly had veins of scarlet red slithering up and attaching to whatever surface there was.
Being an actual author isn't a walk in the park. realistically, if you're not writing right this second, as in, you stopped writing to read this, so you're not, then you're doing it wrong.
if that makes any sense.
authors are almost constantly writing. It's a trained skill, and like any other trained skill, to become masterful at it, takes many many many many hours of practice.
If you want actual advice, don't start with a novel sized story. Challenge yourself to write 10 short stories, all with actual plots, beginning, middle, end, conclusion, conflict, overcoming that conflict, all that stuff. 5000-6000 words. You'll learn more about actual story structure making small stories then putting all of your work into a 80,000 word novel which might never actually get finished.
So in short, my advice is to get good at actually telling a story before becoming a "novelist". And novels are bitches to write, let me tell you, I put about 30,000 words and a year of my life into trying to make one. it's tough work. At 15, if you have the drive to do anything close to that, then you're much better then me.
edit: read some of the stuff in the post above mine, and I have to give you another little tip - never use a large word when a diminuitive one would suffice (badoomtish). Unless you're trying to boost your story's graded reading level for some unearthly reason, there's not so much use in using large words when you don't need to. *rechecks* ehh, maybe it's just first impressions.. your first sentence is ungainly and sort of throws the whole thing out of wack. I'm not even sure if it's an actual sentence actually. don't really care enough to sit down and ponder it, sorry. It might be.
if that makes any sense.
authors are almost constantly writing. It's a trained skill, and like any other trained skill, to become masterful at it, takes many many many many hours of practice.
If you want actual advice, don't start with a novel sized story. Challenge yourself to write 10 short stories, all with actual plots, beginning, middle, end, conclusion, conflict, overcoming that conflict, all that stuff. 5000-6000 words. You'll learn more about actual story structure making small stories then putting all of your work into a 80,000 word novel which might never actually get finished.
So in short, my advice is to get good at actually telling a story before becoming a "novelist". And novels are bitches to write, let me tell you, I put about 30,000 words and a year of my life into trying to make one. it's tough work. At 15, if you have the drive to do anything close to that, then you're much better then me.
edit: read some of the stuff in the post above mine, and I have to give you another little tip - never use a large word when a diminuitive one would suffice (badoomtish). Unless you're trying to boost your story's graded reading level for some unearthly reason, there's not so much use in using large words when you don't need to. *rechecks* ehh, maybe it's just first impressions.. your first sentence is ungainly and sort of throws the whole thing out of wack. I'm not even sure if it's an actual sentence actually. don't really care enough to sit down and ponder it, sorry. It might be.
Reading some of these comments i may just on boring days get down and write, but overall just concentrate on school for now. Learn more on English and wait till i'm older before becoming too deeply influenced in writing.
Edit: Also reading the comments, so it's better to use smaller words to convey the idea then possibly confusing the reader with words he doesn't know or aren't necessary.
Edit: Also reading the comments, so it's better to use smaller words to convey the idea then possibly confusing the reader with words he doesn't know or aren't necessary.
That is a good Idea overall. School is very important, don´t ever neglect it.archaicmalevolence said:
And if you really want to write, you will anyway ;-)
Don't give up. Don't put it off writing for a over a month, it causes, or at least to me, to have my writing style change, and it made it hard to get back to it.
Post chapters on websites, and although you'll get feedback, do not change everything for everyone asking. Change what you see can work, and that you will be happy with. Just as they are readers, you are a reader, too.
Change up words so they don't look repetitive, use easy-to-remember names, just let your imagination push you into whatever you're doing.
Good luck.
Post chapters on websites, and although you'll get feedback, do not change everything for everyone asking. Change what you see can work, and that you will be happy with. Just as they are readers, you are a reader, too.
Change up words so they don't look repetitive, use easy-to-remember names, just let your imagination push you into whatever you're doing.
Good luck.