So I found this cute little website to get inspiration for your next novel. It is basically a random generator for story ideas, plots, subjects, scenarios, characters, first lines and stories.
It is just for fun, but I really liked it and some things were excualy really helpful. So give it a try.
Writing Exercises
What Makes a Good Story?
So what makes a a story, a good story. Here are some pointers that you should pay attention to.
Theme
A theme is important to the story and is what tries to tell us something that might help us in our own lives.
Plot
The plot is most often about a conflict or struggle that the main character goes through. The conflict can be with another character, or with the way things are, or with something inside the character, like needs or feelings. Most often, the character learns or grows as they try to solve their problem. The conflict should get more and more tense. The tension should reach a high point or “climax” near the end of the story, then ease off. The basic steps of a plot are: conflict begins, things go right, things go WRONG, final victory (or defeat), and wrap-up. A novel can have several conflicts, but a short story should have only one.
Story structure
Decide about writing the story either in “first person” or in “third person.” Third-person pronouns are, “he,” “she,” and “it”—so writing in third person means telling a story as if it’s all about other people. The first-person pronoun is “I”—so writing in first person means telling a story as if it happened to you.
Even if you write in third person, try to tell the story through the eyes of just one character—most likely the main character. Don’t say anything that the character wouldn’t know. This is called “point of view.” If you must say something else, create a whole separate section with the point of view of another character.
Decide about writing either in “present tense” or in “past tense.” Writing in past tense means writing as if the story already happened. That is how most stories are written. Writing in present tense means writing as if the story is happening right now. Stick to one tense or the other!
Characters
Your main character should be someone readers can feel something in common with, or at least care about. You don’t have to describe a character completely. It’s enough to say one or two things about how a character looks or moves or speaks.
A main character should have at least one flaw or weakness. Perfect characters are not very interesting. They’re also harder to feel something in common with or care about. And they don’t have anything to learn. In the same way, there should be at least one thing good about a “bad guy.”
Setting
Set your story in a place and time that will be interesting to write about.
Style and tone
Use language that feels right for your story.
Wherever you can, use actions and speech to let readers know what’s happening. Show, don’t tell.
Give a speech in direct quotes like “Go away!” instead of indirect quotes like “She told him to go away.” You don’t have to write fancy to write well. It almost never hurts to use simple words and simple sentences. That way, your writing is easy to read and understand.
Getting inspiration part 2
Just came back from Egypt. It was totally amazing the things I have seen the things I have learned. I will take all of this with me. When writing getting inspiration for a story, it is good to seek up your bounderies.
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