I Need some help on a story i'm writing, I am planning this one thouroughly, I even got myself a nice piece of perspex to write ideas down... ( yes i knoticed my previous attempts were a bit.......................... immature..
I need 6 character names...
one of which should be a murderer...
The Plot (I'm still figuring out the minor details, but here goes)
a group of teenagers decide to go play clue in an abandoned haunted house. but when things go south will they survive the night??
I Guess it was in a way inspired by Jumanji and Zathura...
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Thanx. Cody could work, I havent thought about how many of each there should be....
hmmm. i'm geussing aroung 2 gals, and 4 guys for various phsycological and scientific reasons
A Friend and I had a brainstorm, and figured out the first chapter... mostly...
I need one more name, and i'm off to go...
I Have been homeschooled since grade 4 and seem to be lacking in the modern school life...
could somebody help me with th in-s and out-s of modern shool lingo??
I also need a volenteer, somebody not afraid of critisizing...
I need a beta reader...
Thanx!!!
I'm Working on Character BIO's currently. will post them as soon as I can.
if you could point out some- or anything that could improve, tell me and i'll fix it...
Character BIO: Clued
Cody:
Species: Fox
Gender: Male
Age: 17
General characteristics:
Cody is an fun loving, outgoing type. He enjoy’s loud music of alternating genre’s
He is quite fond of his PS3, and loves playing Call of Duty, alyhough he would icket in his backd rather play yard, or go th the mall with his friends...
General characteristics:
Samantha (or Sam) is a free spirited, live life by the moment type of gal.
When not doing the opposite of what her parents tell her, she is in the mall ignoring them.
She and het Blackberry is inseparable, but she somehow is able to walk around without walking into everything...
Jonathan:
Species: Dog(Doberman)
Gender: Male
Age: 18
General characteristics:
Jonathan is captain of the rugby team... thus he is very popular.
Jonathan and Sam in in an on, off relationship.
Jonathan is not a very pleasant person to be with, because of his broken family he takes it out on every one he deems “lower than himself”...
He is abusive and swear’s alot.
Daryan:
Species: Leopard
Gender: Female
Age: 16
General characteristics:
Daryan is the silent type she never will never say something unless it is completely necessary.
She likes music without words, because words in music is regularly offensive. An unintelectual.
She is the top learner in her class. She already received a scholarship at the University of Pretoria.
She is also athletic, playing as the goalie in her hockey team.
Walter:
Species: Cat(Siamese)
Gender: Male
Age: 15
General characteristics:
Walter is a genius, he is also an introvert. He is never talked to, and never talks in return. He is not very popular. Getting beat up at school was his biggest fear, everyone knew this, and that is why he gets beat up so often. At home he doesn’t have any better luck. His parents find everything he does pointless, and not a way of expanding his intellect. They drive him to do better at school. This pressure makes him do word, but they don’t see the connection. He is very emotional
Egor:
Species: Lynx
Gender: Male
Age: 17
In his school, Egor is synonym with athletics. In the yearbook, he was marked as “most likely to succeed.” He already received a scholarship in athletics overseas. He is also popular. But didn’t take it to his head like Jonathan. He is friendly and likeable.
i would just like to say that for an unconvetional girls name, Nova would suffice. it works well with a snooty girl who is forced to go to public school even though she feels she deserves better (i went to school with a couple of those)
Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist. Pablo Picasso
Punk-Fox-Dot-Com wrote:i would just like to say that for an unconvetional girls name, Nova would suffice. it works well with a snooty girl who is forced to go to public school even though she feels she deserves better (i went to school with a couple of those)
Hmm. Thanx. But I think I will stay by Samantha...
It is not that she doesn't whant to go to school. She finds school a place to socialize...
As a soon-to-be-published author, I'm probably the one guy here with the most relevant advice, but you probably won't like it. Ready?
Apart from research and non-narrative writing (stuff like names and settings), people are unfortunately very limited in the amount of real help they can offer an aspiring writer.
I, however, DO have a real bit of advice that's sure to improve your writing. Read "On Writing" by Stephen King. It helped me a lot with my first book.
Here's some added tips:
1) Omit needless words. These will slow your pace and bore the reader, regardless of the action taking place.
2) Beware of adverbs. The preceding text, when written well, should be enough to tell your reader how an action is being performed. If so, then the adverb is needless, and will slow the pace.
3) Read a lot and write a lot. This is the golden rule.
4) Remember to relax and go with the flow. If you like what you've written, then chances are other people will like it too.
Hope I didn't sound too preachy, but this is my area of expertise. As an art, the written word can be a fickle bitch. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, and nobody can understand why it works when it does and why it doesn't when it falls flat on its face. But, as long as you enjoy it, you can't go wrong.
