Fantasy Writer Decides To Write Fantasy Story First thing's first, I decide to do the thing. But how does it go from nothing to novel? There's no magical spell or summoning of demons. Then how do I do it? How does it happen and when do I build that fantasy world? And when do I … Continue reading How a pantser creates a fantasy novel
When I was really getting into writing and finishing stories, I thought I'd made it. I found out what works for me. All I gotta do now, was keep doing it. And then came the question: Are you a pantser or a planner? Do you start writing with minimal knowledge of your novel, or do you start with meticulous planning? By 2018, I had been writing for 7 years already and long believed myself to be a pantser, and I never tried to outline a novel before. I thought, "Why waste time trying other methods if I know what works for me?"
I've found writing advice on how to start a story to be very...general. And, it's not because they are lazy or they just want to look legit. There is a very good reason they are being general (which not many of them actually address). That is, there is no true method for you to write your story. The only thing some experienced writer can do to give advice on how to start a new story is say how they start a new story. I recently started a new story. So let me give me as an example on two ways you can start a new story.
Some time ago, I wrote an article on this website about how to write in omniscient. Don't! Don't go looking for it. I took it down because it was wrong. I'm still not qualified to give advice on how to write omniscient like how it's written in some literary fiction classics.
Instead, let me tell you some things I have discovered about the trade. This is the first article in a series of my discoveries about omniscient style writing.
A lot of people struggle with being original. "It's been done before." "Some TV show did it before I could do anything with my story." "It's so cliche I hate my writing."
It's all been said. Nothing is unique, and you sound like a copycat. So how do you find originality? How do you find something that is so unique not even the billions of people around you have ever thought about? Sounds so daunting...
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