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What is the best way to write a book after you finish the pre-writing?
I have the plot, characters, and setting, but I just can't present it well. The elements look impossible to mess up, but I can't put it into a form that's as good as the individual elements. Any advice, or free resources on how to write, or anything else that is helpful would be appreciated.
Some basic info is that it is Comedic-Action-Fantasy set in another world, there is no magic, the only humanoid race is humans, but these humans have physical abilities far superior to terrans, and the story is centered around several rival mercenary groups and their motives and impact on the world around them. The story basically starts out with one group being hired to destroy a city and be paid in sacred weapons, a very prominent and powerful merchant attempting to steal their payment and hiring a second group to protect him, and a third group waiting in a cave beneath the city to ambush the first group but unaware of the second group. It's a lot more complicated, but that's the skeletal frame.
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
More prewriting--just a little--can give you a solid blueprint you can follow.
Since you know the story, you can determine each scene in the novel.
Where is it set?
Who is present?
What happens?
How does it lead to the next scene?
Lay out this information for the whole novel, and you should find yourself able to jump in at any given scene and write a first draft.
Don't forget that first drafts can be just awful. It's better to get it written down fully than to write it well, at this stage.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
If I had all that stuff laid out for me, I would feel like I already told the story. Maybe this is why you're having trouble?
Every writer works different and some work better with plot guides than others. I would try to just put that stuff away and just start writing something. Just give it a shot. You might find that you want (or need) to go back to your guide. If you're anything like me, you'll work better without it.
Also, don't force it. Kind of relax into the telling of the story. My rule is if it isn't effortless, it sucks, and if it's too effortless, I need to check and make sure I'm not unintentionally ripping another story off.
As for resources, the best way to learn how to write something in any given genre is to read a LOT in that genre. Elmore Leonard's Ten Rules of Writing go a long way, too. (Google it.)