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? asked in Arts & HumanitiesBooks & Authors · 1 decade ago

Book writing ideas for a teen?

I'm a teen. I want to write a book type of story that captures emotions. I think one with a real life problem like bullying would be ideal but I have no way of continuing! Please help! I like writing about real life problems, if you have any other ideas please suggest!

Update:

Thank you to the ones that have given me so much inspiration! I think the idea of linking it with suicide is really clever

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    Teen pineapples are picking on a blueberry. Blueberry gets mad, and stuff happens.

    Pineapple is at a party when her best friend, green apple, gets high and drunk. Cops come, and pineapple is left to explain everything, which gets her in trouble, because she wasn't supposed to be their anyway.

    Or, if you don't like my ideas, you could always do what Lily said.

    Source(s): ~Celeste blows kisses*
  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Hi, there! Well, I'll be happy to help you because I want to be writer myself when I grow up. I want to write books for teens and pre-teens, and want to write murder mysteries as well. Okay, so here goes: first off, think about the setting, characters, point of views, themes, tones, etc. Where will the stories be held? Who are the characters and how are they going to act? Will they be dynamic characters (people who change throughout the whole novel) or static (people who don't change)? Will one of the characters be narrating the story? Is your tone humorous, serious, descriptive, or thoughtful? Make an outline to help you plan everything out. Second, you should think about a theme that teens could relate to or would love to read about. Like, a girl likes a guy, but he is involved with another girl, and the main girl feels heartbroken. You have to somehow let teens put themselves into your stories so they could realize what is going on. Third, if you want to be a successful author, you should organize your stories. Plan out your chapters, plots, and themes, and write down some ideas about what you'll write about. You need to plan out your time management to know when you'll be able to write out your book.

  • 1 decade ago

    I’m sure you can figure out your own story, and if not, why write. I hate being mean, but honestly all you will receive by writing this dreaded question is either the sarcastic story ideas, which amuse other writers, utter hate, or the overused statement of ‘do it yourself’ put in one way or the other. Everybody has an imagination. Though it is true that sometimes we don't have anything to write about, but if you love writing, an idea or a spark will appear in the strangest of ways, whether you see a piece of rubbish on the ground, or are hiking on Everest. Don't rely on others, you may be able to create a good story out of it, but it’s not yours and odds are you won't feel that same sense of accomplishment that finding the idea yourself can bring.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Write a story about what YOU'D like to write. Not something that's about teens for the sake of it. You could link it to teen issues while having a normal plot with it.

    Malorie Blackman did it BRILLIANTLY with the Noughts and Crosses series. For example, in Checkmate, Callie makes a bomb that her nan gets hold of. While there is tension about the bomb exploding and killing her nan, she's arguing with her mother while locked in the basement.

    Malorie Blackman combined the plot of the threat of a bomb (which could easily happen to ANYONE) and the weaved in personal issues like arguing with mums, the death of a loved one, not knowing her dad etc.

    Source(s): I'm 13 :)
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  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Try focusing on the emotions that you want to portray, and then do a free write. That should help you get your creative juices flowing. You don't want someone else coming up with your story ideas.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    How about you think of one yourself. Since you're a teen, you can easily get one that affects your day to day life and then write it. Since you know, you want to write about real life problems. I'm sure you face several of them daily since you're a teen. >.> Unless you aren't a teen, then this is just creepy...

  • 1 decade ago

    if you are writing about bullying then you could research the topic online and find information from victims of bullying and what they went through on a daily basis, just Google "bullying stories".

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    A writer needs to conjecture his own ideas.

    I'm not trying to be rude, but that's the way it is for a writer. In order to be a good writer, you need to have an imagination.

    Source(s): Novelist writer for six years.
  • 1 decade ago

    What do you mean you have no way of continuing? You have your subject, now plan out your plot, create your characters, take out a pencil and some paper, and write it all down.

  • 1 decade ago

    Write about your own real life problems. I am not going to do the hard stuff for you.

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