Tips to Start Writing

Usually I write fiction but  I was typing up some old stuff this week and was inspired  by this quote:

"You know the hardest part about writing a story is figuring out how to start your story."

 I wrote this when I trying to start a story. One thing that can make writing difficult is staring at a blank page with a brilliant idea in your head and no thought on how to write it down. Here are a few tips for getting your idea on paper.


1. "You know the hardest part about writing a story is figuring out how to start your story."

A statement like this is helpful because it acknowledges the difficulty of starting a story and gets something on an otherwise blank page. Staring at a blank page is one of the most discouraging things a new writer will encounter. Anything is better than a blank page.

2. "I have this great idea but I have no idea how to write it."

When you can't decide how to start a story just start writing. An author can write and re-write the beginning as many time as they need until they get it right. And the chances are that once the writing starts words will just flow.

3. Write about your story.

 Until you know how you would like to begin a story, just write about your story. Write about the plot, the protagonist, the antagonist, the supporting characters. Anything that can get the creative juices flowing.

4. Write about your surroundings.

Take note of your surroundings. Be descriptive, using colorful expressions. Once you've shared your surroundings, try imaging the surroundings in your story. Describe what your characters are experiencing.

5. Just jump in.

Jump in writing whatever part of your story comes to mind. Regardless if you're using paper or a computer you can always cut, copy, and paste to put a story in order later. 

 Finally a more subconscious thing a writer will do is not feel comfortable in their writing space. As the result you could have really good ideas and be unable to put anything on paper. A change of setting can help. Remember while you can write anywhere it isn't always polite to write in some places. I  hope these tips are helpful on beginning writing. Good luck on writing your own stories.

Fairy Troubled: A Girl Power Adventure (part 2)

Their mother rushed towards them.

            She picked up Violet, cradled in her arms. She called, "Miss?" Looking at Elina's chest she could Elina was still breathing, "But for how long," she thought. Mrs. Ridley pulled out her cell phone, dialed 911, told the operator her emergency, and then waited for the ambulance.

            Mrs. Ridley talked to a policeman while an unconscious Elina was being loaded on to a gurney into an ambulance.

            The police officer asked her, "How did you meet this 'fairy'?"

            "I do not know her. She merely saved my baby from an evil fairy."

            The officer would have thought she was crazy but there had been many strange reports lately. Superhero battles, fairies, mermaids, and strange substances flying through the air on their own had become common place. "Can you describe this ‘fairy’ for me?" He dryly questioned.

            "Yes, she was blond, a little shorter than myself, so less than 5' 5". She had black wings and was dressed in all black; I did not notice anything else. She flew far too fast and stayed too far away."

            "Why would she kidnap your child?"

            "I would not know, I have never met her before. I would have remembered meeting a fairy," Mrs. Ridley answered, her now disheveled brown bun bobbing as she rocked Violet.

            "And from where was she taken, here?"

            "No, just down that street," She gestured towards the street Elina had come from. "We were headed out to dinner."

            "So you've never met either of these ‘fairies’ before?"

            She honestly believed, "No, I've never met either of them. I am from out of town. I came here on a book tour. Maybe you have heard of me, Crystal Ridley."

            "Ma’am," the paramedic hollered, "we're taking off. If the officer is done with you, I was wondering if I could hear your take on what happened."

            "Do you need me to ride with you?" she called.

            "It would be mighty helpful," the paramedic replied. She got the officer's permission and climbed into the back of the ambulance, Violet still in hand.

            "What did you see, Ma’am?" One paramedic asked as both worked on the fairy checking her vitals and bracing her head and limbs. Her left arm was clearly broken, but the paramedics couldn't tell how bad, or if anything else had been seriously injured.

            "She flew after a fairy in dark clothing, grabbed my baby from her and was flying back to the ground, when, I think, the other fairy did something to knock her off balance make her hit the ground hard.” Mrs. Ridley paused as the paramedics removed Elina's bracelet which transformed her in to the fairy costume. Mrs. Ridley gasped at the sight of Elina's unconscious body. "She's just a girl," she quickly covered her tracks, realizing blowing Elina's secret might not be the best thing to do.

            "Was that all, Ma'am?" asked the same paramedic.

            "Um…Should you put that bracelet on her other arm? So she is still a fairy when she wakes up," She suggested.

            "Yeah, probably," one answered then, carefully replaced the bracelet on Elina's other arm, and Mrs. Ridley gently touched the bracelet. She discovered that Elina looks unfamiliar as the fairy.

            "Trying to protect my baby she fell, hitting the wall. I think she must have hit her head," Mrs. Ridley said.

            "Checking for a concussion is standard procedure for all accidents like this."

            When they arrived at the hospital Mrs. Ridley followed the paramedics in to the hospital. But she stopped in the waiting area as Elina was taken to be examined. It pained her to leave either of her babies; but Violet looked hungry and she herself hadn't eaten. Plus if she was to keep Elina's secret, she couldn't come forward as the girl's mother. She took a cab back to her hotel, determined to go see Rayna at her house the following day.