Writing

I've always loved writing- blogs, stories, one-shots, poems and essays. Along with reading, it has been my passion since I was in grade school. My school brought their students up with passion and talent for writing since we write about 4 essays per week.

Here are the things I learned about how to write properly.

STEP 1: Think about a plot/outline.
If you're writing a story, you need to think of an original and creative plot. Choose a genre and decide about the characters. Then make an outline of your plot. Try to desribe every scene and every dialogue. Think about how you will introduce your characters, how your characters encounter problems, the climax, how your characters solve their problems and how the story will end.

If you're writing an essay, remember to choose one main topic. Research all about it. Decide what is your purpose in writing do you have. Is it to persuade, to entertain, or to inform? After deciding, write a rough draft of your essay. Remember to have a seperate paragraph for inroduction, seperate paragraphs for supporting details and a final paragraph about summary/conclusion.

STEP 2: Find some inspiration!! 
Whenver I get writers' block, I browse other stories posted on the net, like on wattpad and fanfiction.net. When I see other writers get good feedbacks, I motivate myself to write better than them and earn even more feedbacks. I also think about how my plot is way better than theirs, and that motivates me to keep writing. 
Daydreaming also helps. Try to create new twists and turns in your plot. That way, you'll get even more excited to write a good story. 

STEP 3: Learn grammar and spelling 
Grammar and spelling can be the one thing that makes a story with a good plot go down. Learn to write with proper grammar and spelling! Check other authors and try to imitate the ones with good grammar and spelling. 

STEP 4: Take your time writing 
There are just some times when your creative juices are not flowing. Try to find the right time when you are truly inspired to write.  But don't procastinate!!

STEP 5: Publish it on the net 
I reccommend publishing the first chapter of your story in Wattpad.com. In my country, if you post an awesome story online and get good feedbacks, you're story will be published by local publishers. I 
If you publish it online, you'll get feedbacks that will motivate you to write more. 

STEP 6: Ask someone close to you to read your story/essay.
Having your bff read your story can help you be motivated to write. Ask him/her advice on how to make your story better. Your bff will surely give you encouragement on your writing career. 


STEP 7: Never give up! 
Remember that your story might be the greatest story ever writtten in the future. Don't let it be stuck in our mind forever! Think about sharing your ideas with the world and think about how happy you'll be if you finally finish your story. 

Good luck in writing!

Fanfiction

Who among you guys like fanfictions? You know, stories based on the plots of different fictional stories? Stories that uses the charcters of legally published books, television shows, movies or comics? Still don't get it?
For example:

After a mission gone wrong, Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke and the Akatsuki are turned into kittens and transported to our world. When they become the pets of a Naruto obsessed teenage girl and her friends, just what will happen?   

-Naruto Kittens by The-Anime-Loving Panda

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8592902/1/Naruto-Kittens

Sorry for the example. But don't think that every fanfiction has the genre of parody/humor/comedy. Fanfiction has a wide range of dramas: drama, romance, angst, tragedy, adventure, sci-fi. You name it, they got it. 

For example:

Edward Masen is the star of a top Dance Academy. Bella Swan is just the first year new girl who Edward teaches for partnering. But as an unfathomable connection emerges in the moonlit ballet studio, Edward and Bella become the breathtaking, beautiful combination of skill and passion. How can this work, though, when Edward refuses to acknowledge their dance had ever happened?

-Clair de Lune by Amberdeengirl

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6374993/1/Clair-De-Lune

Fanfiction. net is the most widely-used community and is the largest collection of user-made fanfiction stories. Of course fanfictions can be found in other sites such as wattpad.

If you're a first timer in the fanfiction world and some of the terminologies confuse you, then this list might help

http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/moonbeam/terms.html

Did you know?

The trilogy "Fifty Shades of Grey" was originally a Twilight fan fiction. It was originally titled as "Master of the Universe", written by Snowqueen's Icedragon, E.L. James pen name.

If you have free time and happen to love Avatar: The Last-Airbender and the Percy Jackson Series, then read my story "Off to Save the World Again" by Dreisie at fanfiction.net.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9154500/1/Off-to-Save-the-World-Again