So, some of আপনি may know that when I have an idea pop inside my head i recklessly just do it without thinking of what to do next...basically i have no clear guide অথবা image to follow through so it usually ends up just going on hiatus but now i look back on some stuff I've learned from them that I thought i should share and hopefully me myself follow in the future. So without further ado,let's start.
Preparation
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1) Motivation- আপনি dreaming of making your stories come true? Well first of all, আপনি need to get clear with yourself...are আপনি sure আপনি have the motivation and drive to do this? cause if আপনি don't it may end up falling apart before আপনি even started. If আপনি really want to follow through with this, আপনি gotta make it one of your goals for আপনি to achieve in your checklist. Whether আপনি have time for just once a week অথবা even just a few hours, make sure আপনি have what it takes to keep this up, otherwise আপনি could just stick with oneshots.
2) Story Ideas- আপনি can't start your own fiction stories if আপনি don't have at least an idea of what it's going to be,whether a story about zombies and aliens taking over the world অথবা Atlantis suddenly being transported into space--you gotta have that spark of creation that আপনি want to build up on. Getting story ideas could very well come from anywhere,based on your real life, your friends' experiences and even your dreams, আপনি can write them on a paper অথবা something and maybe as ridiculous as some of those sounds, they may become your golden piece.
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Planning
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3) Fleshing it out- So what's a good story if আপনি just keep doing it on impulse everytime আপনি get an idea pop in your head? Well, as some of আপনি who is messy in doing notes (especially in classes), I had somewhat of a hard time progressing in a story without a clear direction. It could be applied in my role as a writer in our School Publication, because if আপনি don't have a clear image in your mind on what to write and how it will flow out--you get a not so neat প্রবন্ধ with various erasures and cringe-worthy paragraphs. So basically আপনি need to be *sigh* organized. How? Well, let's put a bit of "News Writing" into this and introduce to আপনি the 5 W's and 1 H. So what is the 5 W's and 1H? Well, it basically stands for: Who,What,When,Where,Why and How.
"So...then how does this work?" আপনি ask, well simple. আপনি create and put details in each category as much as আপনি like. For easier understanding,look at this:
What- What is the story going to be about? (eg. Zombies taking over the world w/ aliens...etc.)
Who- Who are the characters going to be? (eg. OC's অথবা in case of being a 'fanfiction' characters from canon)
When- When will this take place? (eg. modern,future...etc.)
Where- Where will this take place? (eg. modern city of Tokyo,your own made up city/country...etc.)
How- How did this event happen? (eg. a nuclear factory accidentally spilled chemicals near a cemetery,a made up major event...etc. basically some background info.)
Why- Why did this happen? (eg. the chemicals made a violent reaction to dead flesh...etc. functions almost the same as 'how' though with আরো details,or maybe it's the other way around.)
4) Character and Bios- Well, now that আপনি cleared out on a concrete story idea, আপনি would think that you're done---well no. Every story needs to have interesting characters to back it up, আপনি can't have people supporting your story if your characters are Mary Sue's and aren't remotely relatable. Make them based off yourself অথবা maybe even a friend so that they won't be 'perfect'. Again, let's put the same principle from above into this.
What- What does your character/characters look like? (eg. a 10 বছর old brunette girl with striking green eyes, a blond man with a mask...etc.)
Who- Who are your characters supposed to be? (eg. Clair,Shade of the Mask...etc. It can also be taken as a প্রশ্ন about their personality.)
When- When where they born? (eg. September 1st of the বছর 2XXX,the night of the blood moon...etc.)
Where- Where were they born? (eg. modern England,a manor at the শীর্ষ of the XXX mountain...etc.)
Why- Why are they like that? (an abusive family,will to be free...etc. take it as a প্রশ্ন for details about their personality.)
How- How did their life came to be? (fairly normal,'a kill অথবা be killed' situation...etc. basically their Bio)
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Execution
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5) Flow of the Story per episode/chapter- Now that you're finally starting, আপনি gotta be as organized (if not more) as আপনি did with the সামগ্রিক story/idea. Alright, so yeah, আপনি can also apply the 5 W's and 1 H into this but this time let me প্রদর্শনী আপনি 2 ways (though not limited) for আপনি to plan out your chapters. First, the one আপনি are all familiar with Outlining and the সেকেন্ড is one normally not applied in this...Flowcharting. Yes,yes I know it's supposed to be an algorithm for 'work' and stuff but I started developing my style on this okay! Besides, for some reason I really suck at doing outlines.
Outlines- so from what I remember this is how this thing works. 1) The মহাকাশ at the শীর্ষ would be where your শিরোনাম is going to be, though in this case, an episode title., 2)The Roman numerals are the ones representing each paragraph in your chapter., 3)The letters are the supporting details in each paragraph and 4)The numbers would serve as a sort of sub-detail for your supporting details although rarely used.
Here's an example of an outline from: link
It's not exactly a 'chapter' sort of outline but I hope আপনি understand anyway...sorry, I really did try to make an example of my own but like I said,I suck at outlining.
Flowchart- Now...flowcharts are normally used as a guide for work processes but here, since I'm not that organized and tend to get headaches instead when using Outlines, I go for my version of a flowchart. Anyway, here's how flowcharts work: 1) An oval serves as both a starting point and an end point., 2)The arrows connects the shapes,sorta like a chain., 3)A parallelogram serves as the 'Input/Output', although I rarely if never use it., 4)A rectangle represents a process, here we'll put 'actions' অথবা events instead and 5) A diamond represents a decision to be made "Will XXX die in this chapter?" Yes/No, with the arrows connecting to each outcome...basically it's like that one theory about timelines.
Here's an example I made:
Note that it's just a quick sample, so please don't mind the obvious plot hole and the sloppyness of the structure. Although I made it as simple and easy to understand as I can.
Anyway, i guess both of these could also be used in the সামগ্রিক storyline though i could image that it would look pretty complicated to look at,I recommend doing some of these chapter outlines/flowcharts prior to posting them,maybe two at a time,because আপনি never know when আপনি actually want to introduce a certain event in 'that' chapter অথবা save it for the future ones.
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Polishing and Publishing
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6) Revise and Rewrite- Okay so now you're down to this...BUT although it's a pain, one thing that my teachers and even fellow writers উপদেশ is to Revise and Rewrite,why? Because even if আপনি are the one who wrote that certain chapter, there is still a possibility that আপনি may have overlooked a particular part in your story. May it be typos অথবা even unintentionally writing/hinting out a plot twist 2 chapters too early...you can never be sure. Who knows, maybe আপনি could find something too cringer worthy but be able to change it beforehand.
It also helps if আপনি have a proofreader,as some writers say, because while some chapters seem 'perfect' for you, other's could find it a bit lacking...after all "Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder", and what আপনি may find to be acceptable may not be what others think. Everybody's opinion counts on this one, whether a professional অথবা even just a friend, it could help to have some outside advise for your chapters to improve. If a person says that your character became slightly Mary Sue, instead of taking offense, get advise on how to make him/her আরো grounded and relatable.
...and finally 7) Publishing your work- আপনি worked hard for this so now it's time to see how the world takes it. After all those headache inducing planning and organizing আপনি can finally প্রদর্শনী people your creation! Gives yourself a pat on the back because আপনি did it! :D
So here আপনি go! These are the stuff I've learned from my time failing. Hopefully it works out for আপনি as well as for me...oh! and thanks for পাঠ করা this long freakin' প্রবন্ধ and until পরবর্তি time. Have a good day,guys. :]
Preparation
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1) Motivation- আপনি dreaming of making your stories come true? Well first of all, আপনি need to get clear with yourself...are আপনি sure আপনি have the motivation and drive to do this? cause if আপনি don't it may end up falling apart before আপনি even started. If আপনি really want to follow through with this, আপনি gotta make it one of your goals for আপনি to achieve in your checklist. Whether আপনি have time for just once a week অথবা even just a few hours, make sure আপনি have what it takes to keep this up, otherwise আপনি could just stick with oneshots.
2) Story Ideas- আপনি can't start your own fiction stories if আপনি don't have at least an idea of what it's going to be,whether a story about zombies and aliens taking over the world অথবা Atlantis suddenly being transported into space--you gotta have that spark of creation that আপনি want to build up on. Getting story ideas could very well come from anywhere,based on your real life, your friends' experiences and even your dreams, আপনি can write them on a paper অথবা something and maybe as ridiculous as some of those sounds, they may become your golden piece.
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Planning
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3) Fleshing it out- So what's a good story if আপনি just keep doing it on impulse everytime আপনি get an idea pop in your head? Well, as some of আপনি who is messy in doing notes (especially in classes), I had somewhat of a hard time progressing in a story without a clear direction. It could be applied in my role as a writer in our School Publication, because if আপনি don't have a clear image in your mind on what to write and how it will flow out--you get a not so neat প্রবন্ধ with various erasures and cringe-worthy paragraphs. So basically আপনি need to be *sigh* organized. How? Well, let's put a bit of "News Writing" into this and introduce to আপনি the 5 W's and 1 H. So what is the 5 W's and 1H? Well, it basically stands for: Who,What,When,Where,Why and How.
"So...then how does this work?" আপনি ask, well simple. আপনি create and put details in each category as much as আপনি like. For easier understanding,look at this:
What- What is the story going to be about? (eg. Zombies taking over the world w/ aliens...etc.)
Who- Who are the characters going to be? (eg. OC's অথবা in case of being a 'fanfiction' characters from canon)
When- When will this take place? (eg. modern,future...etc.)
Where- Where will this take place? (eg. modern city of Tokyo,your own made up city/country...etc.)
How- How did this event happen? (eg. a nuclear factory accidentally spilled chemicals near a cemetery,a made up major event...etc. basically some background info.)
Why- Why did this happen? (eg. the chemicals made a violent reaction to dead flesh...etc. functions almost the same as 'how' though with আরো details,or maybe it's the other way around.)
4) Character and Bios- Well, now that আপনি cleared out on a concrete story idea, আপনি would think that you're done---well no. Every story needs to have interesting characters to back it up, আপনি can't have people supporting your story if your characters are Mary Sue's and aren't remotely relatable. Make them based off yourself অথবা maybe even a friend so that they won't be 'perfect'. Again, let's put the same principle from above into this.
What- What does your character/characters look like? (eg. a 10 বছর old brunette girl with striking green eyes, a blond man with a mask...etc.)
Who- Who are your characters supposed to be? (eg. Clair,Shade of the Mask...etc. It can also be taken as a প্রশ্ন about their personality.)
When- When where they born? (eg. September 1st of the বছর 2XXX,the night of the blood moon...etc.)
Where- Where were they born? (eg. modern England,a manor at the শীর্ষ of the XXX mountain...etc.)
Why- Why are they like that? (an abusive family,will to be free...etc. take it as a প্রশ্ন for details about their personality.)
How- How did their life came to be? (fairly normal,'a kill অথবা be killed' situation...etc. basically their Bio)
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Execution
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5) Flow of the Story per episode/chapter- Now that you're finally starting, আপনি gotta be as organized (if not more) as আপনি did with the সামগ্রিক story/idea. Alright, so yeah, আপনি can also apply the 5 W's and 1 H into this but this time let me প্রদর্শনী আপনি 2 ways (though not limited) for আপনি to plan out your chapters. First, the one আপনি are all familiar with Outlining and the সেকেন্ড is one normally not applied in this...Flowcharting. Yes,yes I know it's supposed to be an algorithm for 'work' and stuff but I started developing my style on this okay! Besides, for some reason I really suck at doing outlines.
Outlines- so from what I remember this is how this thing works. 1) The মহাকাশ at the শীর্ষ would be where your শিরোনাম is going to be, though in this case, an episode title., 2)The Roman numerals are the ones representing each paragraph in your chapter., 3)The letters are the supporting details in each paragraph and 4)The numbers would serve as a sort of sub-detail for your supporting details although rarely used.
Here's an example of an outline from: link
It's not exactly a 'chapter' sort of outline but I hope আপনি understand anyway...sorry, I really did try to make an example of my own but like I said,I suck at outlining.
Flowchart- Now...flowcharts are normally used as a guide for work processes but here, since I'm not that organized and tend to get headaches instead when using Outlines, I go for my version of a flowchart. Anyway, here's how flowcharts work: 1) An oval serves as both a starting point and an end point., 2)The arrows connects the shapes,sorta like a chain., 3)A parallelogram serves as the 'Input/Output', although I rarely if never use it., 4)A rectangle represents a process, here we'll put 'actions' অথবা events instead and 5) A diamond represents a decision to be made "Will XXX die in this chapter?" Yes/No, with the arrows connecting to each outcome...basically it's like that one theory about timelines.
Here's an example I made:
Note that it's just a quick sample, so please don't mind the obvious plot hole and the sloppyness of the structure. Although I made it as simple and easy to understand as I can.
Anyway, i guess both of these could also be used in the সামগ্রিক storyline though i could image that it would look pretty complicated to look at,I recommend doing some of these chapter outlines/flowcharts prior to posting them,maybe two at a time,because আপনি never know when আপনি actually want to introduce a certain event in 'that' chapter অথবা save it for the future ones.
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Polishing and Publishing
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
6) Revise and Rewrite- Okay so now you're down to this...BUT although it's a pain, one thing that my teachers and even fellow writers উপদেশ is to Revise and Rewrite,why? Because even if আপনি are the one who wrote that certain chapter, there is still a possibility that আপনি may have overlooked a particular part in your story. May it be typos অথবা even unintentionally writing/hinting out a plot twist 2 chapters too early...you can never be sure. Who knows, maybe আপনি could find something too cringer worthy but be able to change it beforehand.
It also helps if আপনি have a proofreader,as some writers say, because while some chapters seem 'perfect' for you, other's could find it a bit lacking...after all "Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder", and what আপনি may find to be acceptable may not be what others think. Everybody's opinion counts on this one, whether a professional অথবা even just a friend, it could help to have some outside advise for your chapters to improve. If a person says that your character became slightly Mary Sue, instead of taking offense, get advise on how to make him/her আরো grounded and relatable.
...and finally 7) Publishing your work- আপনি worked hard for this so now it's time to see how the world takes it. After all those headache inducing planning and organizing আপনি can finally প্রদর্শনী people your creation! Gives yourself a pat on the back because আপনি did it! :D
So here আপনি go! These are the stuff I've learned from my time failing. Hopefully it works out for আপনি as well as for me...oh! and thanks for পাঠ করা this long freakin' প্রবন্ধ and until পরবর্তি time. Have a good day,guys. :]