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Whatever, I'm going to post my idea anyway. Even if you guys don't want it. >:)Grey Moore was never a party guy. Strange things are happening to him. Migraines that feel as if he's been stabbed and strange, short seizures. Small bursts of indecipherable thoughts run through his mind often. When his eccentric punk friend drags him to a rave, he does not object, hoping it will distract him from everything.There he sees Kavia, the Russian, gorgeous, platinum blond. He's seen her before, at the Starbucks he loves to hang out at, and at every party scene he's ever driven by or seen. But, there's something strange about Kavia. Grey has never seen her with her eyes open. And he never expects what happens when he does.
That's just the summary.
Ideas never suck. Sometimes ideas need flushed out and brainstormed to make them deeper and stronger, but there isn't a story concept out there that can't be made into a good story.It's okay to not know everything you need to become a writer. When I decided to become a published writer several years ago, I plunged in and started writing with no clue what I was doing. A year later, I had a crappy novel with no clue how to make it better or how to find a publisher.
So step by step, I started learning. There's lots of resources in the library and on the internet. Here on goodreads, I know of two good groups that talk about writing. One is On Fiction Writing and the other is Unlocking Books. The last group focuses more on writing YA.
Thirteen is a great place to start. Thirteen year olds can change the world. All it takes is faith and determination.
This is what I looked like reading your comment :DThank you!!!
Victoria, All I can say is good for you! I believe we are all born with gifts and talents that were specifically given to us for a reason. Stories are gifts. And writers are merely vessels that funnel those gifts to the world. Never doubt that. This story has potential, and it's really great that your pursuing at least the opportunity to tell it.
I wrote a novel when I was 15, but I never shared it with the world. I tucked away my dream of being a writer, and instead did what the world wanted me to do. It was only when my daughter became 15 that I picked writing back up, and as an adult I feel I'm finally home. I wasted so many years trying to be what everyone else expected me to be. I'd hate for you to make the same mistake.
I hope you will follow your heart. Write this book. Plot it out. Revel in it's characters and the world in which you find them. Tell their story, simply because it was given to you. All writers need practice, and even if you never show this to anyone, you'll be able to write the next story a little stronger because of the experience this story has given you.
One more thing. Did you know that every negative thought you have runs in your subconscious seventy times before it finally dies? Don't think negatively. After a while you'll start to believe it. Your story doesn't suck. You, my friend, have potential. Don't ever let yourself think otherwise.
Elizabeth wrote: "I wasted so many years trying to be what everyone else expected me to be. I'd hate for you to make the same mistake."Well said, Elizabeth. I especially liked that part about wasting time trying to be what everyone else expected. That happened to me as well. I waited until I was laid off from my job to start thinking about what I really wanted to do with my life. Of course I had to go get another job--I have a family to support--but I use all my free time to write.
Well, after I read you guys's posts, I had a long, serious talk with myself. It all boiled down to alot of pacing and a nuclear mind-war. Then I finally said to myself, Just write the freaking book! So I will.
Good! Write it! It sounds like the beginning of a great story. :)
maybe in the next few years you could try out a summer writing workshop or camp. I know my area in Chicago has a few for teens that are sponsored by local colleges. you're never too young (or old) to start writing. don't worry about publishing yet, just write your stories and you'll get better as you go. Reading a variety of books is also helpful. Never stop reading! :)
I don't know crap about the publishing/writing world.
My parents wouldn't approve of me writing ya.
My ideas never finish.
My ideas suck. (to me)
I'm only thirteen.
If you would like, I would post my most developed idea here.
A totally random question: When you're writing a book, do you yourself have to put the little page numbers at the bottom? or does the Editor do that for you?