Since many people have been asking me through the years, I decided to put everything I know about writing in a book. I hope it helps you improve your writing and motivate you to create.
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Creating a Plot and Character profiling
There are many things someone can come up with, and many ideas that may pass by in your head. However not every idea that may be born in your thoughts, could be worth writing. You must have heard this a lot, I sure have, but because I personally write for entertainment, that being not only the entrainment of others, but mine too, I would like to say that, if an idea gives you pleasure, then write it. Even if it's cliche, or too boring or whatever. Write for yourself first. Forget the numbers and everything else. Remember that Writing is an art, and art is a form of expression, so express yourself in any way you deem enjoyable.
With that being said, let me help you with how to lay down a plot and create your characters.
Firstly, get yourself a notebook, and note down your idea. Then decide if that specific thing you have in mind, that scene, is gonna be the beginning of your plot, the middle or the end.
For example let's say you want to write a story, about a lonely high school girl and all you have in mind is this one scene of that character crying in a corner silently. You ask yourself if your story was, to begin with, that scene, where could it go. What could happen?
Someone could hear her cry and take an interest in her. Her guardian angel could decide to take a human form and bring her life around. She could decide to give up on life and get reborn. So many options that are up to the creator aka writer.
If that scene was to be in the middle, then you have to think, about what happened prior for your character to end up in that scene.
And if it was on the end, you have to come up with ways her life went downhill enough for her to end up crying like that.
Now when outlining a plot, it could be difficult to think of the whole book, from start to end, but you have to try and leave at least one point on each structure step.
BeginningMiddle End
Begining: In a society where humans and vampires coexist, the lead is secretly part of a revolutionary group that wants to extinguish the one kind of the two.
Middle: Break of character. She realizes she had fallen for someone she shouldn't and is swaying from her motives
End: Decision. Does she chooses to love or not
A rough outline that basically will help you have an all-around view of your book and what is about. That's a small plot outline. You can make it as detailed as you want and even incorporate scenes that may come into your head and divide them into which part of the structure they belong.
Don't be discouraged if you can't round up your whole plot from the start. Many books are created on the go. As you write ideas get born and the story flows on its own.
