Writing Your Way [Writing Tutorial]

Hello, everyone!

This book is for if you are new to writing, don't worry, if you are experienced or just want some more help, I will show you the ropes. Writing can be intimidating at first but don't panic. Once you know the basics, the rest is up to your creativity.

Now you don't have to follow this word for word, you could just use this as a ballpark reference if you're stuck with something in particular. There will also be some writing prompts to get you started if you don't know what to write AT ALL!

So! First things first, your basic comprehension.

To be honest with you, I don't know why people write in their second language. If you don't know English, don't write in English! I suggest writing in your first language or whatever language you know best just to get you started. The very basics of writing is language so if you don't know a language, don't write in it when starting out.

For example, if my native language is English but I live in Ireland and I only know a bit of Irish, I should write in English just as a start so that I can better my writing a lot faster if I'm stuck.

Language can be used throughout your writing piece, especially in fiction and fantasy styles so that you can show off your bilingual-ness that way, but to write entirely in a language you don't know is very confusing for yourself and the reader who may be reading.

Don't be pretentious with your writing.

Using complex convoluted words is fun if you know what they mean but if you are an average reader and you just want to read a nice narrative, it can be frustrating and confusing to have to go back and forth looking up what each word means to understand what it is you're saying.

For example:

She gazed upon the glass cylinder as she pondered her next action. Her glowing emerald orbs shone in the moonlight as she contemplates what to do with the bubbling waters at her dispensary...

What? I haven't a clue what is going on.

Now and again, making details is important but you have to know when to do so. Just to say that someone was zoned out while washing dishes can be a lot easier if you just say it openly to the reader. Even in the most complex of stories, you need to establish the world plainly for the reader.

*Correction:

While getting her dirty glass cups to put in the sink, she pauses.

It's a lot shorter but it's a lot more understandable than all that stuff in the example. Yes, you can add some more details but we'll get into that later.

Next, the basics of grammar.

Yes, not all of us have good grammar, but you will need your readers to understand what you are saying rather than them trying to piece the story together themselves. Your readers only have to read and not think much of what your writing is trying to tell them. While it may not make sense, I'll give an example.

Ex:

mary can run lot of fast but when hideing behind a grand Wall she is trapped so much and crys

What is this? There's no punctuation, weird capitalisation and misspellings as well! Not saying you have to be an English major to write a story about elves in romance but the basics are necessary.

*Correction:

Mary sprints through the maniacal forest but stumbles into a wall that she is too short to get over.

It's a lot better and more intelligible for the reader since they don't have to strain themselves just to read.

I will go into more detail on each of these examples later but like I said, these are the basics to help you get started.

One more thing before you continue. Another thing that is very important for you as a writer. BREAK YOUR PARAGRAPHS.

Nothing irritates a reader more than a giant block of text with no breaks. It hurts your readers eyes and will make them not want to even bother reading it. It is crucial that you make sure to avoid this since readers won't care if it's the most amazing story they've ever read, you'll lose them in your giant paragraphs.

Ex.

John and Jane took a deep breath before sprinting into attack. John took his mighty golden sword and used it to lunge himself forward toward Jane. Jane evades his kicks and uses her twin daggers for a swift attack. The siblings battled each other as the crowd watched. "You can't win this," John panted as Jane blocks his attacks. "I will beat you in front of all these people. They will see your suffering as you take your last breath!" Jane jumps over him and cuts his back. "Did anyone ever tell you, you talk too much, John?" She smirks and John elbows her stomach, knocking her back...

If you have a paragraph that goes on and on like that for the entire chapter, people aren't going to read that. ALWAYS BREAK YOUR PARAGRAPHS but be careful not to break it up too much otherwise it makes it also annoying to read.

When to break paragraphs?
-When changing the setting
-When starting a new event
-When there is dialogue
-When new things enter the scene.

Any other occurrence, just keep the paragraph as the block. There's also more but these, again, are just the basics.

*Correction

John and Jane took a deep breath before sprinting into attack. John took his mighty golden sword and used it to lunge himself forward toward Jane. Jane evades his kicks and uses her twin daggers for a swift attack. The siblings battled each other as the crowd watched.

"You can't win this," John panted as Jane blocks his attacks. "I will beat you in front of all these people. They will see your suffering as you take your last breath!" Jane jumps over him and cuts his back.

"Did anyone ever tell you, you talk too much, John?" She smirks and John elbows her stomach, knocking her back...

It makes the reader see more clearly who is talking and what is happening while they are speaking. Alright, so those are the basics...

Now get to writing!