Fiction, part 2

Whew… It’s Wednesday. Happy middle-of-the-week to you all! Still can’t bring myself to say happy hump day – that’s just too weird a phrase for my liking.

On Monday we discussed fiction, defined it as a genre, and I promised the rest of the week would be filled with more info about the genre and things we can do with it. We’re all writers, after all, and we have to side with each other.

Do It.

1. Write what you want

Everybody says that. You should be writing something you like, something you’re interested in, but that’s not what I mean. To me, it’s fun to explore with fiction. So write something about what you want for you, in your future. Or maybe something you wish had happened when you were a child, maybe based on something one of your friends did, or something you saw in a show. Or, even better, a mix of all the above.

See, fiction is great for making realistic stories. So take it and make something beautiful, something lifelike and lovely. Write about something that you like, something you enjoy, but make it into something full of interest and intrigue.

2. Write what you know

Again, everybody says this. This time, however, I pretty much mean it the same way. With fiction especially, it’s very easy to tell when the writer doesn’t really know what they’re talking about. Because everything is so close to being real, readers have a better idea what to expect and an easier time catching the flaws. That being the case, I find it’s best to stick with things you’re familiar with or at least know enough about to get by.

We want to make our fiction into something people will enjoy, but we also want to make it real enough that they find themselves embedded in the story, enthralled by what we’ve written, entranced by the words on the page. Especially if you’re just starting out in basic fiction, the best and easiest was to do that is to write specifically in things that you well know.

Friday, what not to do when it comes to writing fiction!

In the meantime, don’t forget to submit to Mavguard before it’s too late!

[love]

{Rani D.}