Tips for Fiction Writing

http://www.writingforward.com/news-announcements/guest-posts/10-tips-to-improve-your-fiction-writing-skills

For my 3rd paper I plan on writing in the fiction genre. This website offers 10 helpful tips for fiction writing. Immediately the first tip has helped me immensely. It says to start with a seed, and that most fiction starts off with the question "What if.." This is interesting because I see how asking questions like that could spark a lot of creativity. This is definitely a technique I plan on using when I sit down to write. I want to write about something that is out of the ordinary, and something the readers will never expect. Another tip I found helpful was to write what you know. In the past, it has been extremely helpful to build on information I already know, and topics that I am passionate about. The last tip I found extremely helpful was to put it away when I am finished. I have a problem with rereading everything I write an excessive amount of times before I feel comfortable with it. This technique can help me trust my writing and should trim down some of the time it takes to compose my story. Just from reading this short list of tips, I have so many ideas for my writing that I didn't have before. I'm excited to start composing my piece but I also find it intimidating. The amount of creative freedom we have for this paper scares me, but I think its going to be a great opportunity to showcase my writing abilities.