Three Techniques to Finish Writing Your Story

Forget about the writing for a second and focus in on what makes a good story, a great one. Well, it starts with an interesting plot (twists are nice), strong believable characters, realistic dialogue and throw in some good descriptions and that's it, you have your story. The only problem is that a story needs to be written down and that is what differentiates between a story teller and a writer. So which one are you? Can you tell a great story but fail make it as a writer? Having the story is the hard part, learning how to convey it (write it) to your audience is the easier of the two but still a vital part of the formula. Here are techniques you can take to convert yourself from a story teller to a writer.

Write it as fast as possible: Many writers take forever to get their story completed. They waste time editing, revising and tweaking it and never move on to the next chapter. Here is the problem with this approach; around chapter 10 you will realize you want to make big changes to the beginning to introduce a new character, add a subplot or other changes to support the middle and ending of the book. Hence, all of your work perfecting your beginning is out the window. Get it done and then go back and tighten it up.

Outline everything: People want interesting. They want twists and turns and well thought out stories that take them somewhere they could not have guessed within the first few paragraphs. Sit with pen and paper and plan your story out. Figure out exactly who your main characters are, why your readers will love or hate them and where the action is going to be.

Write the Action: Some people get bored with their stories and never make it as far as the meat of the book to make it interesting for themselves to write it. To remedy this, start with the action and work yourself backwards. Right the big scene that you had in your head that made you want to write the story in the first place and this will give you an idea of how you need to build you characters earlier on. It will also keep you motivated to write the beginning as you want to flush out the lead up to the great sequence you wrote out. It is a solid motivational technique!

There are many ways to go about writing your story, what is important is that you find one that works for you and you stick to it. In addition to technique you need to make sure to put yourself on a stiff word count and carve out the time to make it happen.