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Skip structure. Don't make a plan!

You have that idea rumbling through your mind. You see these pictures, even scenes. Grab a pen and paper (keyboard and word processor) and jot them down. Do it now! Don't read any further. Write! I said Write!, don't you even listen? Stop reading this!

Jot down your scene, think about a beginning and an end of your story and write it down (you are still reading, aren't you. Listen, if you keep ignoring my advice and read instead of writing, then you will never become a writer, because (believe or not) "writer" comes from writing, not reading. See the difference? Good. GO, WRITE!

After you have started, you will smile and be happy seeing the story flowing. After some time you will get stuck terribly. Then you should read Kate's answer again. Till then write. After that, guess what, WRITE. Oh, and during this whole process W.R.I.T.E

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: Using third person offers the benefit, that the profile can be used by other persons referring to you. E. g. you wrote a book and a newspaper/magazine is writing a review, then they also

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: Why would an author not agree to license his book to a foreign language? Recently one rather famous author wrote a new book in English. Since I'm a fan of his writing and know that he's

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