Ok I love to read books and I have tried to write a book but I get distracted really easily. I always write about a page or two then get distracted :L. I won't to write books about ghosts, zombies and end of world stuff. Anyone got any ideas to help me write?

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Originally Posted by zombieghost45

Ok I love to read books and I have tried to write a book but I get distracted really easily. I always write about a page or two then get distracted :L. I wont to write books about ghosts, zombies and end of world stuff. Anyone got any ideas to help me write?

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You seem to have a lot of interesting topics or ideas in your other post regarding your haunted house. Why don't you pursue something along those lines,

Some authors create an outline first or tack up suggestion papers on the wall. Some just sit and write, write, write. Some start at the end and go backwards to write their story. Some start in the middle.

Think of a storyline or plot. Write it down on a piece of paper. That will be your guide. Make a list of characters, their ages, physical appearances, favorite things to do, etc. like on this page:

Lesson 4: Character Questionnaire

Forget about writing a book at this point. That would be over 60,000 words. Write a short story. A book can grow out of a short story. Start small. Keep it simple and doable.

I write stories in my head, and then when I am at my computer or near paper and pen, I write them down and add more details, bit by bit. My most recent story is about a spider who lives in my bathroom window. His web is broken and ragged. It's autumn and there are no more fat, juicy flies left for him to eat. He looks hungry and rather sad. Winter is coming soon, and the window space will get cold and icy. What will happen to him? What will he eat?

I decided to name him Sammy. (If he's a girl, her name is Sarah.)

I just checked. Sammy is still there -- sitting in a corner of the window and waiting. What is he waiting for?

This could turn into a romance, a horror story, a vampire tale, a ghost story, a thriller, science fiction or fantasy, a mystery -- but oh, the fun I will have in writing it!