As continuing from part one, we will be starting with step 3. If you have not read part one, I would recommend doing so.

Step Three

Step three is character building. Now that your world has been established, you need to create the lifeforms (humans, aliens, monster, etc.) that dwell there. I like to go through the basics and then delve deeper into their personalities and their past. There are many different questions that can be asked, but I have chose two articles that have some of the best. Mind you, not every question has to be answered. Do your own research and make up your own questions along the way. The most important part of building a character is to make the character seem like they could be a real person (monster, etc.) and bring them to life in the world you’ve created.

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/character-development-questions-to-ask-your-characters

Step Four

Step four is the outline of your story. Previously, you should have written up a synopsis of the story you want to write. This is the time to elaborate on that and set up a timeline. You can do this by making sections titled introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution, or you can make a timeline of important dates that occur in the story. Under these headings or time periods, you will want to include 3-6 sentences of the most important events that will be occurring. These sentences can be as simple or complex an detail filled as you like. Don’t feel pressured to write down all the little details, those will be filled in as the story develops. With this outline made, you can now start writing.

Step Five (The Final Step)

Writing your story may be the hardest part in this entire process. Now that all of your ideas are out, on paper or online, you have to put it all together. There is also the question of how much you should write per day. My personal advice would be to write only as much as you can handle. You want to be writing 300 good words over 1,000 bad words that you then have to redo. Take all the time you need to write your story, there is no rush.

My Final Words To You

Thank you for reading this short little blog post. I hope that this has helped you on your journey to writing your amazing story, and if your not writing a story, I hope that this information has been helpful, interesting and possibly even inspirational. Please keep in mind that everyone has a different process, this just happens to be the one that I like to follow. Once again, thank you, and I hope you enjoyed!

-Arwen M.