The Blueprint of a Writer: Transforming Experience into Narrative

 

The Art of Storytelling

Many people think writing a book or a story is a very difficult thing to do. They think it is either a waste of time or they don't have what it takes to be a writer, but they are wrong. You can be a writer, and let me just say: we are all writers. Writing a story is like telling your everyday schedule; it is like looking at yourself in the past, present, and the future. Don't be surprised if most of the stories you have read are part fiction and part truth from the experience of the writer, those around him, or maybe others he or she has interacted with. Sometimes a writer puts part of his experience in a book.

How To Become A Writer

If you want to become a writer, it is very easy. In fact, it is one of the easiest things to do because it is part of our everyday activities. Depending on the area you want to write in—let me use fiction for example:

You must have had a very nightmarish dream; that is also a place to get a good supernatural story.

You must have experienced something from people around you.

You must have heard stories of things that had happened—and I mean things that are very impossible.

You must have seen things where you think your mind is playing tricks on you.

All those are gold mines for fiction writing. Those areas are places where you can get lots of information that you can iron and twist to suit you.

Writing Your First Story

Like I mentioned earlier, your best source of information is yourself and your experience. Let us take the nightmare for example: when we have a dream, it is either from a horror movie we had watched or from an event we had experienced. That nightmare may linger in our memory, and that is a good time to put pen to paper. Because nightmares never last, but a fragment lingers in our subconscious mind.

Another way of getting information is by asking people: "What was your worst nightmare and what did they do to banish it?" That will give you an idea on how you can create a story. Your first story must be something related to you; it must be an experience you have encountered because that helps to build momentum. It will help you to make a draft that you can twist to anything that suits you. Writing and completing your first story will be the greatest breakthrough in your journey to become a writer.

Question Yourself

You will need to have that determination if you want to be a writer. You will need to question yourself on what you want to write about. You will have to question yourself on what area you are good at when it comes to telling a story. Are you emotional? Are you a cynic? Are you a dreamer?

These are the questions you will ask because they would push you in the right direction. It would make you stand out among your peers because questioning yourself—and knowing what you want and the area you're good at—would be a gift that would always be the backbone of your writing journey.

How I Create My Story

I'm not a "good writer" that I can tell, but I love creating a story. Reading is one of my favorite hobbies; I can go days reading and not caring about anything happening around me. Reading takes me to a world that I can bend to my will; it makes me become somebody important. Reading a good story just transports me to a world that I want to be part of and a world where I knew I can become anything I want to be.

I create my stories from real-life experience. When I write a heartbreak story, it is from my own heartbreak experience. I have no one to talk to, so I put it in a story so others can experience my mistake and learn from it. When I write a spy story, it is just from my own imagination, which is different from what we regularly see in a book. My supernatural stories are part of real-life events I have witnessed and things that I have seen.

There is this event that I witnessed one night as I walked through a lonely path while going home. A snake was sent to bar me from passing the road. It may sound somehow, but it is a real-life experience. I stubbornly refused to turn back, and three times the same snake appeared right in front of me blocking my path. On the third time, I had to turn back after I saw more than a thousand snakes in the path.

I hope I will be better for my blog visitors. I hope I can keep giving you a story, even though I'm learning. I'm always grateful for every visit and every click I get; it encourages me and makes me try my best. Though I would love to see more shares and comments from my visitors—it would help me to know where I'm going wrong and what area I should improve on—all the same, I want to say a very big thank you for that click.

Conclusion

Writers also need your support in the form of comments and shares. Spending so many hours writing a story and not hearing from readers is the worst thing a writer can face. It puts doubt in his or her mind; it makes them question themselves and wonder if they are really impacting others.

Don't be shy or unconcerned. Show love to a writer by sharing their work and encouraging people. Above all, you can criticize a writer for his or her shortcomings; don't hold back, because it will motivate them and make them better. Try to show that love by sharing and commenting today, and never give up on your own dream of becoming a writer. Cheers!

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