Noticing Newbies

You are not the only one who struggles with writing. Getting the ideas to go from your mind to paper or computer screen can be difficult. Here is one way that might help...

Take your ideas and write a blurb for them. A blurb is a short paragraph on the back or inner sleeve of a book to get a reader's attention. If it were a movie, we would call it a trailer or teaser. Here is an example of a blurb from one of my stories...

Thunder violently shook the walls of the crawlspace. Timmy woke with a start; bolting upright on his small bed of costumes, drenched with sweat. The dream was frighteningly vivid. For a moment, he panicked; pushing himself away from the small, closed window. He feared someone was after him. When he finally realized where he was, he breathed an unsteady sigh of relief; burying his face into his shaking hands.

Another fine way to develop your writing skills is through interactive stories. Take a look at a few.