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Fleaaaaaa
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First time I've ever written anything

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I have tried to start a novel I got the beginnings of my first chapter but I don't actually have a plan yet. I know the basic idea of what my story is but I'm not sure where to take the character, how his journey should map out exactly.

I can post what I wrote if that helps and tell you a bit of what it's meant to be.
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Have you tried writing some short stories before starting your novel? You can use the same characters to help you develop and learn more about them.

I find that if I plan too much before writing I stifle myself and stick too closely to the outline.
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No I haven't written a short story before, maybe that is a good idea. I was only intending this to be a very short novel though maybe of one hundred pages or a little more or maybe less? It's because to me this story I have in mind is more about the thought process in the mind of the character rather than being a novel with a lot of great movement and plot points. Like I said I have only written a tiny bit and it isn't quite a full picture in my mind yet.
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Fleaaaaaa wrote:No I haven't written a short story before, maybe that is a good idea. I was only intending this to be a very short novel though maybe of one hundred pages or a little more or maybe less? It's because to me this story I have in mind is more about the thought process in the mind of the character rather than being a novel with a lot of great movement and plot points. Like I said I have only written a tiny bit and it isn't quite a full picture in my mind yet.
Start with that then, and just write. You never know how long it will end up if you just keep writing. I started a short story a few days ago, and it ended up being 6,000 words, much longer than I had intended. I could probably take this story in itself and turn it into something much longer, probably a short novel, but instead I'm trying to shorten it so it can be published to my blog.

Good luck with your writing. I hope to see some of it on the forum soon.
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Fleaaaaaa wrote:No I haven't written a short story before, maybe that is a good idea. I was only intending this to be a very short novel though maybe of one hundred pages or a little more or maybe less? It's because to me this story I have in mind is more about the thought process in the mind of the character rather than being a novel with a lot of great movement and plot points. Like I said I have only written a tiny bit and it isn't quite a full picture in my mind yet.
This might actually be an excelent idea
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