You don't need to be a perfect writer to write a good story.
When interested in writing there are some advice that you'll hear over and over again, like "write what you know", or "show, don't tell", but honestly, not all writing advice will work for you, and if you listen to every advice you get, you'll just end up confused.
That is why I want you to focus on what you want to write instead.
For some people a structured approach works wonders, and they can finish a book in a few months — but not everyone happens to be speed-writers, and are absolutely not structured enough to ever accomplish something even close to that. And that's okay!
There's no need to write every day — yes, you'll finish faster, if you do, but writing well isn't about doing it fastest. It's about loving to write, because if you do, you'll keep writing, and eventually end up with a finished manuscript.
It might seem like a bit of a letdown to read that there's no right way to write, if that was what you were hoping for. The truth is that I really don't possess the Holy Grail of writing — if I did I would probably have published my first book sooner, and have published a lot more by now — but it is actually a gift because it let's you know that no matter your way of writing, you are doing it right.
Personally I'm one of those writers who has at least 20 ideas saved, and then I work on whatever I'm inspired to work on in the moment. I usually have one or two projects I focus more on than the others, but jumping from project to project works for me because it keeps me from getting stuck.
Another thing that works for me, if I do feel stuck, or I'm staring at the dreaded blank page, is that I write gibberish, or start with something simple like "the girl was walking along the road. The road looked long, and she felt like she had to walk forever to get to the end". The purpose of a starting that way is to get the creativity flowing, and tricking your mind to build a story.
At times I think of something that could work further into the story than where I'm at, and then I write that at the end of my document. It might never end up in the final story, or it might need some altering to fit when I reach the part of the story were it needs to be, but as long as it's written I won't forget it.
You might prefer to write without thinking as much about sentence structure, grammar, or spelling, and then edit later. I prefer to be quite maticules about those things from the beginning, and not having to edit as heavily at the end. I also read back whenever I pick up writing again, no matter if I last wrote yesterday, or a week ago.
I am happy to share tips and knowledge, if you have any questions, but for now, I'll leave you with this — It's called creative writing, so be creative, have fun, and write what you love.
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