How to Write?

[edithdick]

Here is a rather interesting video about cliches and how to avoid them:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JlpS-LbL-LI

[FinchAgent]

I do a lot of thinking before I start writing anything. Sometimes I make small written outlines, bullet point lists of key events. For single part stories, I have the whole thing plotted in my mind before I sit down to write, though I also give myself space to work in interesting details & change course if I come up with better ideas while I'm writing. For multipart stories, I'll let things be a bit vaguer in my mind, but I'll at least know the beginning, ending and a few points in the middle before I start writing the first part. And I'll have a strong conception of each part before I sit down to write it. Usually that means I can bang out a chapter or complete piece in one or two marathon writing sessions.

Knowing the ending in advance is probably the most important thing for me. If I don't know where a story is going, it inevitably stalls and peters out.

As others have said, the story you're writing should be exciting for you. If it isn't, set it aside and try something else. Or if you're getting into a boring part of a longer story that you're dreading writing, rethink it a bit and see if you can take it in a better direction, add some element that makes it more fun, or greatly reduce it and get to a more interesting event.