10 Tips For Novice Fiction Writers

Fiction writing is almost universally acclaimed and adapted. It helps you create a world of your own, where you have self-created characters, objects and more. Here are some tips to write fiction!
1. What is the Hook of your Story?
The most important aspect of fiction writing is a hook. Your hook should be like an anchor in the ocean,you may move away from it but too far and you’ll have to bounce back!
Write down the genre of your story on a page, then pick up the most important one. Remember it is up to you to decide what your story is.
2. Don’t Write Long Introductions!
Prologues are a common part of novels since they started. It gives the readers a basic idea about what is in the book, before they turn the pages! But most of the readers skip that part.
One, because it flattens the excitement,two because it just adds to the bulk.You can get over this problem by writing an interesting prologue. Like telling about the features readers won’t find in the book or giving meanings of some concepts which aren’t defined in the book.
Like JRR Tolkien wrote the appendix for The Lord of the Rings which made the readers clear about Elvish tongue and how few words have to be pronounced!
3. Who is the Hero?
This is another important thing to note while you are writing. Many novels have multiple characters,but the acclaimed ones are which show at least one above all. Sometimes people write dark novels, in that case it is okay to have many heroes and the readers always end up with discussions about who really was the hero! So you have to be strict about the former or latter based upon the genre of your novel. Another rage among new artists is Anti-Hero. Well its good to have one, but in the end remember as you write think of your anti-hero as the hero. Whether he does good deeds or bad, he is smarter than the rest and he wins in the end!
4. Do not use Half-Knowledge
Most fiction writers are misled by the very word FICTION. They think they can use their imagination on every aspect of their work. But that is wrong, if something exists and you manipulate how it looks, your readers maybe infuriated. It altogether doesn’t make any sense to write something about which you have little knowledge. Do research on the subject if it is indeed necessary for you to write the thing. For Example – Paulo Coelho has every minute information about the topics he mentions and he willingly discusses it with the readers and that’s what fascinates the subject!
5. Avoid GOT!
Novice writers are often led into writing the word got. It is a very common verb which can be used almost universally.But,more you use the word, the more readers conclude that you are not a professional.
For example, this sentence is what most writers would tend to write:
I GOT on Horseback within ten Minutes after I GOT your Letter. When I GOT to Canterbury, I GOT a Chaise for the Town. But I GOT wet before I GOT to Canterbury ad I HAVE GOT such a Cold as I shall not be able to GET rid off in a Hurry.
The better version of this sentence would be:
I MOUNTED my Horse within ten minutes after I RECEIVED your Letter:as soon as I ARRIVED at Canterbury, I ENGAGED a Post Chaise for Town. I was wet through before I REACHED Canterbury and I have taken such a Cold as I shall not be easily CURED!
6. Depiction of Persons and Surroundings!
Most of the writers these days proceed in their work keeping in mind that one day a movie would be based on it. Thus they start giving minute details about the persons and surroundings. Some can do it very well but some are stuck up doing the same. For example Ayn Rand has used a very brilliant writing technique in The Fountainhead to describe the persons, she concentrates less on the environment on the other hand JRR Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings creates a scenery first and then minutely describes the character. Most of the writers are confused which trend to follow and thus they end up doing both of them. That’s not right, you should have your own ways since your first novel. Always be a trend-setter. Also do not describe the persons again and again,the readers are intelligent enough to remember the picture once drawn!
7. About Dialogues!
The writers read on various websites that repetitions aren’t good for a book, think of more and more words for each situation. That is correct but in case of dialogues SAID is the only word that should be used most of the times. Most writers end up using different verbs for different dialogues. That is okay up to some stretch but not beyond that. Don’t start digging up the thesaurus for synonyms of said. Because then if you have a very good dialogue on an it ends with a word like she asserted. The reader would feel angry about opening a dictionary in the middle of an interesting scene!