Should I write a book?

[Ray]

Alzaire's right, it is hard to write a book, but it never hurts to try. I'm sure many of you could come up with something amazing.

I've tried many times, and I have always failed (at 13, it ain't easy lol). Yeah, like he said, try short stories first. Maybe do what I (and many others did), make multiple short stories that could connect with each other, and that could eventually make a novel! (just guessing here, and I'm sorry to all the writers here if I'm incorrect).

My story (-ies ) were always about a woman who tried to pull herself together after losing her child. Was really hard to write, as I had to observe many things in order to write something at least similar to real life. This is the one main story I've always wanted to write, but I've always wrote other things in-between (RE fan-fiction explaining things that were yet to be explained, slash... O_O, slash about people in my school O_+). But then again, maybe I'm just a visual kind of person, more into the arts.

edit: We should make a short story thread!

[WeskerIncarnate]

When I was 12, I was in the middle of a short story I was writing, and the plot was based mainly upon a modern day civil war within America. Looking back it at though, I realized I had already killed it by using the names of real live people (my friends and family), using details completely non-nonsensical and incompatible with the setting (Taco Bell in the middle of an urban hell hole struck by gang wars? wut), etc.

But I got at least 7 chapters down. Felt good writing it, man.

Even before that, I had conjured up a world in a mind where all video game characters and related content were raveled together in this universe separate from ours. Started writing on that, as they were at war with each other.

Ah, good times.

I say go for this book, but one thing you're going to have to get used to in doing so is criticism and rejection as stated earlier. Stephen King had his books rejected dozens of times, constantly having to make edits to get them published. But he kept going.

[TheSelfishGene]

Think of RE and the way they characterised them, down from physical conditions like blood type to their past.

Personally I wouldn't want to model my stories after the characterisation that's been done in Resident Evil games. There's so many more better examples out there, but mostly in books and film. Games tend to have more 'blank canvas' characters to the player can project themself onto them.

[Shadow Stalker]

Here is a book I recommend to read for tips on writing a book/novel: - (I just borrowed it recently at a library I work for as a volunteer)

"Writing The Popular Novel" by Loren D. Estleman.

[Rose312]

The Longest " book " I've ever written was about 120 pages...The best Advice I could give is focus. I had a lot of problems keeping my mind on track while I was writing...got bored quickly. But Good luck if you decide to give it a try.

[Lilith]

The longest I've gone is 50, and then I lose interest in it. I'm good at the beginnings and endings of stories, but the middle gets fuzzy. Good luck if you go for it and enjoy!