What should I write about? Now that's a question we all seem to have at one time or another. Let me see if I can help? If you're just interested in writing for the enjoyment of writing and do not intend to be a professional writer, then my suggestion is, whatever you want. You can write about yourself, familiy or friends (be careful with this one), pets, silly stuff, make things up, or whever crosses your mind. It really doesn't matter as long as you enjoy what you are doing.

When I come up with a story idea, what I like to do first is to hand write my thoughts out in the form of a rough draft. I scribble down what my story will be about, I add bullet points of what I want included in the story, and I make a list of the characters, especially the main character. (Remember, at this stage the bullet points do not necissarily have to be in the same order they will appear in the final story) Next, I type my story out on my compter, using my rough draft as my guide. Once I have everything typed out I will then rewrite, add too, modify, delete, rearrange, edit, and re-edit many times over--until I like what I have written. In a nutshell that's it . . . that's how I write my stories.

As you can see, writing a story is not a one step process. And no, this may not be the perfect way of doing things--but for me, it seems to work just fine.

So, if you are thinking of writing a story just for the fun of it, I hope this information proves helpful.

Thanks for clicking in,

Uncle Kent