How can i make a book interesting?

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im trying to write a book but once i get to a certain point i read it back over and it doesn't interest me no matter how hard i try i cant seem to make an interesting start and cant seem to keep the story going over a long period of time so can someone help me

Try giving yourself a very sketchy outline. A beginning; a middle; an end. This is not stone but it gives you a framework in which to link all the elements of your story. Write in a linear fashion. Instead of a scene here and one there then going back and then writing one near the end try writing from that beginning to that middle scene and then from the middle to the end. That way the story always has a direction. Try not to edit too much. If this is your first attempt you can always go back later but get into a nice groove first. Plenty of writers and authors don't like the first things they write. Many start with a prologue in order to give themselves someplace to start. Others start with a scene that they intend for the middle of the novel but end up deciding that the action is better than the telling and work the story around filling the reader in.
Again ideally you want to write one whole cohesive piece of work so you can say 'I did it'. With time you'll find the process will get easier and your writing will improve.

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it depends on how you write. now if you're writing like J.R.R. tolkien you put lots of details in which you'll notice that when you read it there's just to much stuff but if you write like Meyer there's lots of Dialogue in it.

my suggestion is to try rewrite it in a different view i.e. write it in third person instead of first and visa virsa eliminate unneeded details and try even adding some more character.

it all a matter of preference try looking at how some of your favorite writers write

Stop reading over.
This site may help you: http://www.karenmiller.net/index.cfm?pag...

Push your editor aside. I mean it.

Put your writing away and go out for fresh air - I mean a long walk and watch people closely. You can get a lot of answers by just looking.

the first rule to writing is: never write what you know

A story, whether it's a novel, short story, or screenplay, is started with some of the following:

1. Premise. This is when you ask, "What would happen if?" Anything can get you started with it. The author of "Lord of the Rings" started his when he wrote about a hole in the ground on a piece of paper. He had no clue what it meant, he simply wrote it. Then he started asking "what would happen if..." something lived in it? Then it grew into "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings". Brainstorm, read the news, and start asking what if questions to develop the premise of your story.

2. Setting. You can set your story anywhere, on Mars, in the past on Earth, in the future on a starship, anywhere. Even thinking about the setting can help you to develop the premise.

3. Multiple Characters. Almost all stories contain multiple characters to play off of the values of the others. Start thinking about characters and what they want and this will also help you to develop your story. Ask lots of "what would happen if?"

4. Inciting Incident. This is where you story begins that turns your story's world upside-down and forces your character to set it straight. Then your character will begin a quest to reach an object of desire. Thinking about an inciting incident can also be your premise: "What would happen if a shark ate someone and the partially-eaten body ends up on the beach?" Jaws.

These points should help you to get started.

Write a story wiki:
http://www.storyentertainment.com/ow

Not finishing can become a habit, and it's a hard habit to break. There will always be a part of your brain that wants to give up when things get tough.
Don� �t give it any extra leverage by making surrender an option.
When something� �s just not working out, you think: � �This story/novel/whatever stinks. Why waste any more time?� � But if you do that consistently, after a few years, you� �ll have written 100 beginnings, 40-something middles, and only 10 or so endings. Which means you� �ll be much better at beginnings than at endings. Which means you� �ll keep messing things up toward the end, which means you� �ll keep giving up . . . rinse and repeat.
And that� �s a cycle you don� �t want to fall into.
So maybe you won't get to the end of your novel by the end of November, but finish it anyway.
It's good practice.

Stephen King said write the book then put it away for awhile, like a few weeks before you reread it.

His book has some excellent tips. It's called On Writing.

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