Questions about my book?
I'm currently writing my book. I've already written about 85 pages, but there are some things I'd like to change. They're just pointless, or they don't build enough suspense. Should I finish my book first and then revise it, or do it now?
If you write a rather thin book and you can almost be through it you can write it to end and then critically analyze it for your next project. If you write a thick book (Harry Potter Thickness, 500+ pages) then I would restart. You can then, if it goes in the same direction, take a few things that were good.
As with all things you need besides stamina to be successful 3 things. Motivation (if you don’t want to write, you wouldn’t volunteer), imagination or good ideas (of course important for an author) and methodology. The latter lacks many young people who try to be a writer. When you write it off, it starts great, you realize that it’s kind of weird, and then you’re there someday where you are now.
If you write a new book, look at different methods. I like the snowflake method, but a big overhead at the beginning and in my opinion is only useful for thicker books. The “Heldengeschichte” is extremely popular, even with Hollywood directors. You can start quickly and the story works almost always. It’s too inflexible to me personally.
Look at what there are methods for this. But use only those you feel that they are something for you. They are tools that can prevent exactly what you have just described. But just that. If the tool does not fit, do not use it or adjust it. An aid that does not help is not an aid.
If you now have ideas on how to tell it more exciting, follow your ideas and write the scenes.
If you don’t have concrete good ideas now, how you can do better, but just be dissatisfied with the beginning of the book, you better write on. The ideas often develop only when writing. There’s nothing to bite at the beginning of the book.
The first book version doesn’t have to be perfect. If you look critically over your shoulders during the first development of history, you only slow it down. Turn your inner critic off and let creativity run free.
I can therefore fully agree with this.
Would make it right