How to write fiction?

How to write fiction?
用英文解释,怎样写小说?

鍒椾簡濂藉嚑鐐 寰堟湁璇存湇鍔汓br/>Truthfully,nobody can really teach you how to write.These are only guidelines,suggestions and tricks of the trade to help a fledgling author over a few of the humps we have all battled.Godspeed,and good luck.
RULE #1 - WRITE!
All the time,everywhere.Make the time.Cancel dates,forget TV,pass-by books and hot sex with the twins down the hallway.A writer writes.If you're not totally committed to Rule #1,then don't bother reading any further and please pass this on to a friend who really wants to become an author.
RULE #2 - WRITE IN YOUR OWN VOICE
Sounds silly,I know,but writing is one art form where it is generally best to shoot from the heart.Nothing fancy.Don't wax didactic with palliardic xenophobes,if this is not how you normally talk (or even if you do).And don't try to write up to the reader,or down to him either.One will only make you a fool,the other - pompous.Neither will get you sold.It also wastes a lot of energy you'll need for other things.
The idea is really very simple.If you can tell an interesting story,then you can write an interesting story.However,if your friends hate the way you meander through a joke,or the plethora of unnecessary details you added to that fishing trip tale,then these are major danger points to watch out for.
Just be yourself.If you have something to say,eventually it will come out.
RULE #3 - ESTABLISH GOOD WRITING HABITS
Explanation:make a place where all you do is write.Nothing else.No goofing off,no reading books,no TV,don't balance your checking account,fondle your lover,eat lunch,play computer games,NOTHING ELSE!Just writing.Surprisingly,if you follow this rule adamantly,someday when you really don't feel like writing,but have a deadline,then by just returning to the 'writing place',your brain will automatically kick into gear.It's rather like Pavlov's dog with a typewriter.Minus all that icky saliva.
RULE #4 - LEARN FROM THE MASTERS
This is a fabulous trick I was taught long ago.Take your favorite book - not the book you most enjoy to read - but the novel whose literacy merits you most admire.This decision is important.Do not make the choice lightly.Then with magic marker,pen and paper,totally dissect the book line by line.Take voluminous notes.Analyze how this person established tone for that spectacular scene,the little details that helped create the dimensional effect.The wooden chair arm oily smooth with polish,the salty sweat stinging his cracked lips,etc.
Now,this procedure,if done correctly,will greatly assist you in quickly establishing a style of your own.However,it will also totally and forever destroy this book for you.Never again will you be able to enjoy reading this work.It is a simple straightforward sacrifice.You kill a favorite book to glean every kernel of knowledge from the novel.
It's cruel,it's cold,it's hard.But this does work.
RULE #5 - SAY IT CORRECTLY
This is a personal bugaboo of mine.Use the correct word the first time,and you suddenly won't be desperately pawing through the thesaurus.Or infinitely worse - sound like a complete nitwit.
Example:"With little time left,he turned left at the door and left the building."
Technically,this is correct,but artistically it's crap.Try 'remaining' for the first 'left',and 'exited' for the third.Even the second 'left' can be replaced with 'towards the parking lot' to enhance the visuals and re-affirm with the reader exactly where they are located.You get the idea.
A limited vocabulary is a major stumbling block to overcome.I know.It was my biggest problem.The solution?Simple.Read the dictionary.Straight through from A to Z.Then do it again,and again.Yes-yes,it's a boring read (even though you can always sneak a peek at the end of the book and discover that the zymurgy did it) and this grueling task that takes tremendous discipline.However,not only will your vocabulary drastically improve,a fledging author will be astonished at the nigh limitless mine of interesting,useful and utterly strange information collected by Mr.Webster.You'll come out of it wiser,better informed,slightly erudite,and quite possibly with half a dozen good story ideas.
RULE #6 - USE A PRO'S PROSE
Keep 'quotes' to a minimum,only use asides (like this) when absolutely necessary,no italics,avoid foreign language phrases,don't even attempt dialect speech,and never-ever use clich茅s.Avoid them like the plague.See?You get the idea.
Literary gimmicks will not sell your work.Only good,solid,well-crafted writing.
RULE #7 - CHARACTERIZATION
This is all important.Human dynamics make a story.An interesting character can be doing nothing of real importance and still entertain,while a really fascinating story with no characters becomes a lecture.
A simple trick to enhance a world is for the people in the story to mention non-relevant story events.A concert they plan on attending,spilling coffee on a book borrowed from a brother-in-law,damn that neighbor's dog,etc.A casual mention of secondary events can put flesh on an imaginary world and bring it to life.Beware of GOP,goal oriented people,characters whose every thought is solely directed to bringing the story to an end.*Yawn* This is the mark of a true amateur.
If a character seems a bit vague,or uninteresting,and you just can not seem to get him in line,try filling out an application-for-employment form.Interesting background material will surface,and personalities crystallize.