Hmm, where do I begin?
I'll get right to the point. I'm trying to write a book, and yet have no idea where or how to start.
The only thing I have right now is a character, who's name is Lucas Steele.
I've spent about two months fleshing him out in my head. And frankly, I've gone crazy about this character. It might sound strange but, I just thought of him one day and I wrote down everything I could about him.
He's about six feet tall, so he isn't short, and yet not above average height either. He's seventeen, so he's still in his parent's house and still in high school. He isn't incredibly popular, and doesn't really wish to be. Lucas, it seems, is more independent. He enjoys working on cars, and playing guitar. As a habit, he never really gives girls a second glance. A bi-product of his absent-mindedness. He has sandy-blond hair which he usually keeps at average length, and deep green eyes. His eyes are what he thinks give himself his own personality. People always tell him that even when he looks at them, it really appears that he's looking beyond them.
He lives in a small suburb, where the local high school is the focus of the town. He's lived there all his life, like most kids at his high school. Very few people have been outside of the town, and even less have been beyond the city that the town is closest to.
He's a logical person, who usually never takes risks even though he is certainly capable.
I really want to establish for the reader that he is a self-sufficient, and independent person. One who relies on no one, and needs no one.
The reason being, is that once I establish this in the readers eyes, I want to have him give it all away for: Natalie
Natalie is the newest edition to my imagination.
My image of Natalie is the exact same as Lucas.
She must be independent, and she must be reserved. I imagined her as being a person who is friendly to people, but those people never, ever, figure out anything about her. She's the person who is always asking questions, never answering. She keeps the focus of the conversation away from herself. She has a distrust of people.
I want to expand on that with details from her past; reasons for her to guard herself.
She is intended to be the new girl in school. I want her to be used to city life. Spending time indoors, not used to small towns.
Here's my problem: PLOT
I always have trouble establishing one.
I've not even really written the story out, just the characters.
For right now, I just want to get the first chapter done. Yet, I can't seem to get over that first page. Any sort of tips would be appreciated.
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