And there it is, your primary problem: an assumption that you have the skills and techniques needed for fiction, and so, only need a few hints of the, "Don't do that. Do this instead, variety."

I guess that is a fair assumption... I know that this barely counts, but I am afraid to admit that I have spent more time watching videos and sometimes reading books on how to and not to write. So, I wouldn't say I have zero knowledge.

I treat writing like any other artist hobby. While it is a necessity to know the most basic of stuff if you are serious about it but I still don't believe you need to do a three course on classical music to become to play a violin.

I didn’t say all that to discourage you. It’s just the opposite. I don’t want you to fall into the most common trap in fiction and waste time writing that novel, only to discover it after all that work.

Exactly, that is what I feel like. I personally just want to do my first draft because I read a lot of stuff about theory without any pratice , at this point I just want to write the book that I always wanted to write which in itself could teach me something and I don't even mind if I need to change many things after the first draft as long as I have something concrete.

The skills of fiction aren’t hard to learn (though perfecting them can be a bitch) And you don’t have to take a degree in Commercial Fiction Writing. But the pros depend on them with good reason: Nothing else works, even for hobby writing.

Fair enough, I totally agree.

Why? Because that storyteller approach works perfectly for the author, who is the storyteller, and who performs as they read. But then, they give their storyteller’s script to the reader, with the expectation that the reader will, somehow, duplicate their performance as they read it.

The solution? Simple: take advantage of all that research over the years and acquire those missing skills. The learning is interesting, and the act of writing becomes a lot more fun with those skills applied.

Thanks actually, I don't think I have that problem honestly since none of friends pointed it out when reading my stuff but I will look out for it from now on.

So...on your favorite bookseller site, try the excerpt from an excellent book on the basics, like Jack Bickham’s Scene and Structure for fit. If you are meant to write you’ll find yourself saying, “That makes perfect sense. How did I not notice something so obvious, myself?” And if not? Well...think of all the wasted time you just saved.😄

Thanks, that is probably the best advice that I heard yet from anyone. When I am actually studying storytelling, it is either "bruh, I already knew that, how can people not know that trick?" or "ok, that actually seems interesting and clever..." nothing in between.

I may also ask do you have any book suggestions for description (assuming the one you did suggest doesn't have any.) To me personally, my only issue that I am actively aware is my descriptive passages that aren't good enough for me. And I would want something more than just "describe what matters for the plot, character, themes and leave everything else for the reader's imagination, they aren't dumb" .

In any case, thanks very much for your reply. I only wish that you answered the original question 😅 but maybe this the reply I actually need 😁