Is this a possibility..........Creative writing partner + Story telling partner

[Ekpoma76]

Hi All,
I have thought of this so many times and was wondering if it is possible. I have story/non friction i would like written but don't think i can do it myself. I have gone on creative writing class but it always boils down to the same thing, where the teacher says " that is a great story line but you have to check the grammer and expand the story".
So, i would like someone who would like to write non-friction and i can give my idea and hopefully we can both complete a novel/short story, while i learn more about creative writing.
If this is possible i would like to know pls.

You're better off doing this yourself. It can be done but it is hard work. From your post I can tell that you need to work on your writing though, I'm sorry. It's vital to be able to use the correct grammar and spelling, 'expand the story' means to make it longer and to develop the character. If you need a ghost writer then they can be found but you will have to share any royalties with them unless you pay them a flat fee. Sometimes the publishers will do this if they fall in love with the plot, it's very rare though. Reading a lot can help, you should do this also. Are you trying to say that you have a plot for a fiction book and have ideas for non-fiction? They are two very different areas so it may be an idea to stick to just one at the moment.

You can do this, you just need to work on your writing. Best of luck.

Thanks LadySybilDeChocolate, Didn't know they are called ghost writer. I guess there is alot i have to learn about writing. I read alot of novel roughly 8 a month but am not patient enough to learn while reading, i always want to finish the novel and start another one.. As reading for me is a de-stress activity, since i got pregnant and can't do high impact sport. I guess i tried writing and drawing to make the time go faster but got good review (- grammar) on my short stories and so will like to try it out but not for money making purpose

It's not easy to write a book. I never realised just how hard it is until I started writing my own. Penguin have published a writing manual which I found very helpful, it explains when to use 'that' instead of 'which', where to put the commas etc. I try to use the correct grammar and spelling in everything now, even on here, but I do fail sometimes. It does help as I'm constantly thinking about how I'm writing, not just what I'm writing.

Reading is really useful but the trick is also to look at how the book is structured. Notice how the character develops, how are the descriptions written, how it the speech written etc. You can learn a lot by doing this.

Can I ask- is English your mother tongue/first language? it comes over from your posts as if it is not.

You might be better off doing some sort of course- such as an online grammar course or a class at a local college.

The National Extension College is reputable and used to offer basic grammar courses (I used to teach them!) or ask at your local college of further education.

I write as i speak, but i wouldn't think i should go to community college as a i have a master's degree and easily write engineering papers without problem just not things without formula.

Look- being really honest with you...your English is not grammatical, which is why you are not getting far with your writing. being able to write engineering reports etc is nowhere the same as writing literature.

In your previous post above. there are grammatical errors.

it would have been better to write"But I don't think I should go to a community college .

In your first post you should have written "I have gone to a creative writing class".

And further down, "I read a lot of novels...."

The fact that you often omit particples from your sentences makes me think that English is not your first language. Nothing wrong with this- except you need to work on your grammar if you want to write.

Sorry- typo , early in the day- should say prepositions, not participles.

Thanks ameliagrey.

if you don't want to go to a class, then would you consider a 1:1 private tutor-such as someone who teaches GCSE/A level English or teaches for the OU_ might be worth half a dozen lessons to iron out these kind of mistakes.

Agree with the other posters, as soon as I read your OP I thought that English is not your first language. IF that is the case, (you haven't confirmed) why don't you write it in your first language and then you could get someone to translate it?