How do I start a book for teens?

b: How do I start a book for teens?
Hi, I want to write a book for teens. I read this book, All-America Girl by Meg Cabot and I want it to be somehing like that, a romantic book, but with a small twist. Not a sappy one, a comic funny one when the girl ends up with the person least expected. Can i have suggestions on what to write about? NO deep books. Funny, romantic one would be best. Thanks! Also, a good beginning would be appreciated.
I am not copying Meg’s book. I want to do something like that! I am using it as inspiration, not as a copy. I like the idea of it and I wish to do something like that, not exactly do it!

Answers and Views:

Answer by Nikky
in the story the girl should get pregnate or sumtin

i’ll read it!

Answer by tina y
Write what you want and you what you have experienced during that time. You have an imagination to help you and it is the greatest tool for all writers. Good luck writing!

Answer by somethingissposetobeherebutisnot
wait a second your asking someone for ideas for a book unless you develop the book yourself you will never get far and you really shouldn’t use another book as your framework for the book that is never a good idea you might end up like those people who write a bestseller then get sued for ripping someone off

Answer by Persiphone_Hellecat
It sounds to me like you have no imaginatin at all. You are just going to take Meg Cabot’s book and add a small twist to it? That’s not an original book – that’s like writing Huckleberry Finn only with a girl in the lead. Nobody here is going to write your book for you. We use our own ideas to write our own books. If you have no ideas for what to write, then reconsider your decision to write a book. The beginning must come from you – along with the rest of it. Pax – C.

Answer by xxmachina
Write on Sex or Death

it works and some people claim it is all that is worth writing about, sound slike you chose sex already.

and like most art, a lot of books are derivative. You could have a game show based on who could find the most books touted as being the new “Catcher in the Rye” in any book store and I’m sure they could find at least a hundred.

Answer by Obi_San
I would recommend reading as many books as possible in the genres that you like to write, as well as about the craft of writing. When you are reading other fiction books, pay attention to how the authors structure their work.

Here are some of my favorites about writing:
1) “Writing Down The Bones” by Natalie Goldberg
2) “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamott
3) “On Writing Well” by William Zinsser
4) “How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy” by Orson Scott Card (if those are your genres, of course)
5) “On Writing” by Stephen King
6) “No Plot? No Problem!” by Chris Baty
7) “Eats, Shoots, and Leaves” by Lynne Truss
8) “The Elements of Style” by Strunk and White

Also, take a look at a few websites where authors gather. Some of them have very helpful articles and forums. Holly Lisle has a fantastic website that has articles on both the business and writing aspects:
https://hollylisle.com/fm-chat-progress/

Forward Motion is a wonderful, helpful community:
https://www.fmwriters.com/

Absolute Write is one of my favorite author communities, with a vast pool of resources and helpful people:
https://absolutewrite.com/

Write every single day. Set a target for yourself. For instance, my goal right now is to write 1,000 words a day. I get this done before I go on the internet, read, watch TV, or goof around. To begin, maybe set an easier goal for yourself– try 250 words each day. Write in a journal as well, if you feel so inclined!

The ideas really have to come from within you. We can give you all the ideas in the world, but if you aren’t passionate about it then the novel won’t end up being any good IF you even finish it. Write about what you love. The rest will come!