How to write a good/better story + tips

Title, cover and Description

The hardest thing I think is the title. If you only have a rough idea of what's going to happen, a tittle can be very hard to think of.

Whatever you do though, DO NOT use a song name. I don't care if it's a one direction story! If it's call 'live while we're young'  it's not going to make me read it. Think of something different. If it's about a girl who always get lied to, why not something like:

World of lies or White Truths

If it's a werewolf story, instead of 'my mate' or some crap, why not:

Twisted love or Under protection

They may not be good but it's better than 'I'm his mate'. Story title can really change if someone reads a story, as silly as it sounds. If you can't think of a title, ask a friend or someone on Wattpad. Explain a short sentence of what it's about and let them suggest something. Put up an activity asking story name ideas.

There are lots of things you can do.

Covers! You can find a picture and use that, something that preferable goes with the story. Or go on Pic monkey, Be Funky, or other photo manipulation websites and make something.

Or if you're lazy and someone else has a cool cover, ask them to make you one. If they don't want to do it though, don't call them a bitch, just ask someone else. You could even have a competition, ask people to make a cover and you'll give them a dedication or something.

Be creative

An example of a cool cover is on the side. It's mine (give me praise cause i'm an attention seeker!) but you get that the cover can be anything simple, or more complex. The cover for this and my Repeal cover. (If you're interest in a non-clice' werewolf a story: http://www.wattpad.com/story/15316467-repeal  

Description.

The absolute, quickest and easiest way to get readers.

If you don't have a description, you won't get many readers.

Don't tell them what happens in the story, but you got to draw them in. Don't say 'Jess gets kidnapped by her brothers best friend, she gets tortures, falls in love with him, she runs away one day and tells the police but is torn up because Max is going to jail' BOO!!!

Make it intriguing. Something like this is better:

Jess had never been afraid of the dark, but after a mysterious shadow starts following her home one night, she can't help but be scared. She doesn't know who's stalking her or why. But soon she's dragged from her own bed and finds herself in a dark world or fear, blood and pain. Her screams go unheard and her tears unseen in the darkness.

She's giving up hope.

Nothing can save her.

There's nothing left but death.

Not the best, but you get the idea. It is so much better, and frankly, i would choose the second one over the first in a heartbeat.

Next chapter: Scene's, speech and emotion.