Never once did Gomez Addams believe his life was going to be anything but happy. He certainly was not expecting Death, with its warm smile, to come knocking on the door.

This is the first part of our How To Write shinanigans and it's going to be exactly what it says- a simple step by step helper about how to start a story for beginner writers who need an extra push to get where they're going. We're not saying that this is the only way to write a story. We're saying that this is basically how we do it and that's really the only way we can help people, by telling you how we do it. So this strategy might not work for everyone, we really don't know, this is just what works for us. Okay, well thank you for reading and we really hope that this helps you!

This is my version of the highly anticipated Mark of Athena book, coming out on the 2nd of October this year. Sadly, I do not own the characters, they are owned by Rick Riordan. Without further ado, grab a snack and a blanket, curl up on the sofa, and read The Mark of Athena!