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I'm 18. I want to write a Fictional Novel (i have hundreds of concepts) but have 0 experience writing anything Fictional longer than maybe 10 pages.

what do

Start with the Greeks.

I can't figure out if I should practice starting with short stories and gradually increase the length of the short stories I write, or just start writing the novel and overtime correct/improve it

You're still too young. You have to experience more of life before you can write a good novel. Start living the Lord Byron lifestyle

Write it anyway m8

It will either be awful and you’ll get so discouraged that you never write again or it will be awful and you’ll be motivated to improve

I'm just like you. I think the answer for both of us is to write and improve, and live our lifes.

Please don't try to live the Lord Byron lifestyle. He was pretty much born into the 1% of the 19th century. You can't be that self-destructive for a sustained period of time without having some sort of safety net

>I want to write a Fictional Novel

why? do you imagine it'll get you laid? instant respect? oh, dearie, forget all that writing nonsense and just deal weed like your friends.

Wait 10 years and practice with short stories in the mean time.
You can have amazing style but without experience it'll fall flat. Practice your skills as you gain experience and you'll do well.

You are like a little baby

I'm 18 and writing a book on Primitivist Solipsist Anti-Thought philosophy

I assume to write a fictional piece it must require experience though