The skinny;
I had finished English Language & Literature (GCSE, Year 11) with strong A*'s in both of them(marks:177/200 & 188/200 respectively) and now I have a free period(essentially) when I'm supposed to be having English.
Instead of revising (I just cannot get the will to do revision, as I use my free periods as "relaxation time") I decided to write a story inspired by Assassin's Creed(the only element I have used is the whole "parkour brotherhood of assassin's" thing, no hidden blades as of yet).
However, I always have an issue that when I decide to look back upon my own work, I can't help but cringe and despise it.
Aside from that, I would greatly appreciate it if any members of The Escapist could offer me advice in writing stories(and please, try to keep it simple; more often than not, I fail to interpret most information provided in Help;Science-type threads)
The parts of writing that I'm struggling the most are:
-Formulating a proper story around an idea
-Character establishment & development
-Variation in descriptive sentences(I start way too many sentences with "The x was y")