Styzzyx Posted:

I’m really thinking about finding a published adventure to run, just because it would help me get on my feet, and I could work from there. In addition, I could take note of hooks the setting uses, locations, how they set up encounters, etc.

This is a good idea. I’d do this a few times, possibly including a short campaign, before you do anything original.

Also, just try to tap into your natural style as a writer. For example, I tend to go pretty off-the-wall…like having a party walk into a vampiric cult, beating children into a bloody pulp.