break up your paragraphs. big paragraphs are scary, your readers will get scared
fuuuuck epithets. “the other man got up” “the taller woman sat down” “the blonde walked away” nahhh. call them by their names or rework the sentence. you can do so much better than this (exception: if the reader doesn’t know the character(s) you’re referring to yet, it’s a-okay to refer to them by an identifying trait)
blunette is not a thing
new speaker, new paragraph. please.
“said” is such a great word. use it. make sweet love to it. but don’t kill it
use “said” more than you use synonyms for it. that way the use of synonyms gets more exciting. getting a sudden description of how a character is saying something (screaming, mumbling, sighing) is more interesting that way.
if your summary says “I suck at summaries” or “story better than summary” you’re turning off the reader, my dude. your summary is supposed to be your hook. you gotta own it, just like you’re gonna own the story they’re about to read
follow long sentences w short ones and short ones w long ones. same goes for paragraphs
your writing is always better than you think it is. you just think it’s bad because the story’s always gonna be predicable to the one who’s writing it
i love u guys keep on trucking
I know theres a lot of writers following me and this is some solid advice folks
^^^This!
Also, may I add:
Simple is okay. Simple is better than compicated.
If you don’t know the fancy word, there’s a 90% chance the reader won’t know the fancy word.
If you’re writing in your second/third/etc. language and you’re shy about it, don’t be! Be proud! You’re doing something amazing and your words matter
Names will come at some point. Having [character B] retrieve [McGuffin] from [location] during [holiday] is a-okay, don’t worry about it!
You’re still a great writer, no matter how many typos you make of what your writing speed is.
You know that tablet, the Tablet of Ahkmenrah? It actually brings things to life. It’s like some ancient spell. Since the ‘50s when it came here, every night everything’s been coming to life. I know this because Teddy Roosevelt told me.
I think ghosting is good I think we should go back to 90s-level “if you can’t reach me then you can’t reach me” texting back immediately is unhealthy …the expectation of immediate satisfaction.. none of us can pick up on cues anymore
